State Talent Reports

In accordance with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), TEA will annually report on the state's talent gaps in LEAs as they capture the extent to which low-income students and students of color are taught by inexperienced teachers, out-of-field teachers, and have experienced ineffective teaching.

State Averages*

Percentage of Teachers

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2023-24 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 54,183 60, 725
Den 376,582 376,582
Rate 14.39% 16.13%

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2022-23 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 44,026 60,110
Den 371,875 371,875
Rate 11.84% 16.16%

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2021-22 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 34,077 50,670
Den 369,770 369,770
Rate 9.22% 13.70%

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2020-21 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 28,364 48,202
Den 369,479 369,479
Rate 7.68% 13.05%

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2019-20 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 34,316 48,405
Den 363,196 363,196
Rate 9.45% 13.33%

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2018-19 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 31,888 47,556
Den 358,535 358,535
Rate 8.89% 13.26%

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2017-18 Out-of-Field Inexperienced
Number 30,218 51,932
Den 356,920 356,920
Rate 8.47% 14.55%

*Based on FTEs

State-wide Talent Gaps

Percentage of Teachers

 

Out of Field

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Campus Group 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Non-Title I 10.02% 10.62% 11.11% 8.05% 8.90% 11.06% 12.90%
Title I 7.65% 7.99% 8.58% 7.48% 9.38% 12.25% 15.14%
Title I Low-Income Upper Quartile 7.6% 7.61% 8.21% 7.47% 9.60% 12.55% 15.86%
Title I Minority Upper Quartile 8.51% 8.5% 8.99% 7.37% 9.14% 11.57% 14.84%

Inexperienced

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Campus Group 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
Non-Title I 12.19% 11.36% 10.82% 10.68% 11.49% 13.26% 13.16%
Title I 15.79% 14.26% 14.64% 14.28% 14.85% 17.68% 17.62%
Title I Low-Income Upper Quartile 18.15% 15.69% 16.24% 15.86% 16.05% 18.73% 19.18%
Title I Minority Upper Quartile 18.11% 15.22% 15.26% 14.41% 15.23% 18.32% 17.89%

Student Growth

(Met or Exceeded Progress)

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All Campuses Student Group 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
White 65% 66% N/A* N/A* 70% N/A 62% 63%
Non-white 63% 62% N/A* N/A* 70% N/A 58% 59%
Non-Low-Income 67% 68% N/A* N/A* 72% N/A 65% 65%
Low-Income 61% 60% N/A* N/A* 68% N/A 56% 56%

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Title I Campuses Student Group 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25
White 63% 64% N/A* N/A* 69% N/A 60% 62%
Non-white 62% 61% N/A* N/A* 70% N/A 58% 58%
Non-Low-Income 65% 66% N/A* N/A* 72% N/A 63% 64%
Low-Income 61% 60% N/A* N/A* 69% N/A 56% 57%

* no data available due to cancellation of STAAR