CASE STUDY
81% OF AT-RISK STUDENTS AT HOGG MS PASS THE 8TH GRADE TAKS
AFTER INTENSIVE SECONDARY THINK THROUGH MATH CLASS
HOGG MIDDLE SCHOOL, HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, TX
Hogg Middle School identified a group of students at risk of not passing the 8th grade TAKS.
After implementing an intensive, secondary math class using Think Through Math, 81% of these
at-risk students passed the TAKS on the first administration.
Percent of 8th Grade Students Passing TAKS
THE PROBLEM
During the 2007–2008 school year, 26 students
at Hogg Middle School were determined at-risk
of not passing the 8th grade Texas Assessment
of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).
THE SOLUTION
Engage these at-risk students in an intensive, one
month Think Through Math program.
THE RESULT
81% of 26 at-risk students who used Think Through
Math passed the TAKS, compared to a 67%
school average.
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ALL HOGGS STUDENTS
HOGG STUDENTS
WHO USED TTM
THE STORY
Texas students must pass the 8th grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge Skills (TAKS) in order to move on to the 9th grade.
During the 2007–2008 school year, Hogg Middle School, part of the Houston Independent School District, identified a group
of students who were determined to be at-risk and likely not to pass the 8th grade TAKS.
Hogg Middle School’s solution: create an intensive, secondary math class to help these students pass the 8th grade TAKS.
The intensive, month-long program utilized Think Through Math for 90 minute sessions two to three times per week.
Because of Think Through Math, 81% of these 26 at-risk students passed the TAKS on the first administration! In contrast,
the passing rate for the school’s general student population was 67%.
2007-2008 Hogg Middle School Student Demographics
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Of the 26 eighth-graders that were using the Think Through Math program, 21 of those
students passed the TAKS! We are so excited!
– Mayen S. Nelson, M. Ed.
Mathematics Content Specialist
Department Chair
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