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View Dallas-Fort Worth area TAKS scores

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Check here to see how North Texas school districts fared on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills tests over the last four years. For each test you'll see two numbers: Passing rate (P) and commended rate (C). "Commended" students got perfect or near-perfect scores on the test - roughly equivalent to scoring an A. For each district, you'll also see the percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced lunches, an indication of poverty. Low-income students generally score lower on standardized tests than more affluent peers. All rates are for the English version of the test; they do not include the small percentage of children statewide who are tested in Spanish.
Dallas-Fort Worth students struggle with TAKS' short-response written test


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U.S. Census:
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North Central Texas 2000 census data

Analyze Dallas: More graphical representation of census data

Modern Language Association Language Map Data Center: See which languages are most commonly spoken at home in the U.S., by state and city

Texas redistricting maps: Current state political boundaries with socioeconomic stats about each and state representative names

Places databases

Community information database from the Dallas library: Listing of cultural, social and municipal service locations

Dallas-Fort Worth area restaurant inspection scores database

Regional Almanac: includes phone numbers, addresses, web links for North Central Texas districts.

Dallas Central Appraisal District: Search by owner name and find out how much you owe.

North Central Texas Council of Governments: Maps with overlays of political boundaries, trails, transportation and more

Gas prices: Find the lowest prices in the Dallas area

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Police reports: Pull up actual police incident reports online from the Dallas Police Department

Dallas Police Department's crime databases: Sort by crime type, zone and date

Dallas County Online Record Search: Find Dallas-area criminal records, marriage licenses and an index of civil attorneys' cases

Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Records

Texas truck safety ratings

Dallas-Fort Worth-area bridge inspections: Search by county, feature spanned, structure or street name, or rating.

Sports databases

HS Sports leaderboard: Track local teams in all sports and see past champions

Golf course directory: Search in North Texas by city, number of holes or course type

Fantasy sports tools:
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UIL Athletics stats: Includes high school playoff brackets and past playoff history

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Recipe database: Search a wide range of recipes by category or find Texas and holiday favorites

Wine database: Winning wines from the 2007 Dallas Morning news Wine Competition.

Hardy plants for the Dallas area: A helpful list of 135 plants well-suited for North Central Texas growing conditions.

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