In 1997 the San Antonio Independent School District began implementing AVID in just a few schools.  Its success in Texas over the past decade has resulted in the implementation of AVID in more than 300 schools in 2006-2007, spanning 59 school districts, which makes Texas’ statewide implementation of AVID the second largest in the nation.

Points of Program Growth in Texas from 2001-2002 to 2006-2007:

• AVID enrollment increased from nearly 4,500 students to more than 22,400 students
• AVID implementation increased from 73 sites to just over 300 sites

Annual data collection over the past several years has revealed the following information about AVID students and their performance:

• Primarily Hispanic and African American (80% to 85%)
• Primarily economically disadvantaged (65% to 70%)
• AVID middle school students:
• More than 80% enroll in advanced GT or Pre-AP courses
• Nearly 50% of AVID 8th graders enroll in HS Integrated Physics/Chemistry
• One-third to one-half of AVID 8th graders enroll in HS English
• Between 23% and 26% of AVID 8th graders enroll in HS foreign language courses
• More than one-third of AVID 8th graders enroll in and complete Algebra or Geometry
• The portion of AVID 8th graders who have taken college preparatory tests (PSAT, PLAN, or EXPLORE) has increased from 23% in 2001-2002 to 67% in 2005-2006
• AVID high school students:
• 70% to 90% of 9th and 10th graders enroll in Pre-AP courses
• 30% to 40% of 11th and 12th graders take and complete an AP English course
• 70% to 80% of seniors complete at least one AP course before graduating
• Greater portions of AVID students take the PSAT, PLAN, SAT, and ACT exams than do non-AVID students
• 97% to 99% of AVID seniors who graduate complete the Recommended or Distinguished Achievement High School Program

Greater portions of AVID students, when compared to their non-AVID peers, passed the state-mandated Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) exams in 2005-2006: