Texas Youth Fitness Study Data Mapping

Data map sheets (PDF)
Data map sheets (jpeg)
Graphics suitable for print
Graphics suitable for Web
Google Earth KMZ overlays

Data map sheets (PDF)
Data map sheets (jpeg)
Graphics suitable for print
Graphics suitable for Web
Google Earth KMZ overlays

Tables (PDF)
Data analysis was made possible with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

On March 9, 2009, the Texas Education Agency in partnership with Governor Rick Perry, Senator Jane Nelson and Dr. Kenneth Cooper, founder and chairman of The Cooper Institute, announced the correlation data between the statewide FITNESSGRAM® testing results and three main areas: academic performance (TAKS scores), student attendance rates, and student disciplinary incidents.

This site provides a closer look at those results in the form of static and interactive maps. Data is broken down by region, which are divided by Texas’s 20 Educational Service Centers (ESC), and by county. Data tables of regional and county information are also provided.

Map data is provided in PDF, JPEG and KML formats. The PDFs can be viewed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. For ease of download, the JPEG files have been compressed and placed into .zip files. The KML files can be viewed by downloading either the free Google Earth or ESRI ArcGIS Explorer globe viewing applications.

Data maps may be reprinted or posted on web sites with the following credit line:

The Cooper Institute 2009 www.cooperinstitute.org

Regional Data Map Sheets as PDF files

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (25 MB).
The PDFs can be viewed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Individual Fitness Variables
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Fat
Curl Up
Cardiovascular (CV) Fitness
Flexibility (Flex)
One-Mile Walk/Run (Mile)
PACER Aerobic Run (Pacer)
Pull Up
Push Up
Sit and Reach
Shoulder Stretch
Trunk Lift

Aggregated Fitness Variables
Percentage Achieving the Healthy Fitness on at least 1 Test (HFZGE1)
Percentage Achieving the Healthy Fitness on at least 2 Tests (HFZGE2)
Percentage Achieving the Healthy Fitness on at least 3 Tests (HFZGE3)
Percentage Achieving the Healthy Fitness on at least 4 Tests (HFZGE4)
Percentage Achieving the Healthy Fitness on at least 5 Tests (HFZGE5)
Percentage Achieving the Healthy Fitness on at least 6 Tests (HFZGE6)

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

Regional Data Map Sheets as JPEG files

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (17 MB).

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

Regional Data Map Graphics for Print

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (20 MB).

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

Regional Data Map Graphics for Web or PowerPoint Presentation

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (3 MB).

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

Regional Google Earth Files

Select single maps from the list below. The KML files can be viewed by downloading either the free Google Earth or ESRI ArcGIS Explorer globe viewing applications.

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

County Data Map Sheets as PDF files

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (41 MB).
The PDFs can be viewed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

County Data Map Sheets as JPEG files

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (21 MB).

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

County Data Map Graphics for Print

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (33 MB).

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

County Data Map Graphics for Web or PowerPoint Presentation

Select single maps from the list below or download the entire set (5 MB).

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

County Google Earth Files

Select single maps from the list below. The KML files can be viewed by downloading either the free Google Earth or ESRI ArcGIS Explorer globe viewing applications.

Academic Variables
TAKS Achievement Rate - Percentage Achieving Standard (TAKSStd)
Attendance Rates
School Incident Rates

Control Variables
Minority Status
Social Economic Status (SES)

coming soon!

Data Tables
Region
County