The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced that 239 school districts and 2,624 schools received Texas’ highest accountability rating of Exemplary including some Brown County schools.
To earn this rating, at least 90 percent of a district’s or school’s students passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), 95 percent of high school students either graduated on time or continued high school for a fifth year, and the district had an annual middle school dropout rate of 1.8 percent or less. A district or campus could earn this rating by meeting the absolute standards or by using the Texas Projection Measure (TPM) or exceptions. Special measures can only be used to move up one rating category.
Brown County ratings shine as 11 schools and 2 school districts received Exemplary ratings from the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The second highest rating of Recognized was received by 597 districts and 3,153 schools.
More rigorous standards were implemented this year to determine the state’s Recognized rating. The new standards require 80 percent of all students and each evaluated student group to pass the TAKS, compared to 75 percent in previous years. Additionally, the school or district must achieve an 85 percent completion rate and must now have an annual seventh and eighth-grade dropout rate of 1.8 percent or below. The previous seventh and eighth-grade dropout rate requirement was 2 percent.
Brown County had 10 schools and 4 School Districts received Recognized ratings.
Of the 28 campuses in Brown County, 26 received Exemplary or Recognized Ratings.
“Many schools and districts earned one of the top ratings by meeting the absolute rating criteria and did not use a progress measure or an exception. That is because the TAKS passing rates and completion rates went up across the state in 2010, while dropout rates for grades 7-12 declined compared to the previous year. We saw real progress in our schools this year,” Commissioner of Education Robert Scott said.
See district and school ratings below categorized by rating.
Exemplary Campuses:
- J.B. Stephens Elementary, Bangs
- Brookesmith High School, Brookesmith
- Coggin Elementary, Brownwood
- Northwest Elementary, Brownwood
- Woodland Heights Elementary, Brownwood
- Blanket High School, Blanket
- May High School, Blanket
- Zephyr High School, Blanket
- Early Primary & Elementary Schools, Early
- Early Middle School, Early
Exemplary Districts:
- May ISD
- Zephyr ISD
Recognized Campuses:
- Bangs High School, Bangs
- Bangs Middle School, Bangs
- Blanket Elementary, Blanket
- Brownwood High School, Brownwood
- Brownwood Middle School, Brownwood
- Brownwood Intermediate School, Brownwood
- East Elementary, Brownwood
- Early High School, Early
- May Elementary, May
- Zephyr Elementary, Zephyr
Recognized Districts:
- Bangs ISD
- Blanket ISD
- Brookesmith ISD
- Brownwood ISD
- Early ISD
Academically Acceptable Campuses:
- Brownwood Accelerated High School, Brownwood (Highest Possible)
- Brookesmith Elementary, Brookesmith
