TEXAS (KXII) – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) ranks individual schools and school districts on a scale of “A” to “F,” much like a student report card.
The grade a campus or district gets is based on multiple factors, including test scores, academic growth, college/career readiness, and ensuring all student groups are successful.
However, in 2023, the TEA made changes to the ranking process.
“A lot of districts saw a letter grade drop or dropped however many points just based on the fact that that changed,” Superintendent Jeff Russell with Sadler and Southmayd Consolidated Independent School District said.
The changes led districts from across the state to sue the TEA, and the rankings got hung up during the legal battle.
Now that the data is out, Russell said it’s time to focus on the future.
“We’ve got to dig deeper into our data and do a little more homework on it and just to improve and grow,” he said.
Russell’s district scored a “C,” which is described by the TEA as an “average performance,” and was a common score statewide.
When it comes to improving, Russell said there’s something to learn from every district, whether big or small.
“We’re going to look around and see what folks are doing,” he said. “If there’s something we can learn, from another district, we’re going to consider that too.”
For S&S, that means building a new campus for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to make the learning transition smoother.
Though, that can only happen if the district’s bond passes on Saturday, May 3.
“By moving them all onto the same campus, it allows for teachers to work together. Russell said. ”All your math teachers, all your english teachers, they all work together and you can plan accordingly to grow these kids.”
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A list of district scores across Texoma can be found below:
A
B
- Howe ISD
- Gunter ISD
- Tioga ISD
- Collinsville ISD
- Lindsay ISD
- Pottsboro ISD
- Savoy ISD
- Honey Grove ISD
- Whitewright ISD
C
- Sherman ISD
- Denison ISD
- Bonham ISD
- S&S CISD
- Callisburg ISD
- Whitesboro ISD
- Tom Bean ISD
- Trenton ISD
D
- Gainesville ISD
- Valley View ISD
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