Officials from the two districts released their projected grades on Thursday despite the ongoing legal battle against the Texas Education Agency.
A welcome back sign is seen outside John J. Pershing Elementary School before the first day of classes for Dallas ISD, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Dallas.Dallas school leaders braced for a C rating for the district, down from the B it earned in 2021-22, but Texas’The two districts had dozens more campuses earn Ds or Fs this year, compared to those that were not rated the last time grades were released, according to estimates.
DISD projected that none of its high schools scored failing grades. Several of its prestigious magnet high schools scored As.Garland, meanwhile, projected three of its seven high schools earned As, compared to one in 2022.In the 2022 release, those that would have earned the lowest marks — a D or F grade — were listed as “not rated,” in acknowledgement of the lingering impact of COVID-19 on students.Garland ISD projected 11 of its schools would score Ds and nine would earn an F this time.
“Student achievement” considers how children performed on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests. For high schools, it also weighs graduation rates and other metrics. Elizalde is heartened by the progress in high schools and in the district’s work to prepare students for life after high school.
The ratings often are a factor in how communities perceive their neighborhood campuses, and parents consider the scores when deciding where to enroll their children.
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