WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Each year, the Texas Education Agency releases an extensive report for each school district that pinpoints how the district is performing compared to its region and state.
TEA recently released its academic performance report for the 2023-2024 school year, showing everything from test scores to attendance.
According to Haily Rambo of Region 12, the academic performance report is broken down into all kinds of categories and helps show where the district is doing well and where it can improve.
“It obviously covers all of academics, but it also looks at things like the number of teachers on each campus and the ethnic breakdown. It also looks at the academic performance of students across all subpopulations.” she explained.
This report also shows how each school district is doing based on this data. School districts such as Temple, Waco and Killeen ISD were placed in “intervention required” status.
“It’s a situation of very low graduation rates, very low academic performance,” Rambo said. “Those are federal labels, and they’re a little different than the state ratings. So they’re kind of different labels, even though they use the same data points.”
Meanwhile, Midway, Marlin and Fairfield ISD were some of the school districts placed in “meeting requirements” status.
Fairfield ISD Superintendent Joe Craig said he is pleased with the growth shown in the report, but wants to continue to make improvements.
“We are satisfied that we have ‘met the requirements’ for 2024 special education determination status, and we have met the requirements,” Superintendent Craig said. “In some academic areas, like you, we’re going through some things and we’re trying to get better every year.”
And, Midway ISD Assistant Superintendent Dr. Becky Odajima said in a statement, “We are proud, but not complacent. Our students continue to excel at even higher levels. “We can and will continue to do so.”
TEA typically publishes AF accountability ratings and awards districts grades based on the data in this report.
“The score is just the score. Then the state takes those scores and gives us an accountability rating,” Superintendent Craig explained.
However, these reports have not been available for the past two years, forcing districts to use data from these reports to look for trends within their schools.
“We look at comparing the size of schools in our region to other school districts, but also to the state average for all schools,” Superintendent Craig said. said.
And while performance varies from campus to campus and from district to district, Lambeau explained that overall things are going well given the challenges that schools have had to face in recent years.
“We’ve seen some surprising trends over the last few years just because there’s been a bit of a redesign of STAAR, but for the most part, things are going very well here and we’re “I’m really proud of our students and our district,” she said. Said.
KWTX reached out to several school districts that received “intervention required” status, but none were available for comment. Click here to see the full report.
Midway ISD full statement:
The Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) confirms what we already know: Midway ISD sets the standard. Every year, our students outperform the state average in nearly every category, and this year is no exception.
STAAR results for reading, math, science and social studies for grades 3-8 show Midway students are leading the way.End-of-course (EOC) exams in English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History further emphasize our commitment to excellence.Mid-career students consistently achieve higher pass rates at all performance levels: Approach, Meet, and Masters compared to state.
Beyond academics, the report reflects a strong and engaged learning environment. Midway has higher attendance rates and the highest long-term graduation rate in the state. Our students don’t just graduate; They graduate with higher college, career and military admission rates than state universities, and superior college readiness in English and math.
We are proud, but not satisfied. Our students can and will excel at even higher levels. Additionally, we continue to focus on areas such as teacher compensation and retention, because we know that great schools require great educators.
While TAPR results may be somewhat helpful, Midway ISD’s goal is for its students to succeed on a global platform. This report is yet another reminder of the strength of our students, staff, and community as we continue to lead the way.
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