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2021-22 School Year: 90% of the 475 students at Fox Technical High School not on "college track"

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

Of the 475 students at Fox Technical High School in San Antonio, 428 (90%) "weren't on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2021-22 school year, according to San Antonio Standard's analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). To better understand these statistics, it's important to know what TSI (Texas Success Initiative) and CCMR (College, Career, and Military Readiness) are, as they are key indicators of a student's readiness for post-secondary education or career paths.

Primary data on overall student readiness in Fox Technical High School is derived from the TSI's assessments, which evaluate student capabilities in reading, writing, and mathematics. Certain students may qualify for exemptions from these assessments. In contrast, CCMR focuses on preparedness for life post-high school, factoring in TSI scores along with other criteria like dual credits, AP/IB exam results, and more, to provide insights into specific subject performance.

In the 2021-22 school year, Fox Technical High School's student population was made up of 475 students, of which 44 were Hispanic, one African American, and one White students.

Data shows that 10% (44) of Fox Technical High School 447 Hispanic students, 10% of its 10 white students, and 6% of its 13 African American students had "mastered" their grade level in the 2021-22 school year and were "on track for college and career readiness," as measured by state academic standards.

The TEA says students who meet, but haven't mastered their grade level are "prepared to progress to the next grade," but are not on a college track.

In 2020-21, the TEA noted that 429 Fox Technical High School students - equivalent to 92% of the student population - were not on the academic path to college eligibility. This contrasts with 2021-22, where the percentage stood at 90%, marking a 2% decrease from the previous year.

Despite an improvement after the pandemic, Texas students are still struggling to keep a good performance and reach grade level in schools. In the 2021-22 school year, nearly two-thirds (60%) of students were below grade level in math and 48% did not meet the standards in reading language and arts.

According to Chandra Villanueva, director of policy and advocacy for Every Texan, one of the main causes for this is bad funds management. "Your average homeowner is like, 'Look, I'm paying more and more every single year. Why are my schools still underfunded, overcrowded, my teachers underpaid? Obviously, the schools are doing a bad job with my money,'" she said in an interview. Currently, Texas residents pay more than $70 billion annually in taxes destined to public education.

Gov. Abbott has been calling not only for an end to the main school property tax, but to use public money to support private schools. The initiative is called universal private school choice and, if passed, would allow residents to use taxpayer money to pay for their kids' private education.

"School choice not only improves education for every kid and every parent who chooses that pathway," Abbott said at the Texas Capitol on Oct. 16.

Students On and Off College Track by Race at Fox Technical High School in 2021-22 School Year

050100150200250300350400HispanicAfrican AmericanWhite44444034031112121199On college trackNot on college track

Students on College Track by School in San Antonio ISD in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Students% On College Track
Advanced Learning Academy99578%
Agnes Cotton Academy44171%
Arnold Elementary School55586%
Baskin Elementary School33582%
Beacon Hill Academy37086%
Bonham Academy63385%
Bowden Academy47486%
Brackenridge High School1,49892%
Brewer Academy11100%
Briscoe Elementary School39891%
Burbank High School1,32195%
CAST Med High School20678%
Cameron Elementary School29286%
Carvajal Elementary School39194%
Cast Tech High School47182%
Charles C. Ball Elementary School35987%
Charles Graebner Elementary School64293%
Collins Garden Elementary School42093%
Cooper Academy at Navarro27393%
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School33495%
David Crockett Academy64486%
Davis Middle School60293%
De Zavala Elementary School39591%
Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy54392%
Dorie Miller Elementary School26978%
Douglass Elementary School15990%
Edgar Allan Poe STEM Dual Language Middle School18897%
Edison High School1,35092%
Eloise Japhet Academy79588%
Estrada Achievement Center109100%
Fenwick Academy50692%
Foster Elementary School34589%
Fox Technical High School47590%
Franklin Elementary School36582%
Gates Elementary School14377%
George E. Kelly Elementary School21881%
Harris Middle School78790%
Hawthorne PK-8 Academy63184%
Healy-Murphy11099%
Herff Elementary School28084%
Highland Hills Elementary School62888%
Highland Park Elementary School38674%
Highlands High School1,53793%
Hillcrest Elementary School38395%
Hirsch Elementary School53596%
Hot Wells Middle School41692%
Houston High School84494%
Huppertz Elementary School28193%
Irving Dual Language Academy53188%
J. T. Brackenridge Elementary School46495%
Jefferson High School1,64091%
Juvenile Detention Center88100%
Lamar Elementary School30678%
Lanier High School1,46796%
Longfellow Middle School76487%
Lowell Middle School27789%
Madison Elementary School41586%
Margil Elementary School39889%
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy53264%
Martin Luther King Academy26191%
Maverick Elementary School47685%
Mission Academy47782%
Muriel Forbes Elementary School15584%
Neal Elementary School45987%
Ogden Elementary School36096%
Pershing Elementary School32089%
Poe Middle School40390%
Rhodes Middle School55191%
Riverside Park Elementary School26088%
Robert B. Green Elementary School10978%
Rogers Academy64691%
Rogers Middle School35992%
Sarah School King Elementary59987%
Schenck Elementary School54482%
Smith Elementary School25385%
St. Philip's College Early College High School with SAISD29788%
Steele Montessori Elementary School27890%
Storm Elementary School27694%
Tafolla Middle School74095%
Texans Can Academy at Highlands High School136100%
Travis Early College High School44570%
Washington Elementary School32589%
Whittier Middle School73590%
Wilson Elementary School40587%
Woodlawn Academy56987%
Woodlawn Hills Elementary School40091%
Young Men's Leadership Academy38387%
Young Women's Leadership Academy60161%
Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary at Page31372%
Source: Texas Education Agency.

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