TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education
Primary data on overall student readiness in Highland Park Elementary 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, Highland Park Elementary School's student population was made up of 386 students, of which 93 were Hispanic, three White, and two African American students.
Data shows that 27% of Highland Park Elementary School 14 white students, 26% (93) of its 358 Hispanic students, and 25% of its 10 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 413 Highland Park Elementary School students - equivalent to 89% of the student population - were not on the academic path to college eligibility. This contrasts with 2021-22, where the percentage stood at 74%, marking a 15% 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.
| School | Total Students | % On College Track |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Learning Academy | 995 | 78% |
| Agnes Cotton Academy | 441 | 71% |
| Arnold Elementary School | 555 | 86% |
| Baskin Elementary School | 335 | 82% |
| Beacon Hill Academy | 370 | 86% |
| Bonham Academy | 633 | 85% |
| Bowden Academy | 474 | 86% |
| Brackenridge High School | 1,498 | 92% |
| Brewer Academy | 11 | 100% |
| Briscoe Elementary School | 398 | 91% |
| Burbank High School | 1,321 | 95% |
| CAST Med High School | 206 | 78% |
| Cameron Elementary School | 292 | 86% |
| Carvajal Elementary School | 391 | 94% |
| Cast Tech High School | 471 | 82% |
| Charles C. Ball Elementary School | 359 | 87% |
| Charles Graebner Elementary School | 642 | 93% |
| Collins Garden Elementary School | 420 | 93% |
| Cooper Academy at Navarro | 273 | 93% |
| David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School | 334 | 95% |
| David Crockett Academy | 644 | 86% |
| Davis Middle School | 602 | 93% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | 395 | 91% |
| Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy | 543 | 92% |
| Dorie Miller Elementary School | 269 | 78% |
| Douglass Elementary School | 159 | 90% |
| Edgar Allan Poe STEM Dual Language Middle School | 188 | 97% |
| Edison High School | 1,350 | 92% |
| Eloise Japhet Academy | 795 | 88% |
| Estrada Achievement Center | 109 | 100% |
| Fenwick Academy | 506 | 92% |
| Foster Elementary School | 345 | 89% |
| Fox Technical High School | 475 | 90% |
| Franklin Elementary School | 365 | 82% |
| Gates Elementary School | 143 | 77% |
| George E. Kelly Elementary School | 218 | 81% |
| Harris Middle School | 787 | 90% |
| Hawthorne PK-8 Academy | 631 | 84% |
| Healy-Murphy | 110 | 99% |
| Herff Elementary School | 280 | 84% |
| Highland Hills Elementary School | 628 | 88% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | 386 | 74% |
| Highlands High School | 1,537 | 93% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 383 | 95% |
| Hirsch Elementary School | 535 | 96% |
| Hot Wells Middle School | 416 | 92% |
| Houston High School | 844 | 94% |
| Huppertz Elementary School | 281 | 93% |
| Irving Dual Language Academy | 531 | 88% |
| J. T. Brackenridge Elementary School | 464 | 95% |
| Jefferson High School | 1,640 | 91% |
| Juvenile Detention Center | 88 | 100% |
| Lamar Elementary School | 306 | 78% |
| Lanier High School | 1,467 | 96% |
| Longfellow Middle School | 764 | 87% |
| Lowell Middle School | 277 | 89% |
| Madison Elementary School | 415 | 86% |
| Margil Elementary School | 398 | 89% |
| Mark Twain Dual Language Academy | 532 | 64% |
| Martin Luther King Academy | 261 | 91% |
| Maverick Elementary School | 476 | 85% |
| Mission Academy | 477 | 82% |
| Muriel Forbes Elementary School | 155 | 84% |
| Neal Elementary School | 459 | 87% |
| Ogden Elementary School | 360 | 96% |
| Pershing Elementary School | 320 | 89% |
| Poe Middle School | 403 | 90% |
| Rhodes Middle School | 551 | 91% |
| Riverside Park Elementary School | 260 | 88% |
| Robert B. Green Elementary School | 109 | 78% |
| Rogers Academy | 646 | 91% |
| Rogers Middle School | 359 | 92% |
| Sarah School King Elementary | 599 | 87% |
| Schenck Elementary School | 544 | 82% |
| Smith Elementary School | 253 | 85% |
| St. Philip's College Early College High School with SAISD | 297 | 88% |
| Steele Montessori Elementary School | 278 | 90% |
| Storm Elementary School | 276 | 94% |
| Tafolla Middle School | 740 | 95% |
| Texans Can Academy at Highlands High School | 136 | 100% |
| Travis Early College High School | 445 | 70% |
| Washington Elementary School | 325 | 89% |
| Whittier Middle School | 735 | 90% |
| Wilson Elementary School | 405 | 87% |
| Woodlawn Academy | 569 | 87% |
| Woodlawn Hills Elementary School | 400 | 91% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy | 383 | 87% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy | 601 | 61% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary at Page | 313 | 72% |
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