Crosby found Acceptable
HUFFMAN The Huffman ISD got good news from the state last week. The Texas Education Agency, in the last release of Accountability ratings, has awarded the district a Recognized status.
Additionally, the high school and intermediate school was ranked as Recognized campuses. Bowen and Copeland Elementaries, which are linked for testing purposes, received the states highest rating: Exemplary. The middle school was classified as Academically Acceptable.
Accountability ratings are based on the percentage of students passing the TAKS (Texas Assessment of Skills and Knowledge) standardized test and completion (graduation) rates.
To be Acceptable a campus must reach 70% passage rate in each of the subject areas in both overall student population as well as each of the subpopulations: African American, Hispanic, White and Economically Disadvantaged. To be Recognized the passage rate must exceed 75%. Those hitting over 90% are called Exemplary. Student completion rate is also taken into consideration.
At the high school, students showed across the board improvement in the passage rate among the math and social science test. In Reading they were two students away from having improvements in every subpopulation. The only subgroup to show a decline in science was the economically disadvantaged.
At Bowen/ Copeland students showed improvement in reading and math.
CROSBY
The Crosby School District earned an Acceptable rating. Both the high school and middle school were named Acceptable while the combined Newport/ Barrett campuses reached the Recognized level. District Superintendent Mike Joseph said Drews rating is still up in the air and has not been made official.
While the high school showed improvement math and science, which are considered the hardest of the tests, they appeared to do poorly on their completion rate. Figures show a nearly 5% increase in dropouts from 2007 to 2008. Joseph said that this drop was caused by a new way the state classifies students who have left school, but returned to enter the GED program.
The middle school would have been Recognized had it not been for the science test. Only the white subpopulation topped the 75% passage mark.
GOOSE CREEK
Having completed their first round at TAKS, Goose Creek Memorial came out as Acceptable. The school ranged from 63 to 77% in math and 66 to 80% in science.
Showing declines in writing, math and social science, Highlands Junior School also earned an Acceptable ranking. The combined Highlands Elementary/ Hopper Primary campuses were Recognized. Students showed consistent gains in reading, writing and science, with declines in math.