School District’s Rating Drops to Academically Acceptable
The Grand Prairie Independent School District’s rating dropped from Recognized in 2010 to Academically Acceptable.
In 2010 the district had fifteen Exemplary schools, this year that dropped to seven:
Ronald Regan Middle SchoolThe district moved from having zero Academically Unacceptable schools in 2010 to four in 2011:
Austin Elementary
John Garner Elementary
Colin Powell Elementary
Thurgood Marshall Elementary
Mike Moseley Elementary
Grand Prairie High SchoolTEA said the ratings are based on high school completion rates, dropout rates and passing rates on the state test, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS).
Grand Prairie High 9th Grand Center
Kennedy Middle School
Bill Arnold Middle School
Increasing standards and the elimination of the Texas Projection Measure (TPM) resulted in fewer schools and districts earning an Exemplary accountability rating in 2011.
Although this is the last year of the TAKS-based accountability system, there are a number of changes that have increased its rigor and impacted ratings in preparation for the new rating system that will begin in 2013.
“Each year, we raise the bar to push our schools to keep growing and improving. These changes will help prepare schools and districts for the new accountability system in 2013, which will be based on the new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR™) and are also in response to House Bill 3 passed by the Texas legislature in 2009,” said Commissioner of Education Robert Scott.
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GPISD Campus Ratings |
2011 |
2010 |
|
Exemplary |
7 |
15 |
|
Recognized |
15 |
17 |
|
Academically Acceptable |
9 |
5 |
|
Academically Unacceptable |
4 |
0 |
|
AEA: Academically Acceptable |
1 |
1 |
|
Not Rated – Other |
3 |
2 |
For a complete listing of Grand Prairie ISD schools click on Grand Prairie ISD Ratings.
The two charter schools in Grand Prairie were rated:
Harmony Science Academy – Recognized
Advantage Academy – Academically Acceptable
