BY VALERIA ESCOBAR
FBISD outperforms state peers in 18 of 20 standardized tests Fort Bend ISD students are scoring better than their Texas peers in 18 out of 20 on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness exams, or STAAR, according to results released by the Texas Education Agency on June 17. The only two areas where the district scored at or below the state average were algebra and eighth- grade math, the data shows. This comes as FBISD received a “C” account- ability rating from the TEA in April for the 2022-23 school year, Community Impact reported. Moving ahead The district will receive final STAAR scores from the state in July, with official accountability cam- pus ratings for the 2024-25 school year released publicly Aug. 15, according to the TEA.
FBISD to allocate leftover bond funds Fort Bend ISD administrators are deter- mining how to use $65.4 million in leftover funds from the 2023, 2018 and 2014 bonds to complete projects that were included or deferred in the $1.26 billion 2023 bond. Zooming in Chief Financial Officer Bryan Guinn proposed several uses for contingency funds, including: • $6.2 million to supplement the $22.9 million aquatic facilities construction • $12 million to supplement slab repairs at Madden Elementary School • $21.2 million for unexpected building system failures or facilities maintenance • $8.2 million for a special education transportation facility
STAAR passage rates, spring 2025
Fort Bend ISD Texas
3rd grade
4th grade
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7th grade
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8th grade
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT 0% 20% 60% 80% 100% 40%
Children must be 3 years old on or before Sept 1, 2025, and reside in FBISD. PRE-K3 HEAD START PROGRAM!
FortBendISD.com/PreK
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