EDUCATION BRIEFS
News from Eanes, Lake Travis & Leander ISDs
School district report cards yield mixed outcomes for state ratings EANES, LAKE TRAVIS & LEANDER ISDS The Texas Education Agency released its annual accountability ratings for school districts for the 2021-22 school year Aug. 15. Ratings are issued for the district as a whole BY GRACE DICKENS Eanes ISD Lake Travis ISD 94 Leander ISD 2018-19 2021-22
REPORT CARD The Texas Education Agency typically releases district accountability ratings each year, except for in 2020 and 2021. Districts are ranked with an A, B, or C, and Not rated is below a 70.
96 97
89 89
and for individual campuses. Districtwide, these ratings are based on the State of Texas Assess- ments of Academic Readiness exam performance, graduation rates, academic growth, and college or career readiness. Scoring 90-100 equals an A, followed by 80-89 for a B and 70-79 for a C. If a district or campus falls below a 70, it is categorized as “not rated.” Eanes ISD saw a districtwide gain of one point from 96 in its 2019 rating to 97. EISD reported higher scores in college or career readiness and graduation rates. All campuses in the district scored over 90 overall, earning an A. Leander ISD’s rating remained the same from 2019 to 2022 at 89. Six campuses within the district earned a C; 22 earned a B; and 14 earned an A. Two elementary schools were categorized as not rated. Lake Travis ISD saw a 6-point decrease from 2019 to 2022, going from a 94 to an 88. Of its 11 cam- puses, six scored an A and three scored a B. West Cypress Hills Elementary School scored a C, and
88
Campus ratings:
Campus ratings:
Campus ratings:
A: 14 (7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 5 high schools) B: 22 (14 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 2 high schools) C: 6 (5 elementary schools, 1 middle school) Not rated: 2 (elementary schools)
A: 6 (4 elementary schools, 2 middle schools) B: 3 (1 elementary school, 1 middle school, 1 high school) C: 1 (elementary school) Not rated: 1 (elementary school)
A: 9 (6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school)
B: none C: none Not rated: none
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
Lake Travis Elementary School was not rated with a score of 62. Due to not having scores for college readiness or graduation rates, elementary and middle school accountability ratings rely heavily on STAAR per- formance as well as academic growth and perfor- mance relative to the percentage of economically disadvantaged students at the school. Kathy Burbank, LTISD’s director of accountability
and assessment, said STAAR scores are just one test taken on one day and are not wholly reflective of students’ skills. Lake Travis Elementary also has the highest number of economically disadvantaged students at 38.1%. By comparison, West Cypress Hills scored a 78 and 7% of its students are economically disad- vantaged, while Lakeway Elementary scored a 93 with 6.1% of economically disadvantaged students.
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