So, your child is in an Exemplary School?
All is not what it seems
In August 1999 the Texas Education Agency released its new campus and district accountability ratings. The ratings are based on TAAS test scores, dropout rates and attendance. To earn an exemplary rating a campus must have a TAAS passing rate of at least 90% for all students and each student group (African-American, Hispanic, White and Economically Disadvantaged) of qualified size in each subject area. Only those student groups which meet the size requirement are used to determine the accountability rating. In general, the minimum size requirement is at least 30 students within a student group (summed across all grades) and the student group must comprise at least 10% of all test takers in each subject area. In addition an attendance rate of at least 94% for 1997-98 and a 1997-98 dropout rate of 1.0% or less for all students and all student groups.
Soon after the TEA figures were made public, the Plano ISD released information boasting "the largest number of ‘Exemplary’ schools among major suburban area school districts in Texas. Upon learning this, we decided to pull the individual accountability ratings for each of the 33 exemplary rated schools. The data was put into table format for ease of readability. Please note that the highlighted passing percentages indicate passing rates of less than 90%. However, since the minimum size requirement was not met, these student groups were not evaluated for inclusion in the actual rating.
While we do not want to dismiss the accomplishments of the ‘Exemplary’ campuses, we do feel that it is necessary to point out that all but 3 of the ‘Exemplary’ campuses had passing rates of less than 90% in at least one subject area for at least one student group. In many cases, the student group is quite small. In other cases, it might comprise upwards of 80 students. In the 1997-98 AEIS report PISD included 6.1% African-American students, 7.6% Hispanic students and 8.8% Economically Disadvantaged students. By contrast, Richardson and Carrollton-Farmers Branch both have around 30% disadvantaged students and 30% minorities.
As parents and taxpayers we must be aware that an exemplary rating does not necessarily indicate 90% Pass rates for all students. Our district’s mission is, "The Plano Independent School District will provide an excellent education for all students." We must do the difficult work of identifying where our opportunities for improvement are. This type of information must be made available to parents and teachers so that improvement plans can be implemented. This is no time for complacency. Thinking that your child’s school is the only one to escape the problems and issues found in other schools and districts around us, is akin to burying your head in the sand. Parents beware.
| Key for Tables |
| ** - Paired Campuses |
| * - Subgroups less than 5 masked for confidentiality |
| passing rate in the 80th percentile |
| passing rate in the 70th percentile |
| passing rate in the 60th percentile |
| passing rate in the 50th percentile |
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| PSHS** | Jasper** | Shepton | Vines | Carpenter | Frankford | |||||||
| Student Groups | % Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
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| All Students | 98.4% | 687 | 98.4% | 687 | 97.4% | 464 | 95.1% | 532 | 95.1% | 967 | 95.7% | 868 |
| African American | 100.0% | 29 | 100.0% | 29 | 91.7% | 12 | 92.3% | 13 | 89.8% | 88 | 88.6% | 35 |
| Hispanic | 96.0% | 25 | 96.0% | 25 | 90.9% | 11 | 76.7% | 43 | 94.5% | 55 | 80.0% | 20 |
| White | 99.0% | 517 | 99.0% | 517 | 97.6% | 378 | 97.3% | 409 | 95.5% | 740 | 96.1% | 675 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 50.0% | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 7 | 68.8% | 32 | 91.1% | 79 | 81.5% | 27 |
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| All Students | 94.6% | 687 | 94.6% | 687 | 95.2% | 459 | 92.1% | 535 | 93.7% | 954 | 94.3% | 858 |
| African American | 89.7% | 29 | 89.7% | 29 | 80.0% | 10 | 71.4% | 14 | 85.4% | 89 | 74.3% | 35 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 25 | 100.0% | 25 | 90.9% | 11 | 79.5% | 44 | 86.0% | 57 | 83.3% | 18 |
| White | 94.2% | 516 | 94.2% | 516 | 94.9% | 375 | 93.2% | 410 | 94.6% | 725 | 94.6% | 664 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 83.3% | 6 | 83.3% | 6 | 85.7% | 7 | 70.6% | 34 | 90.9% | 77 | 82.1% | 28 |
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| All Students | 96.6% | 679 | 96.6% | 679 | 98.0% | 460 | 96.3% | 538 | 95.7% | 323 | 99.2% | 261 |
| African American | 100.0% | 29 | 100.0% | 29 | 91.7% | 12 | 92.9% | 14 | 91.2% | 34 | 100.0% | 8 |
| Hispanic | 91.7% | 24 | 91.7% | 24 | 100.0% | 12 | 84.1% | 44 | 100.0% | 20 | 87.5% | 8 |
| White | 96.9% | 511 | 96.9% | 511 | 97.9% | 373 | 97.6% | 413 | 95.5% | 246 | 100.0% | 201 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 50.0% | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 100.0% | 7 | 79.4% | 34 | 95.5% | 22 | 85.7% | 7 |
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| Haggard | Hendrick | Renner | Robinson | Schimelpfenig | Wilson | |||||||
| Student Groups | % Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
| READING: | ||||||||||||
| All Students | 96.8% | 755 | 95.3% | 1151 | 97.6% | 933 | 96.5% | 986 | 97.3% | 1097 | 97.6% | 920 |
| African American | 95.8% | 24 | 87.0% | 77 | 78.1% | 32 | 89.7% | 39 | 95.6% | 45 | 92.3% | 52 |
| Hispanic | 91.7% | 24 | 100.0% | 45 | 91.3% | 23 | 93.5% | 31 | 84.0% | 25 | 84.9% | 53 |
| White | 97.1% | 651 | 95.5% | 909 | 98.6% | 787 | 96.0% | 680 | 97.5% | 908 | 98.8% | 723 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 92.9% | 28 | 80.6% | 36 | 83.3% | 24 | 77.8% | 18 | 87.5% | 8 | 86.5% | 89 |
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| All Students | 97.6% | 754 | 96.0% | 1149 | 97.6% | 919 | 95.3% | 981 | 96.4% | 1095 | 97.4% | 911 |
| African American | 100.0% | 24 | 85.3% | 75 | 84.6% | 26 | 76.9% | 39 | 86.7% | 45 | 92.3% | 52 |
| Hispanic | 82.6% | 23 | 91.3% | 46 | 90.9% | 22 | 93.1% | 29 | 92.0% | 25 | 86.5% | 52 |
| White | 97.8% | 649 | 96.7% | 908 | 98.1% | 781 | 95.3% | 677 | 96.6% | 906 | 98.3% | 714 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 89.3% | 28 | 83.3% | 36 | 83.3% | 18 | 83.3% | 18 | 100.0% | 8 | 88.5% | 87 |
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| All Students | 98.5% | 262 | 95.9% | 363 | 99.0% | 315 | 98.1% | 314 | 95.6% | 390 | 96.0% | 327 |
| African American | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 21 | 100.0% | 9 | 100.0% | 10 | 92.3% | 13 | 92.0% | 25 |
| Hispanic | 88.9% | 9 | 90.9% | 11 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 12 | 80.0% | 5 | 88.9% | 18 |
| White | 98.7% | 226 | 96.3% | 296 | 99.3% | 273 | 98.2% | 219 | 95.4% | 327 | 96.8% | 253 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 100.0% | 7 | 92.3% | 13 | 100.0% | 6 | 85.7% | 7 | * | 1 | 82.8% | 29 |
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| Aldridge | Barksdale | Bethany | Beverly | Brinker | Carlisle | |||||||
| Student Groups | % Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
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| All Students | 97.5% | 198 | 96.0% | 273 | 96.6% | 294 | 97.8% | 180 | 97.5% | 405 | 98.8% | 343 |
| African American | 87.5% | 8 | 85.7% | 14 | 93.3% | 15 | 91.7% | 12 | 85.7% | 14 | 90.0% | 10 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 5 | 60.0% | 5 | 100.0% | 11 | 90.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 8 | 87.5% | 8 |
| White | 98.0% | 152 | 96.9% | 225 | 96.6% | 234 | 98.4% | 127 | 97.7% | 345 | 99.3% | 271 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 87.5% | 8 | * | 2 | * | 3 | 91.7% | 12 | 76.5% | 17 | 100.0% | 6 |
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| All Students | 96.0% | 200 | 96.0% | 278 | 94.9% | 295 | 96.7% | 182 | 94.8% | 405 | 97.7% | 347 |
| African American | 75.0% | 8 | 71.4% | 14 | 86.7% | 15 | 84.6% | 13 | 71.4% | 14 | 100.0% | 10 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 6 | 80.0% | 5 | 90.9% | 11 | 90.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 8 | 87.5% | 8 |
| White | 96.1% | 153 | 97.4% | 230 | 95.3% | 235 | 98.4% | 128 | 95.1% | 344 | 97.4% | 274 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 100.0% | 8 | * | 2 | * | 3 | 92.3% | 13 | 82.4% | 17 | 100.0% | 6 |
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| All Students | 96.4% | 56 | 96.5% | 86 | 90.2% | 102 | 92.3% | 78 | 96.0% | 126 | 97.4% | 115 |
| African American | * | 3 | * | 4 | 60.0% | 5 | * | 4 | 100.0% | 5 | * | 3 |
| Hispanic | * | 1 | * | 1 | * | 3 | * | 4 | * | 1 | * | 2 |
| White | 95.1% | 41 | 97.3% | 74 | 90.0% | 80 | 93.3% | 60 | 96.3% | 108 | 96.6% | 89 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | * | 4 | * | 2 | * | 2 | * | 4 | 87.5% | 8 | * | 1 |
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| Daffron | Dooley | Gulledge | Haggar | Haun | Huffman | |||||||
| Student Groups | % Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
| READING: | ||||||||||||
| All Students | 95.0% | 242 | 98.3% | 233 | 97.2% | 324 | 97.4% | 311 | 98.8% | 344 | 97.5% | 321 |
| African American | 66.7% | 9 | 100.0% | 13 | 92.9% | 14 | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 12 | 81.8% | 11 |
| Hispanic | * | 4 | 90.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 11 | 100.0% | 7 | 100.0% | 10 | 100.0% | 9 |
| White | 95.6% | 182 | 98.4% | 192 | 96.9% | 224 | 96.8% | 251 | 98.4% | 247 | 97.8% | 269 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 62.5% | 8 | 100.0% | 7 | 87.5% | 8 | 100.0% | 8 | * | 4 | 85.7% | 7 |
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| All Students | 94.6% | 242 | 97.4% | 232 | 94.8% | 325 | 96.9% | 318 | 94.7% | 342 | 94.4% | 323 |
| African American | 55.6% | 9 | 100.0% | 13 | 78.6% | 14 | 92.9% | 14 | 100.0% | 12 | 60.0% | 10 |
| Hispanic | * | 4 | 90.0% | 10 | 81.8% | 11 | 100.0% | 7 | 88.9% | 9 | 88.9% | 9 |
| White | 95.1% | 182 | 97.4% | 191 | 96.0% | 224 | 96.5% | 258 | 94.3% | 246 | 95.2% | 272 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 75.0% | 8 | 100.0% | 7 | 87.5% | 8 | 100.0% | 9 | * | 4 | 71.4% | 7 |
| WRITING: | ||||||||||||
| All Students | 96.7% | 61 | 91.7% | 72 | 95.0% | 100 | 95.9% | 97 | 100.0% | 119 | 97.9% | 94 |
| African American | * | 1 | * | 3 | 100.0% | 5 | * | 3 | 100.0% | 5 | 100.0% | 5 |
| Hispanic | - | 0 | * | 3 | * | 4 | * | 1 | * | 4 | * | 4 |
| White | 100.0% | 45 | 90.6% | 64 | 92.3% | 65 | 96.3% | 81 | 100.0% | 86 | 97.3% | 73 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | * | 1 | * | 2 | * | 2 | 100.0% | 7 | * | 0 | * | 1 |
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| Hughston | Jackson | Mathews | Miller | Saigling | Shepard | |||||||
| Student Groups | % Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
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| All Students | 98.6% | 286 | 98.0% | 250 | 100.0% | 374 | 97.0% | 297 | 96.0% | 273 | 96.5% | 258 |
| African American | 100.0% | 6 | 90.9% | 11 | 100.0% | 19 | 96.7% | 30 | 84.6% | 13 | 81.8% | 11 |
| Hispanic | 92.9% | 14 | * | 1 | 100.0% | 12 | 80.0% | 10 | 90.0% | 10 | 91.7% | 12 |
| White | 98.8% | 241 | 98.5% | 201 | 100.0% | 283 | 97.6% | 211 | 96.3% | 219 | 97.2% | 213 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 100.0% | 7 | 82.4% | 17 | * | 1 | 55.6% | 9 | 83.3% | 12 | 83.3% | 6 |
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| All Students | 97.9% | 286 | 94.8% | 252 | 97.1% | 379 | 94.0% | 299 | 93.2% | 278 | 93.1% | 262 |
| African American | 100.0% | 6 | 66.7% | 12 | 78.9% | 19 | 93.5% | 31 | 76.9% | 13 | 66.7% | 12 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 13 | * | 1 | 91.7% | 12 | 77.8% | 9 | 81.8% | 11 | 91.7% | 12 |
| White | 97.5% | 242 | 95.6% | 203 | 98.3% | 288 | 93.9% | 214 | 93.7% | 223 | 94.0% | 216 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 100.0% | 8 | 83.3% | 18 | * | 1 | 55.6% | 9 | 92.9% | 14 | 83.3% | 6 |
| WRITING: | ||||||||||||
| All Students | 100.0% | 88 | 93.9% | 82 | 98.1% | 105 | 95.4% | 108 | 92.5% | 107 | 94.0% | 84 |
| African American | * | 2 | 100.0% | 5 | 100.0% | 5 | 90.9% | 11 | * | 2 | * | 4 |
| Hispanic | * | 1 | - | 0 | 100.0% | 5 | * | 2 | * | 1 | 100.0% | 8 |
| White | 100.0% | 72 | 92.4% | 66 | 97.4% | 76 | 94.7% | 76 | 92.5% | 93 | 93.8% | 64 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | * | 1 | 100.0% | 6 | - | 0 | * | 2 | 100.0% | 7 | * | 4 |
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| Sigler | Skaggs | Wells | ||||
| Student Groups | % Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
% Pass | Total Tested |
| READING: | ||||||
| All Students | 95.7% | 161 | 99.4% | 338 | 96.2% | 293 |
| African American | 92.3% | 26 | 100.0% | 10 | 71.4% | 7 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 14 | 100.0% | 6 | * | 3 |
| White | 95.1% | 103 | 99.6% | 270 | 97.1% | 241 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 96.8% | 31 | * | 3 | * | 3 |
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| All Students | 94.4% | 160 | 98.6% | 345 | 93.1% | 288 |
| African American | 76.9% | 26 | 80.0% | 10 | 83.3% | 6 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 15 | 100.0% | 6 | * | 3 |
| White | 97.0% | 101 | 98.9% | 275 | 93.7% | 237 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 93.5% | 31 | * | 3 | * | 2 |
| WRITING: | ||||||
| All Students | 91.7% | 48 | 99.0% | 100 | 96.0% | 100 |
| African American | 87.5% | 8 | * | 2 | * | 3 |
| Hispanic | 100.0% | 5 | * | 2 | - | 0 |
| White | 89.3% | 28 | 98.7% | 77 | 95.1% | 82 |
| Econ. Disadvantaged | 87.5% | 8 | * | 2 | * | 1 |
All data taken from publicly available information on the Texas Education Agency Website. The reports used to generate this data was the 1998-99 Accountability Campus Data Table.
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