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2 school districts improve ratings
Published August 2, 2006
The Columbia-Brazoria and Pearland school districts joined Danbury ISD as recognized districts when the Texas Education Agency released 2006 accountability ratings Tuesday.
All other Brazoria County districts remained academically acceptable.
“We’re just thrilled,” said Carol Bertholf, Columbia-Brazoria ISD’s superintendent. “Our teachers (and) our campus administrators are just awesome and I think it tells the community and everybody around that we’re doing the right thing and we’re focusing on the students.”
Danbury High School’s rating dropped to acceptable this year, but Danbury Elementary School rose to recognized, keeping Danbury ISD overall a recognized district.
“It’s a wonderful achievement for the district — and then to maintain that, we’re real pleased with that,” Superintendent Eric Grimmett said.
The accountability ratings are based on passing rates on the state’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills in English language arts/reading, writing, math, social studies and science, the State-Developed Alternative Assessment II for special education students, high school completion rates and dropout rates in grades seven and eight.
The threshold for being named an acceptable campus or district increased this year, but the standards for recognized and exemplary were the same as last year, according to a TEA press release.
Brazoria County’s increase in recognized districts mirrors a state trend. According to TEA, 330 districts are recognized this year, up from 172 last year.
Grimmett said he thinks Brazoria residents should be proud to have three recognized districts this year.
“We have good schools here led by strong educators, so I think the residents of our county are fortunate,” he said.
Among individual campuses, Columbia-Brazoria ISD’s Wild Peach Elementary regained the “exemplary” status it received in 2004.
“They’re ecstatic,” Bertholf said. “They’ve been an exemplary school in the past and they wanted to get back to that rating and they worked hard to do that.”
The accountability ratings don’t show the true extent of the improvement in Angleton schools, Superintendent Heath Burns said. Although every regular campus except the high school is considered either recognized or exemplary, Burns said the district has appealed two of the ratings.
Coding errors on special education tests kept Northside and Westside elementary schools from being named exemplary schools Tuesday, he said.
“They were not performance issues and we have every reason to believe the accountability ratings will be corrected,” Burns said.
He said the testing contractor already has reviewed the tests at issue and agrees with the district about the errors. He said he expects the Texas Education Agency to rule by October, making all the district’s elementary schools exemplary.
Burns attributed Angleton schools’ strong showing to a “renewed focus on the TAKS objectives.”
“We had comprehensive tutorial programs and did a wonderful job of identifying the needs of specific students and teaching to those particular deficiencies,” he said.
In Brazosport ISD, O.A. Fleming Elementary School improved from acceptable to recognized, but three other schools dropped. O.M. Roberts, formerly an exemplary school, is now recognized. Velasco and Gladys Polk elementary schools, which were recognized last year, now are considered academically acceptable.
Superintendent Rudy Okruhlik could not be reached for comment. Spokesman Stuart Dornburg said he couldn’t speak to the ratings changes.
“We’re trying to get school going again, so we have not had a chance to look at anything that was released today,” he said.
In Alvin ISD, one elementary school’s rating was lowered, but Alvin Junior High and four elementary schools’ status improved. That includes Mary Burks Marek Elementary, which now is considered exemplary. Alvin ISD Superintendent Greg Smith could not be reached for comment.
Damon and Sweeny schools remained academically acceptable.
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ACCOUNTABILITYRATINGS
School accountability ratings released Tuesday by the Texas Education Agency are based on passing rates on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills in English language arts/reading, writing, math, social studies and science, the State-Developed Alternative Assessment II for special education students, high school completion rates and dropout rates in grades 7 and 8.
Guide
EX-exemplary; REC-recognized; AA-academically acceptable; NR-not rated
Alvin ISD
2006: Academically Acceptable
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Alvin High School AA AA
Brazoria County JJAEP NR N/A
Assets AA AA
Alvin Junior High REC AA
Manvel Junior High REC REC
Harby Junior High REC REC
Alvin Elem. REC REC
Alvin Primary EX EX
Mark Twain Primary REC REC
Longfellow Elem. AA REC
E.C. Mason Elem. REC REC
R.L. Stevenson Primary REC REC
Walt Disney Elem. REC AA
Melba Passmore Elem. REC AA
Hood-Case Elem. REC REC
Don Jeter Elem. REC AA
Marek Elem. EX REC
Alvin Reach School NR N/A
Angleton ISD
2006: Academically Acceptable
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Angleton High School AA AA
Student Alt. Center NR NR
Brazoria County Alternative Education Center NR NR
Brazoria County
Juvenille Detention NR NR
Marshall Education
Center AA AA
Angleton Middle School REC REC
Angleton Interm. REC AA
Early Childhood
Campus NR NR
Northside Elem. REC EX
Southside Elem. EX REC
Westside Elem. REC REC
Rancho Isabella Elem. EX REC
Frontier Elem. EX EX
Brazosport ISD
2006: Academically Acceptable
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Brazosport High AA AA
Brazoswood High AA AA
Lighthouse Learning
Center-D NR NR
Lighthouse Learning
Center-J NR NR
Lighthouse Learning
Center-A AA AA
Clute Intermediate AA AA
Freeport Intermediate AA AA
Lake Jackson Inter. AA AA
S.F. Austin Elem. REC REC
Beutel Elem. EX EX
O.A. Fleming Elem. REC AA
Jane Long Elem. REC REC
Elisabet Ney Elem. REC REC
T.W. Ogg Elem. AA AA
O.M. Roberts Elem. REC EX
Velasco Elem. AA REC
Bess Brannen Elem. REC REC
Gladys Polk Elem. AA REC
Griffith Elem. AA AA
Rasco Middle REC REC
Lanier Middle AA AA
Columbia-Brazoria ISD
2006: Recognized
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Columbia High School AA AA
Brazoria County
JJAEP NR NR
West Columbia
Junior High REC AA
West Columbia Elem. REC REC
Wild Peach Elem. EX REC
Barrow Elem. REC REC
Danbury ISD
2006: Recognized
2005: Recognized
Campus 2006 2005
Danbury High School AA REC
Danbury Middle REC REC
Danbury Elem. REC AA
Damon ISD
2006: Academically Acceptable
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Damon Elem. AA AA
Pearland ISD
2006: Recognized
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Pearland High AA AA
Brazoria County
JJAEP NR NR
Ninth Grade Center AA REC
Pace Institute AA AA
Pearland Junior
High East AA AA
Pearland Junior
High West REC REC
Pearland Junior
High South AA REC
E.A. Lawhon Elem. EX EX
C.J. Harris Elem. REC REC
Shadycrest Elem. REC REC
H.C. Carleston Elem. EX REC
Sam Jamison Middle REC AA
Challenger Elem. REC REC
Rustic Oak Elem. REC EX
Sablatura Middle EX REC
Silverlake Elem. EX EX
Silvercrest Elem. REC REC
Rogers Middle School REC REC
Sweeny ISD
2006: Academically Acceptable
2005: Academically Acceptable
Campus 2006 2005
Sweeny High School AA AA
Sweeny Junior High REC AA
Sweeny Elem. REC AA
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