Leander ISD schools earned 39 state distinctions with all eligible schools earning the state’s highest accountability standard, according to a release from the Texas Education Agency.
TEA announced the results from the 2016-17 state accountability system Aug. 15. All eligible LISD schools earned the state’s Met Standard rating and the district as a whole earned the Met Standard rating.
“We are proud of our students, teachers and families for all student success,” Superintendent Dan Troxell said. "State accountability is a necessary component of our education system, but our focus as educators in Leander ISD will continue to be success for the whole child. We have room to keep growing, and I look forward to working with our talented team to improve for kids."
State accountability measures for schools are based on performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests; end-of-course exams; and graduation rates across four categories—student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness.
The following elementary schools received distinctions:
- Block House Creek for closing the achievement gap
- Steiner Ranch for reading/ELA, science and closing performance gaps
- Naumann for reading/ELA and student progress
- Cox for closing performance gaps
- Deer Creek for science
- Rutledge for postsecondary readiness and closing performance gaps
- River Place for reading/ELA
- Grandview Hills for science
- River Ridge for postsecondary readiness, reading/ELA, science, student progress and closing performance gaps
The following middle and high schools earned distinctions:
- Leander Middle for student progress
- Henry Middle for science
- Canyon Ridge Middle for science and closing performance gaps
- Wiley Middle for student progress
- Four Points Middle for reading/ELA, science, social studies and student progress
- Leander High for postsecondary readiness, math and science
- Cedar Park High for postsecondary readiness, math, science and closing performance gaps
- Vista Ridge High for science
- Vandegrift High for postsecondary readiness, reading/ELA, math, science and social studies