Report: Boerne ISD sees higher test averages compared to region, state

The largest group of students was in ninth grade, representing 965 students, one of only two grade levels having over 900 students.

Breaking it down

Alongside balanced enrollment numbers, Texas Academic Performance Report, or TAPR, data shows a graduation rate of 98.3%, while only 0.3% of students drop out.

Nearly 44% of students complete a College and Technical Education, or CTE, program, which is designed to prepare students for college or a career after graduation.

Across all State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests, students in the district exceed compared to Region 20 and state averages.

When compared to regional and state averages, for math, the district rate for students who approached grade level was 15 percentage points higher, more than 20 percentage points higher for students at grade level, and nearly 20 percentage points higher for students who mastered the subject matter. Reading saw similar results, with every level being 15 to 20 percentage points higher than the regional and state averages.

Sorting out details

While Boerne ISD is excelling with test scores and TAPR results, the overall academic growth in the district remains slightly above the Region 20 and statewide growth.

Trustee Rich Sena pointed out that the district has a smaller gap to cover when improving academic growth when compared to other districts, which can result in the overall academic growth in the district look low, but students continue to improve.

Flores agreed with this sentiment, saying there are different metrics for student growth depending on what level the student is already at.

“It is harder to make progress for a student who is already at the meets or masters level,” she said.