Alongside its seventh consecutive overall “A” rating from the Texas Education Agency, Tomball ISD reported an increase in individual “A” ratings across its campuses this past school year.
The breakdown
TISD has managed to maintain its seven-year-long streak of overall “A” ratings from the TEA for the A-F accountability ratings. The purpose of the ratings is to grade individual campuses and their districts as a whole based on three main criteria:
- Student achievement
- Academic growth
- Closing the gaps
TISD as a whole managed to improve its previous score in student achievement and academic growth this year, but fell behind in the “closing the gaps” category. The overall score for the district remained the same as last year at 92.
For TISD, out of the 23 official campuses, 18 of them earned an “A” rating from the TEA; the remaining five earned a “B” designation.
Decker Prairie Elementary increased its score from last year, jumping up 5% from last year to an 89 this year. Tomball Intermediate School also managed to improve their score from the previous year, rising to an “A” from a “B” this year.
Quote of note
TISD’s Superintendent Martha Salazar-Zamora said the latest “A” rating from the TEA represents the “hard work and dedication the district has taken on to support its students.”
“Earning an ‘A’ rating for the seventh consecutive time is a direct reflection of the dedication, resilience and strategic vision shared across our entire community,” Salazar-Zamora said.
