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TOP HIGH SCHOOLS
Here is a list of the top Texas high schools based on economic quartile in a ranking published in the November, 2001, issue of Texas Monthly magazine:
SCHOOL R / M Ec D Gap
Austin Anderson 90 / 85 9 4
Carrollton Creekview 86 / 69 16 5
Cy-Fair Cypress Falls 82 / 68 18 3
Early 89 / 64 22 4
Highland Park 92 / 89 0 4
Round Rock 87 / 72 11 2
Plano Shepton 96 / 86 3 3
Sonora 80 / 61 25 2
Fort Bend SFAustin 86 / 69 12 2
Plano Vines 89 / 72 8 3
Anson 87 / 72 42 3
Friona 75 / 53 49 2
FROST 85 / 54 39 4
Laredo United 79 / 73 49 4
Liberty 76 / 56 30 1
Louise 74 / 70 38 4
COUNTY SCHOOL RANKINGS Here are the rankings of Navarro County schools according to the November issue of Texas Monthly. RANK SCHOOL R / M Ec D GAP ***** Frost High 85 / 54 39 4 ***** Frost Elementary 75 / 68 58 -8 *** Mildred High 82 / 73 28 -10 *** Mildred Elementary 72 / 63 32 -2 * Dawson High 61 / 48 46 -26 * Dawson Elementary 62 / 50 52 -33 * Kerens High 61 / 28 47 -19 * Kerens Elementary 55 / 42 55 -36 **** Rice Middle School 77 / 42 38 -9 *** Rice Elementary 63 / 62 52 -18 **** Blooming Grove High 93 / 61 14 -4 ** Blooming Grove Elem 71 / 59 30 -29 *** Corsicana High 75 / 57 42 -11
Frost is the only Class A school among 39 listed statewide in the November issue of Texas Monthly as “best performing” under a new accountability formula. The analysis, using data from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) — won done by a non-profit group called Just For The Kids (JFTK) established in 1995 by Dallas attorney Tom Luce. Luce has been associated with education reform in Texas since 1983 when he worked alongside H. Ross Perot to bring testing and accountability to Texas public schools. Under the new formula, Frost High School and Elementary campuses each received the maximum five-star ratings. The new rankings go beyond the simple standards established through TAAS, according to Texas Monthly. Students are judged based on the TAAS proficiency rate (85) rather than passing rate (70). The idea is that ‘passing’ — once considered a near miracle in some districts — is no longer good enough. The second change compared schools with others that have similar characteristics in a socioeconomic sense. Current TAAS rankings put high schools in Plano and Brownsville side by side for measurement purposes, even though they differ greatly in numbers of nglish-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) or economically disadvantaged students.