Last Friday, the Texas Education Agency released the 2014 state accountability system ratings for school districts, charters and campuses across the state.

 

The ratings reveal that 90 percent of school districts and charters in Texas achieved the rating of Met Standard.

 

One of three ratings under the accountability system are used: Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard; or Improvement Required.

 

Good news, all Shelby County school districts and campuses Met Standard.

 

In addition, all San Augustine ISD districts Met Standard.

 

In Nacogdoches County, the Garrison and Martinsville ISDs, all Met Standard, while the Nacogdoches ISD was tabbed with Improvement Required.

 

The ratings are based primarily on student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, the state’s standardized test, but also considered graduation rates and diploma plans for high school campuses and districts. 

 

TEA spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertons said, the ratings give parents, community members and taxpayers “an overview of how their districts and campuses are doing at meeting student academic standards and that students are learning what they need to know.

 

Schools that receive the Met Standard rating can qualify for up to seven distinctions in various categories. To earn a distinction, schools have to perform at top levels when compared to other schools of similar size and population.

 

I'll have a follow-up Tuesday on how the local school districts fared with distinctions.