Spring Branch ISD receives Met Standard rating

Spring Branch ISD and all of its schools but one received positive ratings of “Met Standard” under the 2013 state accountability results released recently by the Texas Education Agency.

Under the state’s new academic accountability system, the performance of school districts and campuses is either rated “Met Standard” or “Improvement Required.” Forty-five out of 46 SBISD schools earned the “Met Standard” rating. To receive a “Met Standard” rating, the school district and high school campuses had to meet four performance-based Index Targets.

All elementary and middle school had to meet the first three of these standards.
The Index Targets are (See Charts Below):

• Index 1/Student Achievement – A look at performance across all subjects and all student groups at the satisfactory performance standard. The target score for these groups is 50.
• Index 2/Student Progress – Looks at scores of scores of 10 student groups, including ethnic groups, English-language learners and special education students for reading, writing and math scores categorized as having met or exceeded progress standards. Schools in the bottom fifth percentile (by the school type) on Index 2 receive “Improvement Required” designation.
• Index 3/Closing Performance Gaps – Includes scores of students who are economically disadvantaged and, as applicable, the campus’ or district’s two lowest performing ethnic groups from the year before. Target score is 55. •
• Index 4/Postsecondary Readiness – Examines graduation rates and rates of students graduating on Recommended and Distinguished/Advanced Plans. Target score is 75..

In addition, schools rated as “Met Standard” may earn up to three Academic Achievement Distinctions when the certain criteria are met: high performance in reading/English language arts, high performance in mathematics and being grouped in the top quarter of their comparison group on Index 2 or Student Progress.

In SBISD, Distinction highlights include the following:

• In all, SBISD schools earned 27 Academic Distinctions. These included 8 Distinctions for high performance in reading/English language arts; 10 Distinctions for high performance in mathematics; and 9 Distinctions for being grouped in the top 25 percent of their comparison group for student progress.
• Every SBISD high school received at least one Academic Distinction. High schools received the greatest percentage of Academic Distinctions, 8 out of a possible 15 Distinctions, or 53 percent.
• Sixteen of 39 schools received one or more Academic Distinction; 11 schools received two Academic Distinctions; and 5 schools receive 1 or more Academic Distinction.
•  Schools Receiving Distinctions in Reading/ELA: Memorial and Stratford high schools; Landrum and Spring Woods middle schools, and Cornerstone Academy; and Memorial Drive, Wilchester and Thornwood elementaries.
• Schools Receiving Math Distinctions: Memorial High, Stratford High and Westchester Academy for International Studies; Memorial and Northbrook middle schools; Cornerstone Academy and the “Middle School” at the Academy of Choice;and Frostwood, Wilchester and Sherwood elementaries.
• Distinction for Top 25 Percent Student Progress: Northbrook High and Spring Woods High and Westchester Academy; Spring Woods and Northbrook middle schools, and The “Middle School” at the Academy of Choice, and Frostwood, Memorial Drive and Sherwood elementaries.

Entity	2013 Rating	Index 1 Score (Target = 50)	Index 2 Score (Targets vary*)	Index 3 Score (Target = 55)	Index 4** Score (Target = 75)
State of Texas	N/A
SBISD	Met Standard	77	36	71	85
High Schools	Met		17
Memorial	Met	93	34	83	90
Northbrook	Met	66	24	70	81
Spring Woods	Met	73	25	76	77
Stratford	Met	87	28	75	85
Westchester Academy for International Studies	Met	91	39	90	95
Middle Schools	Met		29
Landrum	Met	60	35	72
Middle School at Academy of Choice	Met	62	42	80
Memorial	Met	96	45	86
Northbrook	Met	54	38	60
Spring Branch	Met	82	39	72
Spring Forest	Met	75	37	63
Spring Oaks	Met	60	37	65
Spring Woods	Met	70	41	76
Cornerstone Academy	Met	93	42	89
Elementary Schools			30
Bendwood
Buffalo Creek	Met	71	36	77
Bunker Hill	Met	91	50	81
Cedar Brook	Met	66	38	74
Edgewood	Met	64	32	72
Frostwood	Met	96	58	92
Hollibrook	Met	56	32	64
Housman	Met	65	42	63
Hunters Creek	Met	88	44	79
Meadow Wood	Met	80	42	67
Memorial Drive	Met	95	59	98
Nottingham	Met	68	33	60
Pine Shadows	Met	50	35	60
Ridgecrest	Met	61	42	71
Rummel Creek	Met	92	55	85
Shadow Oaks	Met	58	31	74
Sherwood	Met	76	50	64
Spring Branch	Improvement Required	46	38	38
Spring Shadows	Met	63	39	67
Terrace	Met	60	37	65
Thornwood	Met	76	45	74
Treasure Forest	Met	60	45	65
Valley Oaks	Met	81	45	75
Westwood	Met	60	36	63
Wilchester	Met	97	55	100
Woodview	Met	64	37	69