KISD Staar Exam Scores Top State

August 22, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jamie Fails (jamie.fails@kerrvilleisd.net)
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Kerrville ISD STAAR Exam Scores Top State

KERRVILLE, TEXAS (August 8, 2014) – Kerrville Independent School District announces all campuses and the district earned the highest rating, Met Standard, in the official 2014 State Accountability Ratings released today by the Texas Education Agency.
“We are extremely pleased with our scores,” said Dan Troxell, Ph.D, Superintendent. “We are thrilled to see our students consistently scoring above the state in all subject areas.”
Tivy High School and the District each received all Distinction Designations possible, while all other campuses earned at least one Distinction Designation.
Troxell stated, “These results point to the outstanding performance of Kerrville ISD students in all subject areas. Coupled with our high school students taking more than 500 AP exams this year, this data illustrates that KISD continues to not just meet expectations but rather to excel beyond them.”

The chart below shows the four index areas measured by STAAR and the “target score” for each grade level. Every KISD campus exceeded the minimum score set by the state by up to 30 points in some cases.

	Index I: Student Achievement	Index 2: Student Progress	Index 3: Closing Performance Gaps	Index 4: Postsecondary Readiness
				All 4 components	STAAR only
District Target Score	55	16	28	57	13
KISD Score	84	37	44	71	n/a

High School Target Score	55	n/a	31	57	21
Tivy High School	82	n/a	45	78	n/a

Middle School Target Score	55	28	27	n/a	13
BT Wilson 6th Grade School	82	30	43	n/a	36
Hal Peterson Middle School	84	39	44	n/a	52

Elementary School Target Score	55	33	28	n/a	12
Daniels Elementary School	86	43	50	n/a	47
Nimitz Elementary School	91	38	49	n/a	41
Starkey Elementary School	79	41	41	n/a	43
Tally Elementary School	86	42	48	n/a	52