Outstanding student achievement in 2007-08 produced a “Recognized” accountability rating for the Katy Independent School District, a “grade” earned by just over one in four (27.8%) of the state’s 1,030 public school districts.
On the 2008 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), district-wide performance for all students tested in all grades reached the “Exemplary” level (90%-plus) in reading/language arts (96.2%), math (90.3%), writing (97.0%) and social studies (96.4%), and the “Recognized” level (80%-plus) in science (86.1%). On 25 TAKS performance indicators (five student groups tested in each of five subject areas), Katy ISD reached the “Exemplary” level on 18, “Recognized” on four and “Acceptable” on three.
Seven out of nine campuses in Katy ISD (35 of 45) earned “Exemplary” or “Recognized” ratings in 2008. Sixteen (35.6%) are ranked “Exemplary”; 19 (42.2%) are “Recognized”; and 10 (22.2%) are “Acceptable”; compared to statewide data, which shows that 12.4% of public schools are rated “Exemplary”; 35.1% are “Recognized”; and 42% are “Acceptable.” (The remaining 10.5% are “Unacceptable” or not rated.)
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