The Ellis County Press: TEA rankings released on area districts

TEA rankings released on area districts
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Editor on 12/19/2008 15:01:00


3 in county ‘Recognized'
_The Ellis County Press_
AUSTIN - The annual Texas Education Agency results are in and three schools from
Ellis County and southern Dallas County gained a "Recognized" rating.
Of the 15 districts, no district received the coveted Exemplary rating, which
tops the four categories. The others (in order) being Recognized, Acceptable,
and Unacceptable.
Number Name
Rating
070901 Avalon
Recognized
070908 Midlothian
Recognized
070915 Maypearl
Recognized
057904 Cedar Hill
Acceptable
057906 Desoto
Acceptable
057907 Duncanville
Acceptable
057913 Lancaster
Acceptable
070903 Ennis
Acceptable
070905 Ferris
Acceptable
070907Italy
Acceptable
070909 Milford
Acceptable
070910 Palmer
Acceptable
070911 Red Oak
Acceptable
070912
Waxahachie
Acceptable
175905 Frost
Acceptable
Advantaged by District
Key
% ECONDIS - denotes "percentage of economically disadvantaged students"
Attendance rate
- denotes the percentage of those students attending regularly
% Economic Attendance
District Disadvantage Rate
Midlothian 15% 95.50%
Red Oak 31% 95.30%
Maypearl 35% 96.40%
Palmer 37% 95.40%
Cedar Hill 42% 95.50%
Waxahachie 42% 95.70%
Desoto 46% 95.60%
Italy 48% 95.90%
Frost 55% 95.30%
Duncanville 57% 94.90%
Ennis 57% 94.90%
Avalon 60% 96.20%
Lancaster 63% 95.10%
Ferris 63% 96.30%
Milford 70% 96.70%
Source: Texas Education Agency