TEA rankings released on area districts

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

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

% EconDis – denotes "percentage of economically disadvantaged students"

– 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