On August 15, the Texas Education Agency released state accountability rankings. All Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD schools and the district received the ranking of Met Standard for the seventh consecutive year, and increased the number of academic and growth distinctions to a total of 33.

The education accountability system is new for 2018. Under the state-developed model, districts receive a letter grade of A-F based on student achievement and academic growth measures, while individual schools are labeled as Met Standard or Improvement Required. The district received an overall rating of a B, which equates to the previous label of Recognized Performance.

“We are a community school district driven by our mission, which promotes fostering a culture of excellence. One of our core beliefs in EMS ISD is that accountability is essential to success,” said Dr. Jim F. Chadwell, superintendent. “Analyzing student performance data and designing academic structures to support continuous student achievement is part of our ongoing process for growth and improvement. We also know that a single letter grade or label is incapable of fully capturing the performance, progress, and readiness levels of every child. We are proud of the performance improvements of our students, as well as the increase in the number of students enrolling, and succeeding, in advanced courses, dual credit, and career and technology certifications. Through our Aspire 2022 Strategic Plan, we are intentionally using multiple measures of achievement to provide personalized learning opportunities that grow, challenge, and prepare our students for future success."

Campus distinctions earned based on 2017-18 data are:

Boswell High School
  1. Academic Achievement in Social Studies

Chisholm Trail High School
  2. Academic Achievement in Social Studies

Saginaw High School
  3. Academic Achievement in Social Studies
  4. Top 25% in Academic Growth
  5. Top 25% in Closing Performance Gaps

Creekview Middle School
  6. Academic Achievement in Social Studies
  7. Top 25% in Post-Secondary Readiness
  8. Top 25% in Closing Performance Gaps

Highland Middle School
  9. Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA
10. Academic Achievement in Science
11. Academic Achievement in Social Studies
12. Top 25% in Post-Secondary Readiness
13. Top 25% in Academic Growth
14. Top 25% in Closing Performance Gaps

Prairie Vista Middle School
15. Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA
16. Academic Achievement in Social Studies

Wayside Middle School
17. Academic Achievement in Social Studies

Dozier Elementary School
18. Academic Achievement in Science

Eagle Mountain Elementary School
19. Top 25% in Academic Growth

Elkins Elementary School
20. Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA
21. Top 25% in Academic Growth
22. Top 25% in Closing Performance Gaps

Gililland Elementary School
23. Academic Achievement in Science

Greenfield Elementary School
24. Academic Achievement in Science
25. Top 25% in Academic Growth
26. Top 25% in Closing Performance Gaps

Lake Pointe Elementary School
27. Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA
28. Top 25% in Academic Growth
29. Top 25% in Closing Performance Gaps

Northbrook Elementary School
30. Academic Achievement in Reading/ELA
31. Top 25% in Academic Growth

Remington Point Elementary School
32. Top 25% in Academic Growth

Saginaw Elementary School
33. Top 25% in Academic Growth

Information about the new A-F Accountability System is available on the TEA website. Student assessment information can be viewed online at the TEA’s official testing results portal, www.texasassessment.com.