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North Texas School Districts Receive TEA Ratings: Fort Worth ISD Shows Progress, Arlington ISD Appeals

WFAASeptember 7, 20251 min165 views
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Latest TEA School Ratings Released

  • πŸ“Œ Districts across North Texas have received their latest letter grades from the Texas Education Agency for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • πŸ“Š The ratings are based on state test performance, student year-to-year improvement, and efforts to close the achievement gap for struggling students.

Fort Worth ISD's Significant Progress

  • πŸ“ˆ Fort Worth ISD is showing major signs of progress, with the number of F-rated schools dropping from 31 to 11.
  • ✨ A-rated campuses have increased by 70%, and the district's overall score improved from 70 to 73.
  • ⚠️ Despite facing a potential state takeover, the district has demonstrated substantial improvement.

Arlington ISD Appeals Ratings

  • πŸ“£ Arlington ISD is appealing its TEA ratings, citing an error that they believe unfairly lowered their scores.
  • πŸ€– The district claims that artificial intelligence scoring of STAR test results may have led to inaccuracies.
  • ⏱️ Arlington ISD requested human rescoring for certain tests, but these results reportedly arrived too late to be included in the official ratings, potentially causing five campuses to miss out on a higher letter grade.
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