Texas Notes High-Performing Schools With Low-Income Students
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AUSTIN (AP) — More than 400 Texas schools were recognized for improvements at campuses where at least 40 percent of the students are considered low income.
The Texas Education Agency on Thursday identified this year's high-performing and/or high-progress Title I reward schools.
Results are provided to the U.S. Department of Education. The improvements are based on statewide reading and math assessments for the 2013-2014 school year and graduation rates.
TEA identified 192 Texas campuses as high-performing, including 16 in the Houston Independent School District — the state's largest, with about 215,000 students.
The agency identified 218 campuses as high-progress, including 10 in the El Paso ISD.
Education Commissioner Michael Williams says people should be proud of what's taking place at the schools and what it means for the state's future.
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