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24 - BOSQUE COUNTY, U S A., FRIDAY, AUG. 20, 1999 THE CLIFTON RECORD
Many Bosque Schools
Among State’s Elite
By David Anderson
CLIFTON RECORD CITY EDITOR
CLIFTON — With a record number of
TVxas school districts and campuses earning
the two highest school ratings awarded by the
state, exemplary and recognized, several
Bosque County schools joined the lists, re-
leas^ in mid August by Commissioner of Edu-
cation Mike Moses.
‘Tfcxa.s students and educators lived up to
the high expectations we set for them We are
very proud of their remarkably strong show
ing,” Moses said.
Earning ' exemplary" status were two
school campuses—Clifton Middle School and
Meridian High School, lb achieve this presti
gious rating a school had to have at least 90
percent of its total students, as well as its Afri
can American, Hispanic, white, and economi
cally disadvantaged students, pass the
reading writing and mathematics portions of
the TAAS test Exemplary standards also re-
quire an annual dropout rate of 10 percent or
less for all students and each student group,
and an attendance rate of at least 94 percent
Schools earning the “recognized” criteria
include Clifton High School Clifton Elemen
tary School and Iredell School. Tb achieve a
recognized rating the campus must have an
annual dropout rate of 3.5 percent or less, an
attendance rate of 94 percent or higher, and a
TAAS passing rate for all students and each stu
dent group of at least 80 percent in each subject
area Clifton Independent School District Iredell
ISD, and Meridian ISD also were awarded "rec-
ognized' status under the same criteria
All other schools and districts in the county
are listed as “acceptable " This year, a district or
campus was required to achieve a 45 percent
TAAS passing rate on all subjects for all students
and student groups to be eligible for this rating
compared to a 40i)ercent passing rate last year.
It is also necessary to have an annual cfrcipout
rate of six percent or less for all students and
student groups, and an attendance rate of at least
94 percent to receive this rating
None of the county ’s districts or campuses re^
ceived “low performing” or “unacceptable"
marks from the state
Statewide, 1,110 campuses and 121 districts
earned an “exemplary" rating There are 1,842
campuses and 381 districts ranked as “recog
nized.” Those considered “acceptable" totaled
3,150 campuses and 526 districts “Low-perform
ing" campuses numbered 106, and nine districts
were rated “academically unacceptable .”
“It has been an honor to be associated with
this accountability system, which has truly ^
come a model tor the whole country," said Moses,
who Is stepping down effective Friday, Sept 3.
Bosque County’s Highly
*
Rated School Systems
A record number of Texas school districts and campuses
earned the two highest school ratings awarded by the state:
exemplary and recognized Among them are many of
________ Bosque County’s school district and individual campuses.
- — ■ The ratings were released at the start of the 1999-2000 school
year in mid-August. Bosque County school districts and their schools’ rankings
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Clifton ISD District Rating: Recognized
Clifton High School...............................................Recognized
Clifton Middle School.............................................Exemplary
Clifton Elementary School....................................Recognized
Cranfills Gap ISD District Rating: Academically Acceptable
Cranfills Gap School..............................................Acceptable
District Rating: Recognized
..........................Recognized
Iredell ISD
Iredell School.........................
Kopperl ISD District Rating: Academically Acceptable
Kopperl School......................................................Acceptable
Meridian ISD District Rating: Recognized
Meridian High School.............................................Exemplary
Meridian Elementary School.................................Acceptable
Morgan ISD District Rating: Academically Acceptable
Morgan School.................*....................................Acceptable
Valiev Mills ISD District Rating: Academically Acceptable
Valley Mills High School................... Acceptable
Valley Mills Junior High..........................................Acceptable
Valley Mills Elementary School..............................Acceptable
Walnut Springs ISD District: Academically Acceptable
Walnut Springs School..........................................Acceptable
Accountability ratings are based on dropout rates, attendance rates, and pass-
ing rates on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS). Individual schools
can earn ratings of exemplary, recognized, acceptable, low-performing, or accept
able (data issues). Districts can earn ratings of exemplary, recognized, academi-
cally acceptable, academically unacceptable, unacceptable (special accreditation
investigation), or unacceptable (data quality).
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Smith, W. Leon. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 67, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1999, newspaper, August 20, 1999; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth791182/m1/36/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.