!

!
2014%Annual%Public%School%Rankings:%
Spotlight)on)Irving)ISD)&)
Opportuni2es)for)Growth)
)
Presenta)on!by:!Dr.%Bob%Sanborn,%President%&%CEO%

About!Us!
!

Our!Mission:!CHILDREN%AT%RISK%serves%as%a%catalyst%
for%change%to%improve%the%quality%of%life%for%children%
through%strategic%research,%public%policy%analysis,%
educaOon,%collaboraOon%and%advocacy.%

Our!Vision:!The%focus%of%CHILDREN%AT%RISK%is%to%
make%childrens%needs%a%priority%and%to%ensure%ample%
resources%are%available%for%children%and%their%families%
to%thrive.%%

About!Us!
Founded%in%1989%
! Opened%North%Texas%oce%in%2011%
! Focus%on%the%whole%child,%especially:%%
!

!
!
!
!

EducaOon%
ParenOng%and%Family%Well%Being%
Health%and%Food%Insecurity%
Human%Tracking%

Texas!Students!
!

Over%5!million!children%enrolled%in%Texas%public%
Other!
schools%
6%!

!60%!!
economically%%
disadvantaged%

White!
30%!
Hispanic!
51%!

African!!
American!
14%!

C@Rs!Educa)on!PlaMorm!
!

Quality%public%
educaOon%is%criOcal%
!

Pathway%out%of%
poverty%
EssenOal%to%the%
economy%
Every%child%deserves%
a%quality%educaOon%

EducaOon%reform%is%
necessary%
!
!
!

Low%performance%
Dropout%crisis%
Achievement%gap%

Why!Rank!Schools?!
!

History%
!

2006%%School%Rankings%
started%to%raise%awareness%
about%the%high%school%drop%
out%rate%in%Houston%
2009%%Expanded%to%include%
the%enOre%state,%ranking%of%all%
the%public%schools%in%Texas%

Purpose%
!
!
!

Serve%as%an%accessible%guide%
Generate%conversaOons%performance%
Encourage%the%use%of%data%in%public%school%reform%

Rankings!Methodology!
!

Schools%are%evaluated%across%three%indexes%
using%Texas%EducaOon%Agency%data:%

%
!
!
!

Student%Achievement%Index%%
Campus%Performance%Index%%
Growth%Index%%

IRVING!ISD:!A"LOOK"AT"THE"2014"
SCHOOL"RANKINGS"AND"ACADEMIC"
PERFORMANCE"

Irving!ISD!At!A!Glance!
!

Demographics:!
!
!
!

82%!Economically%Disadvantaged%
39%!English%Language%Learners%
68.5%!at%risk%of%dropping%out%%

Enrollment:!
!

Nearly%35,000%students%
enrolled%
32!total!schools:%20%
Elementary/8%Middle/4%
High%

Irving!ISD:!Schools!by!Le]er!Grade!
and!Enrollment!
Letter%Grade
A+
A
A%
B+
B
B%
C+
C
C%
D
F
Grand%Total

Enrollment%# Enrollment%% #%Schools

0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
0
0%
0
4,627
14.3%
5
4,304
13.3%
3
15,960
49.2%
15
7,567
23.3%
9
32,458
100%
32

Nearly%75%!!
(23,527%
students)%of%
kids%in%Irving%
ISD%are%
enrolled%in%D%
or%F%schools.%

*Note:%Percentages%and%numbers%reect%only)
schools%that%were%ranked%in%2014%

Irving!ISD:!Breakdown!by!Grade!
Level!
Letter%
Grade
Elementary
C
C+
D
F
Middle
D
F
High
C
C+
D
Grand%Total

Enrollment% Enrollment%
#
%
16,047
49.4%
2,951
18.4%
1,675
10.4%
6,535
40.7%
4,886
30.4%
7,389
22.8%
4,708
63.7%
2,681
36.3%
9,022
27.8%
1,676
18.6%
2,629
29.1%
4,717
52.3%
32,458
100%

#%Schools
20
4
2
8
6
8
5
3
4
1
1
2
32

100%%of%
middle%school%
students%in%
Irving%ISD%are%
enrolled%in%D%
or%F%schools.%

*Note:%Percentages%and%numbers%reect%only)
schools%that%were%ranked%in%2014%

Academic!Performance!
STAAR"
!

8%!of%students%scored%at%Advanced%level%on%
STAAR%Reading%%
!

Compared%to%17%%statewide%

7%!of%students%scored%at%Advanced%level%on%
STAAR%Math%%
!

Compared%to%15%%statewide%

Academic!Performance!
College"Readiness"
!

High!School:!
!

87%!of%students%in%Irving%ISD%graduate%(C@R%
graduaOon%rate) %%
27%!of%Irving%ISD%students%complete%at%least%one%
advanced%course%(AP/IB/Dual%Enrollment)%
53%!of%Irving%ISD%graduates%are%classied%as%
CollegehReady%in%both%reading%and%math%

50.4%!of%Irving%ISD%graduates%enroll%in%a%Texas%
InsOtuOon%of%Higher%EducaOon%

!HOW!DOES!IRVING!ISD!
COMPARE?!

Top!20!High!Schools!in!!
North!Texas!
%,ECONOMICALLY,
CAMPUS
DISTRICT
DISADVANTAGED
SCHOOL&OF&SCIENCE&AND&ENGINEERING
DALLAS&ISD
60
IRMA&LERMA&RANGEL&YOUNG&WOMEN'S&LE DALLAS&ISD
86
UNIVERSAL&ACADEMY&9&FLOWER&MOUND
UNIVERSAL&ACADEMY
3
SCHOOL&FOR&THE&TALENTED&AND&GIFTED
DALLAS&ISD
27
HIGHLAND&PARK&H&S
HIGHLAND&PARK&ISD
0
ROSIE&SORRELLS&EDUCATION&AND&SOCIA
DALLAS&ISD
72
MIDDLE&COLLEGE&H&S
DALLAS&ISD
70
AVALON&SCHOOL
AVALON&ISD
66
CENTENNIAL&H&S
FRISCO&ISD
11
TRINIDAD&GARZA&EARLY&COLLEGE&AT&MO
DALLAS&ISD
82
FORT&WORTH&ACADEMY&OF&FINE&ARTS
FORT&WORTH&ACADEMY 18
UPLIFT&EDUCATION9PEAK&PREP&H&S
UPLIFT&EDUCATION&
93
COPPELL&H&S
COPPELL&ISD
10
PROSPER&H&S
PROSPER&ISD
10
LOVEJOY&H&S
LOVEJOY&ISD
2
FLOWER&MOUND&H&S
LEWISVILLE&ISD
3
SCHOOL&OF&HEALTH&PROFESSIONS
DALLAS&ISD
77
MILFORD&SCHOOL
MILFORD&ISD
79
BOOKER&T&WASHINGTON&SPVA&MAGNET
DALLAS&ISD
22
CELINA&H&S
CELINA&ISD
25

LETTER,
GRADE
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A+
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A

High!School!Comparison!
CAMPUS
DISTRICT
Irving,ISD,High,Schools
JACK%E%SINGLEY%ACADEMY
IRVING%ISD
MACARTHUR%H%S
IRVING%ISD
IRVING%H%S
IRVING%ISD
NIMITZ%H%S
IRVING%ISD
Top,High,Poverty,High,Schools,in,North,Texas
IRMA%LERMA%RANGEL%YOUNG%WOMEN'S%LE DALLAS%ISD
TRINIDAD%GARZA%EARLY%COLLEGE%AT%MO
DALLAS%ISD
UPLIFT%EDUCATION6PEAK%PREP%H%S
UPLIFT%EDUCATION
SCHOOL%OF%HEALTH%PROFESSIONS
DALLAS%ISD
MILFORD%SCHOOL
MILFORD%ISD

%,ECONOMICALLY, LETTER,
DISADVANTAGED GRADE
77
67
81
73

C
C6
D
D

86
82
93
77
79

A+
A
A
A
A

Top!High!Poverty!Elementary!!
Schools!in!Dallas!ISD!
%(ECONOMICALLY(
CAMPUS
DISADVANTAGED
PRESTON(HOLLOW(EL
91
SAM(HOUSTON(EL
93
JIMMIE(TYLER(BRASHEAR(EL
91
UMPHREY(LEE(ELEMENTARY(SCHOOL
98
J(P(STARKS(ELEMENTARY(SCHOOL
96
JILL(STONE(EL(AT(VICKERY(MEADOW
99
SIDNEY(LANIER(EXPRESSIVE(ARTS(VANG 92
GEORGE(PEABODY(EL
98
MARGARET(B(HENDERSON(EL
96
OBADIAH(KNIGHT(ELEMENTARY(SCHOOL 98
B(H(MACON(EL
95
F(P(CAILLET(EL
95
JOHN(Q(ADAMS(EL
96
WILLIAM(M(ANDERSON(EL
98
ANNE(FRANK(EL
92
ASCHER(SILBERSTEIN(EL
97
RICHARD(LAGOW(EL
96
JOHN(J(PERSHING(EL
95

LETTER(
GRADE
A
A2
A2
B+
B+
B+
B+
B
B
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2
B2

North!Texas!!
District!Comparisons!
DISTRICT ENNIS)ISD GARLAND)ISD
)TOTAL)STUDENTS) !!!!!!!5,782! !!!!!!!!!!!!57,914!
%)WHITE)STUDENTS
32
22
%)AFRICAN.AMERICAN)STUDENTS
12
17
%)HISPANIC)STUDENTS
54
50
%)ECONOMICALLY)DISADVANTAGED
70
61
STAAR)READING.)ADVANCED
13
18
STAAR)MATH.)ADVANCED
13
15
GRADUATION)RATE
95
90
LETTER)GRADE
B
B

CARROLLTON.
FARMERS) IRVING)ISD
BRANCH)ISD
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!26,325! !!!!!!!!34,961!
17
10
16
13
54
72
63
82
17
8
15
7
91
87
B
D

Alief!ISD!Comparison!
!

Alief%ISD%in%
Harris%County%
has%the%same%
percentage%of%
economically%
disadvantaged%
students,%but%
was%rated%a%B.%
What!can!we!
learn!from!other!
districts?!

DISTRICT

ALIEF+ISD

IRVING+ISD

COUNTY
CITY
TOTAL0STUDENTS
%0WHITE
%0AFRICAN@AMERICAN
%0HISPANIC
%0OTHER0
RACE/ETHNICITY
%0ECONOMICALLY0
DISADVANTAGED
STAAR0READING@0
ADVANCED
STAAR0MATH@0
ADVANCED
GRADUATION0RATE
20140STATE0RANK
LETTER+GRADE

HARRIS
HOUSTON
45,748
3.5%
31.2%
51.2%

DALLAS
IRVING
34,961
10.1%
12.9%
71.5%

14.1%

5.5%

81.7%

81.5%

13%

8%

12%
94.4%
384
B

7%
86.6%
899
D

WHAT!CAN!WE!LEARN?!

EDUCATION"REFORM"STRATEGIES"

Educa)on!Reform!Strategies!
!

Tophperforming%schools%in%the%rankings%share%
similar%characterisOcs%
!

EecOve%teachers%with%missionary%zeal%

More!)me!in!class!

Strong,%collaboraOve%school%leadership%

Datahinformed%decisionhmaking%

High%expectaOons%

Expanded!learning!)me
!

Expanded%learning%Ome%models%
!
!
!

!!

Extending%the%school%day%beyond%6.5h7%hours%
Extending%the%school%year%beyond%180%days%
Expanded%learning%opportuniOes%outside%of%regular%
school%hours%

In!all!cases,!more!)me!on!task!

Expanded!learning!)me!
!

Research%shows%that%expanded%learning%Ome%
models%have%a%posiOve%eect%on%student%
achievement,%especially%in%the%most%athrisk%
students%
!

!
!

More%Ome%for%students%to%study%and%pracOce%the%
material%
More%Ome%for%teachers%to%collaborate%
More%Ome%for%a%wellhrounded%curriculum%

High!Quality!Early!Educa)on!
!

Public%prehkindergarten%programs%
!
!
!

Full%day%
High%quality%standards%
Accessible%to%all%children%%

College!Readiness!!
&!A]endance!
!

Texas%is%in%the%bomom%quarOle%naOonally%for%
college%enrollment%

%
!

Recent%study%showed%that%only%22%!of%Texas%8th%
graders%complete%a%4hyear%degree,%2hyear%degree,%
OR%career%cerOcate%

HOW!YOU!CAN!HELP!

Stay!Informed!
!

Amend%events%that%help%you%become%more%informed%
about%what%is%going%on%in%Irving%ISD%

Read%about%the%
latest%in%
EducaOon%News%
in%Dallas%County%
at%the%Dallas%
Morning%News%or%
other%media%
outlets%

Get!involved!in!Irving!ISD!
Volunteer%with%the%school%district%to%help%
improve%student%outcomes%
! Ask%quesOons%
! Vote%in%school%board%elecOons%
! Get%involved%with%community%organizaOons%
that%work%on%educaOon%
!

Spread!the!word!!
Encourage%others%to%vote%in%school%board%
elecOons%
! Encourage%and%facilitate%parent%advocacy:%
help%parents%get%involved%in%their%childrens%
educaOon%
!

!
!

At%the%school%
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QUESTIONS!

Thank!you!!