21 Jan 2010
The Number of Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools Increased from Last Year's 47 Schools
DALLAS–Fifty five Dallas Independent School District schools have been named to the National Center for Educational Achievement's 2009 Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools list.
The 55 schools in the list have received the higher performing rating in at least one subject area–mathematics, science, social studies, reading, and writing. Those schools are:
Adelle Turner Elementary; Anson Jones Elementary; Arcadia Park Elementary; B.F. Darrell Elementary; Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts; C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary; Casa View Elementary; Central Elementary; Charles Rice Learning Center; Clinton P. Russell Elementary; Dallas Environmental Science Academy; Trinidad "Trini" Garza Early College High School at Mountain View; Edna Rowe Elementary; Eladio R. Martinez Elementary; Elisha M. Pease Elementary; Erasmo Seguin Community Learning Center; E.D. Walker Middle School; Felix G. Botello Elementary; George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Vanguard and International Academy; George Peabody Elementary; Gilbert Cuellar Sr. Elementary; H.S. Thompson Learning Center; Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School; J.P. Starks Elementary; James B. Bonham Elementary; James W. Fannin Elementary; Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary; John Neely Bryan Elementary; Julia C. Frazier Elementary; Julius Dorsey Elementary; Lakewood Elementary; Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary; Judge Barefoot Sanders Magnet Center for Public Service: Government, Law and Law Enforcement at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center; Martin Luther King Jr. Learning Center; N.W. Harllee Elementary; Onesimo Hernandez Elementary; Robert L. Thornton Elementary; Ronald E. McNair Elementary; San Jacinto Elementary; School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center; School of Business and Management at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center; School of Education and Social Services at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center; School of Health Professions at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center; School of Science and Engineering at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center; Sidney Lanier Expressive Arts Vanguard; Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary; Thomas Tolbert Elementary; W.E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy; W.H. Adamson High School; W.T. White High School; Walnut Hill Elementary; William B. Miller Elementary; William B. Travis Academy for the Academically Talented and Gifted; William B Travis Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted; and William M. Anderson Elementary.
"It is a tremendous honor for schools to be named Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools," said Superintendent of Schools Michael Hinojosa. "This achievement is the result of the hard work of teachers, students, and school administrators. Dallas ISD continues to make progress, which shows that we are heading in the right direction to achieve our goal of graduating students college and workforce ready."
The number of Dallas ISD schools named Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools increased from last year's 47 schools.
The Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools criteria measures elementary schools whose students' academic growth on the TAKS is higher than predicted based on those same students' previous test scores as compared to student performance at schools with similar demographics. A second measure uses NCEA's College and Career Readiness benchmarks for math, reading, and science and the state's Commended Standard for social studies and writing.
Just for the Kids is a non-profit organization that identifies successful schools, collects data on why they are successful and helps educators focus on the practices and strategies that have a positive impact on student achievement.
For more information on Just for the Kids visit the Web site http://www.nc4ea.org/index.cfm/e/initiatives.just_for_the_kids.
"The Dallas Independent School District and the students it serves have made substantial strides over the last several years. Its academic gains have been some of the most impressive in the country, and the district is now viewed as one of the nation's fastest improving urban school systems."
Council of Great City Schools
June 2009