The nonprofit Children at Risk鈥檚 annual ranking of Texas public schools shows improvement over past years, as more schools in predominantly low-income communities earned the organization鈥檚 top-rated Gold Ribbon.
The organization鈥檚 awarded more As and Bs, despite funding challenges at the state level.
鈥淲hen we looked at student achievement performance and student growth, we saw increases all across the board,鈥� said Children at Risk CEO Bob Sanborn. 鈥淥ur kids are doing better, our schools are doing better.鈥�
This is the 20th year Children at Risk has released rankings, based on student performance, growth and college readiness. The nonprofit said in North Texas, Dallas ISD continues to standout, and remains 鈥渁mong the state鈥檚 most stable and improving urban school systems.鈥�
Among the Gold Ribbon schools in North Texas, more than 80% are Dallas ISD campuses.
Gold Ribbon High schools include the Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, the Marvin E. Robinson School of Business and Management, and the School of Health Professionals.
Other North Texas districts scoring Gold Ribbons include Arlington, Fort Worth, Mesquite and the charter operation IDEA Public Schools.
The report also said emerging, quality districts include Wylie ISD, Coppell ISD, Boles ISD, and Joshua ISD.
Sanborn said while there鈥檚 room for improvement, he鈥檚 happy with the rankings.
鈥淲e鈥檒l see this spin that we have horrible schools in the state of Texas,鈥� he said. 鈥淲ell, yes, in some cases we could have better schools, but the fact that our schools are getting better and better I think is extraordinary.鈥�
The non-profit also recognized top rated campuses independent of its own Gold Ribbon honors.
Top high schools in North Texas include Dallas ISD鈥檚 Talented and Gifted High School, charter schools Westlake Academy and Uplift鈥檚 North Hills Prep High School. Also earning top ranks by Children at Risk were schools in Frisco ISD, Plano ISD, Coppell ISD, Carroll ISD and Allen ISD.
Bill Zeeble is 四虎影院鈥檚 education reporter. Got a tip? Email Bill at bzeeble@kera.org. You can follow him on X .
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