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School districts focus on safety in coming year

TRACKING SHOOTINGS AT SCHOOLS The number of gunre incidents on school campuses in Texas during schools hours on weekdays that have led to either injuries or deaths has varied over the last ve years, while incidents across the country continue to rise. The shooting in Uvalde, however, has made 2022 the deadliest in Texas over the last ve years.

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Pearland, and Friendswood ISDs are reas- sessing security proto- Alvin cols at their campuses in response to the May shoot- ing at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead. The three school districts, along with those across the state, are undergoing sev- eral measures, including safety audits, updating lock- down protocols and upgrad- ing security equipment in an CONTINUED ON 16

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Pearland ISD looks to correct declining student attendance, enrollment caused by pandemic

Pearland ISD Superintendent Larry Berger said the key to increasing attendance numbers is by focusing on sta and building a strong culture for the district. PEARLAND ISD’S PLAN

students attend classes—are crucial for Texas districts because they deter- mine districts’ funding from state and local sources, experts said. While PISD is not alone in decreasing enrollment numbers, most of the land within its boundary has already been developed, which limits the number of new students who can move to the area, PISD Superintendent Larry Berger told Community Impact News- paper in April. This makes increasing attendance a priority, he said. “The city of Pearland is kind of built

As enrollment declines, Pearland ISD and districts across the state aim to increase the percentage of students who show up to class by focusing on teacher retention and other strategies. The Texas Education Agency has seen declining enrollment and atten- dance rates across school districts since the beginning of the COVID- 19 pandemic, said Melissa Holmes, senior media relations coordinator for the TEA, in an email. Overall student enrollment and attendance num- bers—the frequency at which enrolled

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NOW OPEN 1 The Kuttin’ Edge Salon and Barber- shop located at 12567 Broadway Ste. 117, Pearland, opened in late May. The location offers a variety of services for men, wom- en and children, such as regular haircuts, beard trims, twists, and shampoo and conditioning treatments. 713-900-9048. https://kuttin-edge-pearland.square.site 2 Grace Pizza & Shakes on July 21 opened its third location at 9415 Broadway St., Ste. 111, Pearland. The new Grace Pizza & Shakes opened where Grace Market Sandwiches operated. Grace Pizza & Shakes offers a variety of pizzas, salads and its signature ice cream shakes. People can dine indoors or on the location’s patio. 346-409-1701. www.gracepizzaandshakes.com 3 Alkaline Oasis Water Store on June

COMING SOON 6 Tilly’s aims to open at the Bay- brook Mall at 500 Baybrook Mall Drive, Friendswood. Representatives said as of mid-July it will open in the next few weeks. Tilly’s is known for its clothing for men, women and children. It also has backpacks, shoes and accessories. Tilly’s has locations throughout the U.S. 866-484-5597. www.tillys.com 7 Fat Tuesday plans to open at the end of this year at the Baybrook Mall at 500 Baybrook Mall Drive, Friendswood. Fat Tuesday has locations throughout the U.S. and offers different kinds of cocktails and cocktail combinations, such as Jet Fuel and Miami Vice. www.fattuesday.com 8 Fogo de Chã o is a Brazilian steakhouse planning to open at the end of the year

20 opened its doors at 1819 Broadway St., Ste. 107, Pearland. The locally owned store offers alkaline water for residents’ hydration needs. Customers can buy water containers at the location or bring their own to use at the filling stations. 281-406-8174. www.facebook.com/ alkalineoasispearland 4 Exit Realty 360 , located at 1990 Country Place Parkway, Ste. 110, Pearland, held its grand opening July 17. Exit Realty 360’s professionals provide personalized real estate services to its clients looking to buy or sell homes. 713-987-7000. www.exitrealty360.com 5 Liquor Pot Pearland opened in May at 3525 S. Main St., Ste. 160, Pearland. The location offers a selection of spirits, liquors and beers. It also has another location called Liquor Zone at 7109 Broadway St., Pearland. 713-875-1008

at the Baybrook Mall at 500 Baybrook Mall Drive, Friendswood. The steakhouse was founded in Brazil and was brought to Dallas in 1997. Menu items include steak, chicken, lamb and pork as well as a mix of seafood and salads. 972-960-9533. www.fogodechao.com ANNIVERSARIES 9 Galveston’s iconic Pleasure Pier at 2501 Seawall Blvd., Galveston, cele- brated its 10-year anniversary June 16. The Gulfside tourist destination was the largest of its kind in the country in the late 1940s, and it was reconstructed and reopened in summer 2012. Pleasure Pier features 16 rides and a variety of food venues and retail stores, including Bub- ba Gump Shrimp Co. 409-766-4950. www.pleasurepier.com

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RENOVATIONS 10 Riot Salon The Studio opened in October 2021 at 1331 Broadway St., Ste. D, Pearland, but closed for con- struction and reopened in May. Along with coloring and extensions, it offers a wellness spa that includes anti-aging, hyperpigmentation and facial massages. 832-385-2498. www.riotsalon.com IN THE NEWS 11 In June, two Clear Lake aerospace companies— A Aegis Aerospace at 18050 Saturn Lane, Ste. 300, Houston, and B Intuitive Machines at 3700 Bay Area Blvd., Houston—announced they have entered the first Texas-based business-to-business contract to deliver a commercial science payload to the moon. Under the contract, Intuitive Machines will send Aegis Aerospace’s Space Science & Technology Evaluation Facility to the moon in 2025. The facility is designed to accommodate a variety of experiments, such as with a 3D-printed antenna and sensors. 281-283-6200. www.aegisaero.com. 281-520-3703. www.intuitivemachines.com 12 The city of Manvel in partnership with Brazoria County Conservation and Reclamation District No. 3, Brazoria Drainage District No. 4 and Brazoria Drainage District No. 5 on June 21 broke ground on the Manvel drainage pond

The partnership with NASA and the UH System—which includes the University of Houston, the University of Houston-Downtown and the University of Houston-Clear Lake—focuses on science; engineering; technology; business disciplines; and aerial and ground-based research, which includes data analytics and cybersecurity, according to the release. Additionally, NASA in July announced a $3.5 billion Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services contract partnership with both Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace that will allow the companies to compete for individual task orders for missions through 2034. NASA and The Ion will open applications for interested startups and entrepreneurs in the fall for programming that will run through mid-2023, according to the release. 281-483-0123. www.nasa.gov

near the intersection of Masters and Jordan roads. The project is broken into two phases. Phase 1 of the pond will cost $500,000 and is estimated to be completed in the third quarter of 2023. www.cityofmanvel.com 13 The Houston-Galveston Area Council at its June 21 board meeting named Friendswood City Council Member Sally Branson as the new chair of the board. Branson will govern the monthly board meetings, which revolve around regional planning items and convene advisory committees to promote the sustainable growth of the 13-county region. 713-627-3200. www.h-gac.com Kelsey-Seybold Clinic on July 11 unveiled its new mobile health program that will serve the Greater Houston area. The mo- bile health motorcoach is decked out with two exam rooms that can accommodate up to two medical providers and offers multi- ple services, including physicals and well- ness screenings, drug and alcohol testing, and laboratory testing. 713-442-6253. www.kelsey-seybold.com/kelsey-mobile

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TRANSPORTATION UPDATES Chamber asks for businesses to be consulted on FM 518 widening The Pearland Chamber of Com-

The Pearland Chamber of Commerce asked the Texas Department of Transportation to conduct a new trac study on Phase 2 of the FM 518 widening project, from Cullen Parkway to McLean Road, and meet with potentially displaced property owners to answer their concerns. The project will expand FM 518 from four to six lanes. BROADWAY PROPOSAL

merce on May 31 sent a letter to the Texas Department of Transportation after their April presentation for changes to Phase 2 of the FM 518, or Broadway Street, project. The chamber requested for TxDOT to conduct a new trac study on Phase 2 of the proposed widening proj- ect from Cullen Parkway to McLean Road and also to personally meet with potentially displaced property owners. “We will review the provided request [by the chamber] and make a determination on how to best move forward,” TxDOT Public Information Ocer Danny Perez said. The chamber wants a new study to see if there is still need for the project once the McHard Road extension from Mykawa Road to Cullen Park- way is completed in the fall, chamber President Jim Johnson said. TxDOT from April 26 to May 13 collected public input on a proposed change to the Broadway Street wid- ening project from Cullen Parkway to McLean Road in Pearland that

ALL INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED AS OF JULY 14. NEWS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE OR OTHER LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS? EMAIL US AT PLFNEWSCOMMUNITYIMPACT.COM. for the materials, ocials said. Timeline: July-end of August Cost: $528,847 Funding sources: Brazoria County, Pearland Repaving thoroughfares Pearland and Brazoria County are repaving portions of O’Day Road, Veterans Drive from Walnut Street to Mary’s Creek, and Old Alvin Road from McHard Road to Hickory Slough. Ocials elected to remove two sec- tions of O’Day Road out of the project, Pearland Assistant Director of Public Works Eric Hammond said. The project costs are split by Brazoria County cov- ering the work and Pearland paying

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included acquiring less right-of-way for the expansion; constructing three 11-foot-wide lanes on each side of the thoroughfare; and creating sidewalks on the north and south sides of the thoroughfare. Despite reducing the amount of right-of-way needed for the expan- sion, TxDOT said the project could potentially displace ve more busi- nesses because of the addition of the pedestrian path that was originally planned to be a shared lane with cars. Phase 1 of the Broadway Street

project from Hwy. 288 to Cullen Parkway is aiming to begin construc- tion in 2025, Perez previously told Community Impact Newspaper . The cost for Phase 1 is $88 million. There is not a set timeline for Phase 2 because it has not yet been funded. “TxDOT has been coordinating closely and regularly with city of Pearland sta and Pearland Economic Development Corporation sta throughout the design of the project, including the latest changes to the design,” Perez said.

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Pearland City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 at 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland. Meetings are streamed and available at www.pearlandtx.gov. Friendswood City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood. A time for the meeting will be determined a week before the meeting. Meeting recordings are posted to the city’s YouTube channel. MEETINGS WE COVER CITY HIGHLIGHTS PEARLAND The city of Pearland is one step closer to receiving Hurricane Harvey response funds. On July 25, Pearland City Council approved a resolution to authorize the acceptance of $14.8 million in grant funds distributed by the Houston-Galveston Area Council from the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation program. The funds will be used for future mitigation efforts, City Manager Clay Pearson said. Pearson said the city could receive more funding down the line from the program, such as from Harris County, due to a portion of Pearland located within the county’s limits. The resolution does not include specific projects.

Pearland ends conflicting 32/30 plan earlier than originally planned

With the decision to end the 32/30 plan, Pearland expects all customers to be caught up on a monthly cycle by November.

PEARLAND Water customers in Pearland will see a change in their water bills over the next three months. City Council at its July 11 regular meeting approved an option that will end the 32/30 plan months earlier than expected. The 32/30 plan billed water customers for 32 days of use every 30 days. Under the new option, Pearland will accelerate bill dates for all cycles of the city’s water customers until the end of October. “I think anything that can complete and get 32/30 done faster is good,” Pearland Mayor Kevin Cole said. “It checks a box. It gets that part of it over with.” Under the new adopted plan, Pearland water cus- tomers will receive three bills, all being charged for 32 days of use, in a span of 84-88 days with the final bill coming in October. According to agenda documents, all Pearland customers in cycles 11, 12 and 13 will receive their bills 30 days apart for August. For September and October, bills will be either 28 or 29 days in between the previous bill. For cycle 14 customers, they will receive their August bills 28 days apart, the September bill 29 days apart and the October bill 27 days apart. Once November rolls around, the city will return to a regular monthly read cycle. According to agenda docu- ments, the new schedule will incorporate all 365 days of the year by billing at 30 days from March to September

Final bill day under 32/30: Oct. 10 Final bill day under 32/30: Oct. 27

Final bill day under 32/30: Oct. 20 Final bill day under 32/30: Oct. 3

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and 31 days from October to February. In the leap year of 2024, March will be read in 31 days. Additionally, each cycle will have a standard 10- to 15-day billing gap between the meter read date and the billing date. The 32/30 plan was created in 2020 and has been a contentious issue since. The plan to end 32/30 sooner than December and into early 2023 was unanimously passed by council July 11. While the item to implement the new plan unani- mously passed, the amendment to accept the option affecting customers on cycles 11-14 passed in a 5-1 vote with Council Member Adrian Hernandez the lone vote against. He said he was in favor of a different option that would have affected only cycle 14 customers.

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Friendswood ISD will meet at 5:45 p.m. Sept. 12 at 402 Laurel Drive, Friendswood. Pearland ISD will meet at 5 p.m. Sept. 13 at 1928 N. Main St., Pearland. Meetings are streamed at www.youtube.com/user/ thepearlandisd. Alvin ISD will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Tommy King Administration Building located at 301 E. House St., Alvin. MEETINGS WE COVER MEETING HIGHLIGHTS FRIENDSWOOD ISD Bond- funded renovations to Friendswood ISD schools are still slated to finish on time as construction begins, district officials said. PBK Architects presented updates on the projects it designed at the July 18 FISD board meeting. The projects are part of the $128 million school bond approved by voters in November 2020. Most recently, the board approved PBK’s designs for renovations and construction on Windsong Intermediate, Bales Intermediate and Westwood Elementary schools. Progress on construction has not been affected by supply chain issues, district officials said.

Friendswood ISD’s FY 2022-23 updated proposed budget includes decreased tax rate

FISD TAX RATES OVER TIME Friendswood ISD tax rates have fallen almost every year with a 12% decrease since 2014.

FRIENDSWOOD ISD Under its fiscal year 2022-23 proposed budget, Friendswood ISD looks to drop its tax rate by 3 cents. Friendswood ISD Chief Financial Officer Amber Petree presented the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022-23 at the Aug. 8 board of trustees meeting. The district’s proposed budget includes a tax rate of $1.2094 per $100 property valuation, a decrease of $0.03—or 2.4%—from the FY 2021-22 rate of $1.2394. The maintenance and operations rate makes up $0.9170 of the total with an interest and sinking rate of $0.2924. The district previously estimated a higher tax rate of $1.2315 in an earlier version of the preliminary budget presented at the July 18 board meeting. This rate would have represented only a $0.0079 decrease—or 0.64%— from FY 2021-22’s rate. FY 2022-23’s proposed rate joins the ongoing down- ward trend of FISD tax rates, representing a nearly 12% decrease from 2014. The financial plan projects expenditures totaling $59.5 million, compared to the $56.6 million originally budgeted for FY 2021-22. A $3.1 million shortfall is

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anticipated for FY 2022-23, which would draw from the district’s fund balance and reduce it to $14.5 million. However, Petree said the district was able to decrease its projected $2.5 million FY 2021-22 deficit to just under $700,000 as of August. If the district spends only 98% of its revised expen- diture budget, which it has on average for the past five fiscal years, per agenda documents, the estimated FY 2022-23 shortfall would fall to just under $2 million. The district’s budget process for FY 2022-23 began in January and will conclude in August with the adoption of the budget, according to agenda documents. The board will hold the required public meeting to dis- cuss the proposed budget and tax rate Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. during its workshop session in the FISD Boardroom.

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Alvin ISD anticipates over 1,000 additional students in 2022-23 compared to 2021- 22 after seeing a slight decline due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half of the student population is economically disadvantaged.

Friendswood ISD anticipates a return to prepandemic enrollment numbers for the 2022-23 school year. More than 13% of students are in special education.

In Pearland ISD, student enrollment has plateaued over the past ve school years, and the 2022-23 enrollment projection is expected to be less than 2021-22. Almost one-third of students are economically disadvantaged.

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Clear Creek ISD seeks expansion of Watch D.O.G.S. safety program

NEW SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICER DISTRIBUTION Since 2018, 20 new school liaison ocers have been added to Clear Creek ISD schools. Five of those patrol CCISD's 27 elementary schools.

association, not the district, and therefore not all of CCISD’s 27 elemen- tary schools feature the program as not every school has its own PTA, said Jonathan Cottrell, board trustee and Watch D.O.G.S. participant. Cunningham said the challenge for CCISD will be extending the Watch D.O.G.S. program to more elementary schools and beyond to the interme- diate and high school level. He said the size of the district causes dierent levels of PTA participation at dierent schools, where some PTAs can strug- gle with membership numbers. Watch D.O.G.S. has been on hiatus since the 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19. “There was a dire need for us as parents to be on campus with our kids,” Cottrell said. “So as soon as green lights were coming on, in bits and pieces, the dads were saying, ‘When can we get in there?’”

EXISTING School liaison ocers

Monitoring software was implemented at Clear Creek High School in 2018.

Clear Creek ISD will ocially restart its Watch D.O.G.S.—or Dads of Great Students—program in the 2022-23 school year to boost student safety in its elementary schools. Watch D.O.G.S. is a national school-based program aimed at incorporating more positive male role models in school environments. The volunteer program invites father gures to sign up for campus visits to help students and ensure uniform security coverage of CCISD elemen- tary schools, which have patrolling school liaison ocers. Watch D.O.G.S. participants are not armed. “It doesn’t take a tragedy for the district to think of the safety of our students; that’s rst and foremost,” CCISD board of trustees President Jay Cunningham said. At CCISD, Watch D.O.G.S. is orga- nized by each school’s parent-teacher

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Five high schools received a new school liaison ocer each, totaling three at each. Clear Brook High School + Clear Creek High School + Clear Falls High School + Clear Lake High School + Clear Springs High School +

The software allows ocials to monitor the building.

Ten intermediate schools received a new school liaison ocer each, totaling two at each. Bayside Intermediate League City Intermediate + + Brookside Intermediate Seabrook Intermediate + + Clear Creek Intermediate Space Center Intermediate + + Clear Lake Intermediate Victory Lakes Intermediate + + Creekside Intermediate Westbrook Intermediate + +

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Understanding the table The following tables reveal test results from the 2021-22 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. Tables also include enrollment data, feeder school campuses and the percentage of students considered economically disadvantaged. STAAR RESULTS Results show the percentage of

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED These students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, come from a family with an income below the poverty line, or are eligible for other specic benets.

students within the district and each campus who are approaching the grade level, which is considered passing.

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

SOURCES: FRIENDSWOOD ISD, PEARLAND ISD, ALVIN ISD, TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS LEGISLATURE COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

MIDDLE SCHOOLS State average District average 5 Friendswood

N/A N/A 77% 70% 77% 69% 80% 75% 66% N/A N/A N/A N/A 92% 91% 94% 91% 94% 96% 91% N/A N/A 816 5.56% 96% 92% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 8% 3 663 6.59% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 22.17% 4

N/A N/A 69% 72% 78% 59% 82% 69% 73% 59% N/A N/A N/A N/A 90% 90% 96% 91% 93% 94% 91% 93% N/A N/A 1,482 -0.54% 90% 90% 96% 91% 93% 94% 91% 93% 11% 6

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

HIGH SCHOOLS State average District average 6 Friendswood

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N/A N/A 77% 70% 77% 69% 80% 75% 66% N/A N/A N/A N/A 92% 91% 94% 91% 94% 96% 91% N/A N/A 647 6.77% 91% 98% 95% 98% 94% 97% 89% 8% 5 589 -1.67% 90% 86% 91% 82% 94% 96% 93% 16% 5

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CAMPUS DATA PEARLAND ISD Across the district, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness scores throughout Pearland ISD were higher than the state averages across all grade levels.

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE 5TH 6TH

MIDDLE SCHOOLS State average District average 12 Alexander 13 Leon Sablatura

N/A 80% 75% 66% 69% 72% N/A N/A N/A 89% 85% 84% 86% 89% N/A N/A 2.2% 90% 90% 87% 87% 95% 29.97% 17 1.07% 91% 78% 83% 89% 88% 32.56% 19 -1.08% 91% 89% 84% 89% 93% 20.41% 16 -8.92% 84% 83% 79% 80% 83% 43.74% 18

OUR CURRENT GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF OUR CAMPUSES AND IMPROVE CULTURE AND MORALE IN EFFORTS TO RETAIN ALL STUDENTS WITHIN THE PEARLAND ISD ATTENDANCE ZONES.

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

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202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE 3RD 4TH

State average District average 16 Berry Miller 17 Pearland East 18 Pearland South 19 Pearland West

N/A N/A 78% 59% 82% 69% 73% 59% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 90% 81% 92% 80% 86% 76% N/A N/A N/A 800 -1.96% 93% 85% 96% 87% 93% 88% 99% 22.75% 20 865 -0.12 91% 88% 91% 81% 87% 73% 100% 28.90% 21 892 2.18% 87% 75% 87% 78% 81% 70% 100% 47.65% 20, 21 907 1.57% 89% 77% 93% 71% 85% 73% 99% 31.31% 20, 21

State average District average 1 Barbara Cockrell 2 Challenger 3 C.J. Harris 4 E.A. Lawhon 5 H.C. Carleston 6 Magnolia 7 Massey Ranch 8 RusticOak 9 Shadycrest 10 Silvercrest 11 Silverlake

N/A 77% 70% 77% 69% N/A N/A 87% 83% 89% 87% N/A

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

HIGH SCHOOLS State average District average 20 Glenda Dawson 21 Pearland 22 Robert Turner

N/A N/A 74% 82% 63% 71% 89% N/A N/A N/A 88% 94% 81% 84% 96% N/A 99.67% N/A 2,516 -2.02% 81% 94% 80% 87% 96% 23.93% 100% 3,257 4.02% 81% 94% 79% 79% 95% 33.01% 99.9% 1,156 -2.94% 80% 97% 88% 93% 98% 33.30% 100%

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ALVIN ISD Alvin ISD is the largest school district in Brazoria County with the highest student population. The district's average STAAR scores in the "approaches grade level" category were greater than statewide averages in a majority of categories and grade levels.

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

MIDDLE SCHOOLS State average District average

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

N/A N/A 69% 72% 78% 59% 82% 70% 73% 59% N/A N/A N/A N/A 72% 75% 82% 57% 84% 79% 77% 60% N/A N/A

20 Alvin 936 15.41% 67% 66% 77% 65% 73% 73% 72% 56% 63.14% 28 21 Dr. Ronald E. McNair 1,015 3.97% 87% 86% 88% 75% 95% 91% 90% 72% 25.32% 31 22 Fairview 951 15.69% 70% 78% 77% 49% 78% 64% 65% 47% 67.30% 28, 30 23 G.W. Harby 527 -35.57% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 71.92% 28, 30 24 Jackie Doucet Caey 732 N/A 63% 51% 81% 58% 85% 78% 62% 58% 48.50% 29 25 Manvel 908 -13.61% 68% 63% 85% 60% 88% 85% 84% 61% 50.22% 30 26 Nolan Ryan 854 -1.04% 78% 50% 89% 51% 91% 82% 82% 65% 33.49% 31 27 Rodeo Palms 819 -21.7% 68% 51% 73% 51% 84% 75% 78% 54% 55.31% 30

N/A N/A 77% 70% 77% 69% 80% 75% 66% N/A N/A N/A N/A 82% 75% 80% 72% 85% 69% 73% N/A N/A 654 1.55% 74% 53% 68% 60% 75% 67% 68% 75.38% 20, 22

3 Bill Hasse 638 -0.56% 73% 69% 70% 40% 73% 58% 66% 72.57% 22, 23 4 Bob and Betty Nelson 612 -3.62% 82% 58% 80% 77% 81% 73% 69% 59.97% 22 5 Don Jeter 815 15.11% 75% 76% 82% 66% 81% 58% 64% 68.1% 27 6 Dr. Red Duke 611 0.66% 82% 76% 82% 74% 86% 79% 73% 36.66% 21 7 E.C. Mason 703 24.64% 86% 76% 72% 58% 76% 39% 57% 57.18% 25 8 Glenn York 817 -2.85% 90% 89% 93% 90% 96% 99% 92% 21.54% 21 9 Hood Case 682 0.44% 67% 67% 79% 78% 83% 66% 65% 66.57% 23 10 Laura Ingalls Wilder 660 -8.71% 83% 86% 85% 76% 91% 75% 79% 35% 26 11 Mark Twain 692 -0.43% 77% 60% 67% 64% 79% 63% 60% 75.72% 23 12 Mary Burks Marek 698 3.71% 86% 82% 82% 78% 86% 79% 80% 42.26% 26 13 Melba Passmore 594 1.54% 80% 78% 75% 79% 84% 51% 87% 69.87% 20, 22 14 Meridiana 809 42.18% 84% 70% 88% 82% 84% 63% 67% 39.56% 24 15 Pomona 776 6.16% 87% 80% 84% 79% 95% 79% 82% 28.22% 27 16 R.L. Stevenson 488 0.83% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 73.97% 19 17 Savannah Lakes 758 -1.81% 81% 72% 76% 47% 88% 70% 63% 51.06% 27 18 Shirely Dill Brothers 734 -8.02% 92% 93% 90% 87% 89% 80% 82% 19.07% 21 19 Walt Disney 420 2.94%85%77%82%79%86%76%82%72.62% 22

202122 STAAR PASSING RESULTS BY GRADE

HIGH SCHOOLS State average District average

N/A N/A 74% 82% 63% 71% 89% N/A N/A N/A N/A 77% 88% 66% 75% 91% N/A 98.2% 2,853 -1.45% 64% 88% 62% 70% 87% 59.24% 98.2% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,941 14.84% 72% 87% 60% 72% 92% 54.44% 97.2%

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