The latest State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, preliminary results are in, and Dallas ISD students are continuing to make progress.
According to the data, the number of A-rated schools more than doubled, going from 30 in the 2023-2024 school year to 61. The number of B-rated campuses increased from 71 to 102, and even more remarkable, the number of F-rated schools decreased from 24 to two.
Districtwide, Dallas ISD has 228 schools and of those campuses, 163, more than 70%, earned an A or B.
“These results reflect the unwavering commitment of our educators, students, and families. None of this happens without them,” said Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D. “While there is still work to be done, the decrease in F-rated campuses is a clear sign that we are moving in the right direction, and we will not stop until every school is achieving at a high level. It’s what our kids deserve, and it’s the legacy we are committed to build for every student.
Additionally, students in all grade levels and tested subjects not only met but often exceeded state performance levels. These gains are especially significant among student groups who have historically faced the greatest challenges.
For example, in 80% of the tested categories, Dallas ISD showed larger increases than the state and Black, emergent bilingual, and economically disadvantaged students outperformed their state peers in the “all subjects and grades” category.
The district attributes this growth largely to:
- Early learning investment
- Teacher excellence initiative, which pays, awards, and retains our best teachers
- High-quality instruction alignment
TEA is expected to release the official final results next week.
