The Texas Education Agency has published the A-F work-in-progress report for Texas schools, elementary to high school. You can download a copy of the report here: http://tea.texas.gov/A-F/
Windcrest Elementary scored:
F for Domain I Student Achievement, page 31 of the report.
D for Domain II Student Progress, page 33.
D for Domain III Closing Performance Gaps, page 35
F for Domain IV Postsecondary Readiness, page 37
Windcrest Elementary scores appear on page 294, 5th line from the top of the page.
D for Domain II Student Progress, page 33.
D for Domain III Closing Performance Gaps, page 35
F for Domain IV Postsecondary Readiness, page 37
Windcrest Elementary scores appear on page 294, 5th line from the top of the page.
When my children attended Windcrest Elementary, it was an exemplary school. It had about the same racial mix as it does today with a student population just over the school board's goal of 500 for an elementary. Since the City of Windcrest had transitioned from predominantly families with children to retirees, children from the Royal Ridge & Brookwood neighborhoods attended Windcrest Elementary. After my children graduated to Ed White Middle school, Royal Ridge Elementary was built & Windcrest Elementary's boundary changed again.
In the early history of NEISD, the school board established the elementaries as neighborhood schools & they were named accordingly. The board determined a population goal of 500 students per campus. If the City of Windcrest's population had continued to be predominantly families with children, then Windcrest Elementary would have primarily served students from the City of Windcrest.
Despite study after study showing that children do better in smaller schools, the quick expansion of NEISD north of Loop 1604 ended the board's goal of 500 students per elementary campus. The board adopted new population goals allowing 1000 students per elementary campus.
Enter the bond issue, which brought us the building addition at Windcrest Elementary & the ability to house a student population of 1000. Since only 16% of the City of Windcrest's population is under the age of 18, doubling the population of the elementary ended any possibility that Windcrest Elementary would be a neighborhood school.
The homes within the City of Windcrest could have provided the goal of 500 students at Windcrest Elementary. However, statistically, even with the recent development of Winn Brook Estates & The Gardens of Windcrest, there will never be 1000 children living in the City of Windcrest to attend the elementary. Windcrest Elementary will never be a neighborhood school as it was envisioned.
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