How do charter schools, traditional public schools compare in Fort Worth?
A Rufino Mendoza Elementary teacher uses her hand to wipe a dry-erase board after a student answered a math question on Jan. 20, 2024. (Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report)
” data-medium-file=”https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FiscalCliff3_Sanchez-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/FiscalCliff3_Sanchez-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1″ tabindex=”0″ role=”button”>Which campuses in Fort Worth perform better: charter or traditional public schools?The question is one many Fort Worthians ask as they decide on which school to enroll their children. The answer varies from school to school and even within each school system.The Fort Worth Report gathered the third- to eighth-grade reading and math results from the spring 2024 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, exams for schools in districts that serve the city. The figures also include charter school results.Results are used as part of the state’s A-F accountability system. However, 2024 ratings are on hold for the second consecutive year because of a legal dispute over the state’s revision of ratings.In Texas, student performance is categorized four ways:Did not meet: Students did not pass.
Approaches: Students passed, but are not proficient.
Meets: Students passed and are proficient.
Masters: Students fully understand the content and mastered it. A redesign of STAAR rolled out in 2023. Students now take the test online and the exam features open-ended questions. Explore the STAAR results below for all campuses in school districts that serve Fort Worth.!function(){“use strict”;window.addEventListener(“message”,(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data[“datawrapper-height”]){var e=document.querySelectorAll(“iframe”);for(var t in a.data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r=0;r
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