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Report: 86% of the 514 students at Diamond Hill Elementary School not on "college track" in 2021-22 school year

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TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

TX Commissioner of Education Mike Morath 2023 | State Board for Education

Of the 514 students at Diamond Hill Elementary School in Fort Worth, 443 (86%) "weren't on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2021-22 school year, according to Ft Worth Times' analysis of test scores from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). To better understand these statistics, it's important to know what TSI (Texas Success Initiative) and CCMR (College, Career, and Military Readiness) are, as they are key indicators of a student's readiness for post-secondary education or career paths.

Primary data on overall student readiness in Diamond Hill Elementary School is derived from the TSI's assessments, which evaluate student capabilities in reading, writing, and mathematics. Certain students may qualify for exemptions from these assessments. In contrast, CCMR focuses on preparedness for life post-high school, factoring in TSI scores along with other criteria like dual credits, AP/IB exam results, and more, to provide insights into specific subject performance.

In the 2021-22 school year, Diamond Hill Elementary School's student population was made up of 514 students, of which 63 were Hispanic and three African American students.

Data shows that 46% of Diamond Hill Elementary School seven African American students, and 13% (63) of its 490 Hispanic students had "mastered" their grade level in the 2021-22 school year and were "on track for college and career readiness," as measured by state academic standards.

The TEA says students who meet, but haven't mastered their grade level are "prepared to progress to the next grade," but are not on a college track.

In 2020-21, the TEA noted that 532 Diamond Hill Elementary School students - equivalent to 95% of the student population - were not on the academic path to college eligibility. This contrasts with 2021-22, where the percentage stood at 86%, marking a 9% decrease from the previous year.

Despite an improvement after the pandemic, Texas students are still struggling to keep a good performance and reach grade level in schools. In the 2021-22 school year, nearly two-thirds (60%) of students were below grade level in math and 48% did not meet the standards in reading language and arts.

According to Chandra Villanueva, director of policy and advocacy for Every Texan, one of the main causes for this is bad funds management. "Your average homeowner is like, 'Look, I'm paying more and more every single year. Why are my schools still underfunded, overcrowded, my teachers underpaid? Obviously, the schools are doing a bad job with my money,'" she said in an interview. Currently, Texas residents pay more than $70 billion annually in taxes destined to public education.

Gov. Abbott has been calling not only for an end to the main school property tax, but to use public money to support private schools. The initiative is called universal private school choice and, if passed, would allow residents to use taxpayer money to pay for their kids' private education.

"School choice not only improves education for every kid and every parent who chooses that pathway," Abbott said at the Texas Capitol on Oct. 16.

Students On and Off College Track by Race at Diamond Hill Elementary School in 2021-22 School Year

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Students on College Track by School in Fort Worth ISD in 2021-22 School Year

SchoolTotal Students% On College Track
A. M. Pate Elementary School36089%
Alice Carlson Applied Learning Center36369%
Applied Learning Academy31975%
Arlington Heights High School1,87290%
Atwood McDonald Elementary School38884%
Benbrook Elementary School46576%
Benbrook Middle/High School1,53082%
Boulevard Heights4477%
Bruce Shulkey Elementary School41592%
Burton Hill Elementary School34660%
Carroll Peak Elementary School44689%
Carter Park Elementary School52094%
Carter-Riverside High School1,05394%
Charles Nash Elementary School23785%
Christene C. Moss Elementary School32488%
Como Elementary School38185%
Como Montessori19988%
Daggett Elementary School53387%
Daggett Middle School35293%
Daggett Montessori46270%
David K. Sellars Elementary School40683%
De Zavala Elementary School27471%
Detention Center101100%
Diamond Hill Elementary School51486%
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School1,04295%
Dunbar High School85895%
East Handley Elementary School31990%
Eastern Hills Elementary School49790%
Eastern Hills High School1,13596%
Elder Middle School95592%
Forest Oak Middle School87787%
George Clarke Elementary School38682%
Glen Park Elementary School45783%
Greenbriar Elementary School50686%
Harlean Beal Elementary School27089%
Hazel Harvey Peace Elementary School39791%
Helbing Elementary School39990%
Hubbard Elementary School54188%
Im Terrell Academy for STEM and Vpa49472%
International Newcomer Academy254100%
J. T. Stevens Elementary School46485%
James Middle School81793%
Jean McClung Middle School79091%
John T. White Elementary School44589%
Kirkpatrick Elementary School30188%
Kirkpatrick Middle School48488%
Leadership Academy at Forest Oak 6th Grade34992%
Leonard Middle School66593%
Lily B. Clayton Elementary School48866%
Luella Merrett Elementary School53685%
M. L. Phillips Elementary School43990%
Manuel Jara Elementary School57887%
Marine Creek Collegiate High School37278%
Maude I. Logan Elementary School30981%
Maudrie Walton Elementary School32885%
McLean 6TH Grade43568%
McLean Middle School95376%
McRae Elementary School58394%
Meacham Middle School73891%
Meadowbrook Elementary School45575%
Meadowbrook Middle School82291%
Mitchell Boulevard Elementary School37185%
Monnig Middle School58692%
Moore M. High Elementary School48086%
Morningside Elementary School42087%
Morningside Middle School52394%
Natha Howell Elementary School35887%
North Hi Mount Elementary School38576%
North Side High School1,84394%
O. D. Wyatt High School1,49096%
Oakhurst Elementary School48378%
Oaklawn Elementary School49795%
Paschal High School2,26388%
Phalen Leadership Academy at James Martin Jacquet64594%
Polytechnic High School1,32496%
Richard Junior Wilson Elementary School61690%
Ridglea Hills Elementary School63274%
Riverside Applied Learning Center22880%
Riverside Middle School87392%
Rosemont Middle School1,30389%
Rufino Mendoza Senior Elementary School35093%
Sagamore Hill Elementary School44988%
Sam Rosen Elementary School39989%
School School Dillow Elementary42593%
South Hi Mount Elementary School50278%
South Hills Elementary School67088%
South Hills High School1,87695%
Southwest High School1,32995%
Springdale Elementary School41982%
Stripling Middle School56680%
Success High School28394%
Sunrise - McMillan Elementary School32792%
Tanglewood Elementary School49937%
Tarrant County College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School36685%
Texas Academy of Biomedical37984%
Trimble Technical High School1,69693%
Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School31691%
Versia Williams Elementary School30991%
W. J. Turner Elementary School39988%
W. M. Green Elementary School55588%
Washington Heights Elementary School29092%
Waverly Park Elementary School71582%
Wedgwood 6th Grade School34192%
Wedgwood Middle School72292%
West Handley Elementary School41190%
Westcliff Elementary School51374%
Westcreek Elementary School48787%
Western Hills Elementary School56493%
Western Hills High School91793%
World Languages Institute52284%
Worth Heights Elementary School50278%
Young Men's Leadership Academy37484%
Young Women's Leadership Academy46768%
Source: Texas Education Agency.

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