Sulphur Springs ISD recently was awarded a 'B' for the district by the Texas Education Agency.
The numerical score was an 88 which narrowly missed moving the grade by the statewide agency to a grade of 'A' for the year. Student achievement was 84 of 100, school progress score of 80 out of 100 and in the closing the gaps category Sulphur Springs ranked 87 of 100 this year.
The district has been consistent in recent years - according to information on the TEA website - Sulphur Springs was rated with a 'B,' a numerical grade of 84 for 2017-2018; then in 2018-2019, the SSISD grade was 88, a 'B' score. Due to Covid-19, no ratings were released for 2019-2020.
SSISD Superintendent Michael Lamb said, 'In 2019 the last time we had a rating before COVID it was 88. During Spring Break of 2020 I felt very strong that we were going to make enough improvement from 2019 to 2020 that we were going to get to celebrate being an “A” district. We never came back from that Spring Break and we haven’t gotten another rating until now. With the learning loss we have had the past couple of years I am very pleased to have fought back to where we were. I am now ready for us to make enough improvement that we can celebrate being an “A” rated district.'
Sulphur Springs was listed as a school with 4,329 students with nine campuses.
Douglass ECLC, SSES, SSMS and SSHS all individually scored a 'B' rating with Travis Primary posting a 'C.'
SSES earned 79 points for achievement and 86 for closing gaps.
SSMS which has 1,009 students in grades six through eight had an 86 of 100 for a'B' rating. The score is based on STAAR scores.
The TEA report continued on the website with more details on SSISD.
Sulphur Springs students had a 64 percent ranking in total credit for college, career and military readiness, one percent high that the state average. SSISD had 21 percent of students who took SAT, ACT or TSIA tests.
The 'B' score for SSHS took into account the enrollment of 1,247 for grades nine through 12. The 80 score for 2021-2022 compared to an 82 prior to Covid.
SSHS students had 76 points for STAAR performance, 91 for college, military and career readiness with a 75 percent graduation rate.
A total of 92.6 students graduated in four years, 93.3 percent in five years.
Travis Primary, a school with 292 students had a 71 score or a 'C' rating. The score was up from a 59 score prior to Covid during the 2017-18 score. Four campuses were 'not rated' Barbara Bush had a 69 of 100 rating; Bowie Primary, 66 of 100; Rowena Johnson Primary, 63 of 100 and Austin Academic Center, 65 of 100.
Barbara Bush Primary has 332 students in kindergarten through third grade. The 69 score is up from a 2017-2018 rating of 59. The school has 73.5 percent economically disadvantaged students and had a 72 of 100 score compared to other schools in this category.
Bowie Primary has 304 students in kindergarten through third grade during the 2021-2022 time frame.
Rowena Johnson Primary reported for 295 students in kindergarten through third grade. They scores 63 of 100 points which is an improvement with scores prior to Covid in 2017-2018 coming in at 59 points.
At AAC, 33 percent of students were near or above grade levels. The school scored 65 of 100 points.