11 Schools Earn State’s Highest Honors

A total of 11 BISD campuses that recently achieved the Met Standard rating in the new state accountability system also earned a triple distinction designation in 3 potential areas: top 25 percent student progress, academic achievement in reading/english language arts, and academic achievement in mathematics. Only 759 schools out of 3,600 across Texas that Met Standard earned this designation. The BISD schools are: Brownsville Early College High School Resaca Elementary School Faulk Middle School Sharp Elementary School Stillman Middle School Victoria Heights Elementary School Ortiz Middle School Vermillion Elementary School Paredes Elementary School Yturria Elementary School Pullam Elementary School BISD’s number of triple designation campuses places it at the top of the Rio Grande Valley. Brownsville ranks higher than several large Texas school districts including Alief (9), Corpus Christi (5), El Paso (8), Fort Worth (7), Northside (10), San Antonio (8), and Ysleta (10). Brownsville tied with Austin ISD at 11 campuses. Congratulations to the students, parents and employees at these 11 schools.