Eight BISD Schools Make State Honor Roll

Eight BISD schools have been selected by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and Institute for Productivity in Educations (IPE) to receive the title of 2016 Texas Honor Roll School. Brownsville Early College High School, Pace Early College High School, Stillman Middle School, Vela Middle School and Ortiz, Paredes, Perez, and Pullam Elementary Schools were named to the Star Honor Roll. The STEM Honor Roll distinction was also awarded to Paredes Elementary. A total of 727 Texas public schools received the title of 2016 Honor Roll School. The Honor Roll is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and highlight successful practices that improve outcomes for students. Schools receiving this distinction from leaders in the Texas academic and business communities have demonstrated consistent high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time and reduction in achievement gaps among student populations. For High Schools, the Honor Roll recognition also includes measures of college readiness. Star Schools are those with significant populations of socio-economically disadvantaged students that have shown a significant increase in grade-level proficiency over time.