Nearly 2 Dozen Travis County Schools Get 'F' For Performance

AUSTIN, TX — A dozen elementary schools, 10 middle schools and one high school in Travis County failed to meet state performance requirements, according to a 2019 ranking from Children at Risk.

The group ranks Texas public schools as a guide for parents, educations and the public in yielding a snapshot on how schools are performing, according to its website. To that aim, the group assigns each school a grade from A to F in assessing that performance.

Given the group's reckoning, a dozen elementary schools in Travis County received a letter grade of F, 1/3 of those from Del Valle ISD:

• Creedmore Elementary of the Del Valle Independent School District.
• Popham Elementary, Del Valle ISD.
• Wooldridge Elementary, Austin ISD.
• Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary, Del Valle ISD.
• Pickle Elementary, Austin ISD.
• Northwest Elementary, Pflugerville ISD.
• Harris Elementary, Austin ISD.
• Residential Meadows, El Manor ISD.
• Hillcrest Elementary, Del Valle ISD.
• Altamira Academy, Wayside Schools.
• Widen Elementary, Austin ISD.
• Oak Springs Elementary, Austin ISD.

Conversely, one Travis ISD school made it onto the list of top 100 schools with a grade of A+. Lake Pointe Elementary of Lake Travis ISD was the highest-ranked school in Travis County in the 91st overall ranking, according to the findings. Several schools in run by the Round Rock ISD in Williamson County ranked highly, topped by Canyon Creek Elementary in the 12th overall ranking in Texas.

In addition, 10 Travis County middle schools were given an F grade:

• John P. Ojeda Middle School, Del Valle ISD.
• Decker Middle School, Manor ISD.
• Dobie Middle School Austin ISD.
• Sadler Means YWLA, Austin ISD.
• Burnet Middle School, Austin ISD.
• Webb Middle School, Austin ISD.
• Martin Middle School, Austin ISD.
• Mendez Middle School, Austin ISD.
• Manor Middle School, Manor ISD.
• Carpe Diem School, Carpe Diem Schools.

The sole high school in Travis County receiving a grade of F was John B. Connally Hight School run by the Pflugerville ISD.

Broken down on a granular level, the top-performing elementary schools in Central Texas were:

1. CANYON CREEK EL – ROUND ROCK ISD
2. LAUREL MOUNTAIN EL – ROUND ROCK ISD
3. CACTUS RANCH EL – ROUND ROCK ISD
4. PATSY SOMMER EL – ROUND ROCK ISD
5. SPICEWOOD EL – ROUND ROCK ISD
6. KIKER EL – AUSTIN ISD
7. LAKE POINTE EL – LAKE TRAVIS ISD
8. CLAYTON EL – AUSTIN ISD
9. FOREST TRAIL EL – EANES ISD
10. LAURA WELCH BUSH EL – LEANDER ISD

The top-performing middle schools:

1. JAMES GARLAND WALSH MIDDLE – ROUND ROCK ISD
2. CANYON VISTA MIDDLE – ROUND ROCK ISD
3. RICHARDS SCH FOR YOUNG WOMEN LEADE – AUSTIN ISD
4. CANYON RIDGE MIDDLE – LEANDER ISD
5. HILL COUNTRY MIDDLE – EANES ISD
6. KEALING M S – AUSTIN ISD
7. WEST RIDGE MIDDLE – EANES ISD
8. CEDAR VALLEY MIDDLE – ROUND ROCK ISD
9. GORZYCKI MIDDLE – AUSTIN ISD
10. HUDSON BEND MIDDLE – LAKE TRAVIS ISD

And the top-performing high schools:

1. LASA H S – AUSTIN ISD
2. CHAPARRAL STAR ACADEMY
3. RICHARDS SCH FOR YOUNG WOMEN LEADE AUSTIN ISD
4. WESTLAKE H S EANES ISD
5. BOWIE H S – AUSTIN ISD
6. WESTWOOD H S ROUND ROCK ISD
7. GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL ORENDA CHARTER SCHOOL
8. MERIDIAN WORLD SCHOOL LLC – MERIDIAN WORLD SCHOOL
9. NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL – NYOS CHARTER SCHOOL
10. HARMONY SCHOOL OF ENDEAVOR – AUSTIN HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (AUSTIN)

Schools are assigned ranks and grades based on student achievement on standardized tests, student growth year-to-year, and how well schools support economically disadvantaged students, researchers explained in their report. High Schools are also evaluated on how well they prepare students for college and career, analysts added.

To see the full rankings, click here. Read the group's School Rankings Methodology for more detail on how the group ranks and grades Texas schools.