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Report: 89% of the 413 students at Oran M. Roberts 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 413 students at Oran M. Roberts Elementary School in Dallas, 368 (89%) "weren't on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2021-22 school year, according to Dallas City Wire's 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 Oran M. Roberts 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, Oran M. Roberts Elementary School's student population was made up of 413 students, of which 33 were Hispanic, five African American, two White, and two Multiracial students.

Data shows that 31% of Oran M. Roberts Elementary School nine multiracial students, 20% of its 11 white students, 10% (33) of its 334 Hispanic students, and 9% of its 58 African American 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 421 Oran M. Roberts Elementary School students - equivalent to 94% of the student population - were not on the academic path to college eligibility. This contrasts with 2021-22, where the percentage stood at 89%, marking a 5% 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 Oran M. Roberts Elementary School in 2021-22 School Year

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

SchoolTotal Students% On College Track
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School52177%
Adelle Turner Elementary School29784%
Alex Sanger Preparatory School75371%
Alex W. Spence Talented/Gifted Academy68081%
Ann Richards Steam Academy1,24887%
Anne Frank Elementary School1,13975%
Annie Webb Blanton Elementary School59773%
Anson Jones Elementary School50890%
Arcadia Park Elementary School60678%
Arthur Kramer Elementary School47471%
Arturo Salazar Elementary School43181%
Ascher Silberstein Elementary School55782%
B. H. Macon Elementary School50281%
Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A. Maceo Smith46069%
Barbara Jordan Elementary School44585%
Bayles Elementary School39181%
Ben Milam Elementary School27488%
Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy97484%
Billy Earl Dade Middle School73989%
Birdie Alexander Elementary School28984%
Bishop Arts Steam Academy27581%
Booker T. Washington Spva Magnet94956%
Boude Storey Middle School47789%
Bryan Adams High School2,20886%
C. A. Tatum, Jr. Elementary School42586%
C. F. Carr Elementary School28286%
Casa View Elementary School61475%
Cedar Crest Elementary School36584%
Celestino Mauricio Soto Junior Elementary School47679%
Central Elementary School52861%
Cesar Chavez Learning Center57982%
Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School41780%
Charles A. Gill Elementary School61676%
Charles Rice Learning Center47075%
Citylab High School25292%
Clara Oliver Elementary School21287%
Clinton P. Russell Elementary School56487%
D. A. Hulcy Steam Middle School46577%
Dallas Environmental Science Academy43851%
Dallas Hybrid Preparatory at Stephen J. Hay6865%
Dan D. Rogers Elementary School46067%
Daniel Webster Elementary School34090%
David G. Burnet Elementary School62381%
David W. Carter High School1,12994%
Downtown Montessori at Ida B. Wells Academy26873%
Dr. Frederick Haynes III Global Preparatory at Paul Quinn8787%
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Arts Academy42675%
Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Junior Early College High School26165%
E. B. Comstock Middle School75091%
Ebby Halliday Elementary School60282%
Eddie Bernice Johnson Elementary School45583%
Edna Rowe Elementary School36382%
Eduardo Mata Montessori School72578%
Edward Titche Elementary School69280%
Edwin Junior Kiest Elementary School62186%
Eladio R. Martinez Learning Center58082%
Elisha M. Pease Elementary School50982%
Emmett J. Conrad High School1,31088%
Esperanza Medrano Elementary School34587%
Everette Lee Degolyer Elementary School36371%
Ewell D. Walker Middle School78184%
F. P. Caillet Elementary School58273%
Felix G. Botello Personalized Learning Elementary School54575%
Francisco Pancho Medrano Junior High School81587%
Frank Guzick Elementary School62086%
Franklin D. Roosevelt High School of Innovation74196%
Frederick Douglass Elementary School42288%
Gabe P. Allen Charter School39987%
Geneva Heights Elementary School51474%
George B. Dealey Montessori Academy60046%
George Herbert Walker Bush Elementary School65673%
George Peabody Elementary School37380%
George W. Truett Elementary School88682%
Gilbert Cuellar Senior Elementary School63076%
H. I. Holland Elementary at Lisbon39286%
Hall Personalized Learning Academy at Oak Cliff43180%
Harold Wendell Lang Senior Middle School88489%
Harrell Budd Elementary School45484%
Harry C. Withers Elementary School42364%
Harry Stone Montessori Academy60070%
Hector P. Garcia Middle School62085%
Henry B. Gonzalez Personalized Learning Academy58576%
Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy45542%
Herbert Marcus Elementary School63687%
High Grady Spruce High School1,63194%
High School Thompson Learning Center50095%
Hillcrest High School1,66088%
Hogg New Tech Center30674%
Ignacio Zaragoza Elementary School30978%
Ignite Middle School48087%
Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy21990%
Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School59242%
J. L. Long Middle School1,19675%
J. N. Ervin Elementary School62989%
J. P. Starks Elementary School24065%
Jack Lowe Senior Elementary School55655%
James Bowie Elementary School33273%
James Madison High School41697%
Jerry R. Junkins Elementary School57174%
Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard63779%
Jill Stone Elementary at Vickery Meadow39989%
Jimmie Tyler Brashear Elementary School64772%
John F. Peeler Elementary School26382%
John Junior Pershing Elementary School39378%
John Neely Bryan Elementary School37689%
John Q. Adams Elementary School50290%
John W. Carpenter Elementary School20983%
John W. Runyon Elementary School48286%
Jose 'Joe' May Elementary School75290%
Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet46857%
Julian T. Saldivar Elementary School84291%
Julius Dorsey Elementary School39469%
Justin F. Kimball High School1,31595%
K. B. Polk Center for Academically Talented & Gifted44482%
Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy35373%
Kennedy-Curry Middle School65890%
Kleberg Elementary School82084%
L. G. Pinkston High School1,33992%
L. L. Hotchkiss Elementary School50085%
L. O. Donald Elementary School33578%
L. V. Stockard Middle School96185%
Lakewood Elementary School91529%
Larry G. Smith Elementary School77280%
Lee A. McShan, Jr. Elementary School53476%
Leila P. Cowart Elementary School54778%
Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Md Elementary School57682%
Leslie A. Stemmons Elementary School61776%
Lida Hooe Elementary School38992%
Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High School66596%
Lorenzo De Zavala Elementary School44881%
Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School57181%
Maple Lawn Elementary School55278%
Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School36077%
Maria Moreno Steam Academy33880%
Mark Twain School for the Talented and Gifted15877%
Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School50269%
Martin Weiss Elementary School44682%
Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School57574%
Mockingbird Elementary School65752%
Moises E. Molina High School2,13192%
Montessori Academy at Onesimo Hernandez Elementary33279%
Mount Auburn Steam Academy51682%
Nancy Junior Cochran Elementary School42486%
Nancy Moseley Elementary School65578%
Nathan Adams Elementary School42679%
Nathaniel Hawthorne Elementary School39277%
New Tech High School at B. F. Darrell High School36882%
North Dallas High School1,20287%
North Lake Early College High School20459%
Obadiah Knight Elementary School33276%
Oliver Wendell Holmes Humanities/Communications59990%
Oran M. Roberts Elementary School41389%
Paul L. Dunbar Learning Center49782%
Personalized Learning Academy at Highland Meadows71192%
Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston27481%
Piedmont Global Academy77887%
Pleasant Grove Elementary School45078%
Preston Hollow Elementary School45279%
R. L. Thornton Elementary School20085%
Raul Quintanilla Senior Middle Steam Academy62380%
Reinhardt Elementary School44380%
Richard Lagow Elementary School49485%
Robert T. Hill Middle School82485%
Ronald E. McNair Elementary School41990%
Rosemont Lower - Chris V. Semos Building82477%
Rosemont Upper15659%
Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services High School21371%
Rufus C. Burleson Elementary School45376%
Sam Tasby Middle School77187%
San Jacinto Elementary School41385%
Sarah Zumwalt Middle School43191%
School School Conner Elementary61983%
School for the Talented & Gifted in Pleasant Grove38535%
School for the Talented and Gifted50222%
School of Business and Management48465%
School of Health Professions48865%
School of Science and Engineering50139%
Seagoville Elementary School58885%
Seagoville High School1,72394%
Seagoville Middle School1,47190%
Seagoville North Elementary School75887%
Skyline High School4,26489%
Solar Prep for Boys at John F. Kennedy39765%
Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham67160%
South Oak Cliff High School1,41395%
Stephen C. Foster Elementary School67382%
Stevens Park Elementary School65682%
Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy42629%
Sunset High School2,15990%
Sylvia Mendez Crew Leadership Academy47686%
T. G. Terry Elementary School28285%
T. W. Browne Middle School49089%
Thelma Elizabeth Page Richardson Elementary School50383%
Thomas C. Marsh Middle School87186%
Thomas Jefferson High School1,46192%
Thomas Junior Rusk Middle School51485%
Thomas L. Marsalis Elementary Steam Academy41583%
Thomas Tolbert Elementary School36883%
Tom C. Gooch Elementary School36981%
Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt. View42964%
Trinity Heights Gifted and Talented School31352%
Umphrey Lee Elementary School40883%
Urban Park Elementary School52980%
Victor High Hexter Elementary School44769%
W. A. Blair Elementary School40484%
W. E. Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy1,50277%
W. H. Adamson High School1,49791%
W. H. Gaston Middle School69988%
W. T. White High School2,08992%
W. W. Bushman Elementary School34069%
W. W. Samuell High School1,87591%
Walnut Hill Elementary School38078%
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Elementary School36091%
William B. Miller Elementary School25487%
William B. Travis Vanguard Academy of Academically Tag49823%
William Hawley Atwell Law Academy64090%
William Lipscomb Elementary School41177%
William M. Anderson Elementary School52077%
Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School54580%
Wilmer-Hutchins High School99896%
Winnetka Elementary School75973%
Woodrow Wilson High School1,89679%
Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F. Florence65386%
Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middl1,01780%
Zan Wesley Holmes Junior Middle School68082%
Source: Texas Education Agency.

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