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Report: 90% of the 474 students at Grissom 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 474 students at Grissom Elementary School in Houston, 427 (90%) "weren't on the academic track to qualify for college in the 2021-22 school year, according to Houston Republic'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 Grissom 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, Grissom Elementary School's student population was made up of 474 students, of which 39 were Hispanic and eight African American students.

Data shows that 11% (39) of Grissom Elementary School 360 Hispanic students, and 8% of its 109 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 478 Grissom Elementary School students - equivalent to 97% of the student population - were not on the academic path to college eligibility. This contrasts with 2021-22, where the percentage stood at 90%, marking a 7% 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 Grissom Elementary School in 2021-22 School Year

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

SchoolTotal Students% On College Track
Alcott Elementary School20282%
Almeda Elementary School80283%
Anderson Elementary School63086%
Arabic Immersion Magnet School47360%
Ashford Elementary School56485%
Askew Elementary School88674%
Atherton Elementary School44688%
Attucks Middle School39986%
Austin High School1,55793%
Barrick Elementary School54186%
Bastian Elementary School66491%
Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan50765%
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk39675%
Bell Elementary School57984%
Bellaire High School3,11569%
Benavidez Elementary School92088%
Benbrook Elementary School46175%
Berry Elementary School75775%
Black Middle School1,29264%
Blackshear Elementary School28980%
Bonham Elementary School93384%
Bonner Elementary School64589%
Braeburn Elementary School76786%
Briargrove Elementary School81269%
Briarmeadow Charter56451%
Briscoe Elementary School21181%
Brookline Elementary School76466%
Browning Elementary School40681%
Bruce Elementary School34886%
Burbank Elementary School82270%
Burbank Middle School1,42366%
Burnet Elementary School40484%
Burrus Elementary School27590%
Bush Elementary School76639%
Cage Elementary School44077%
Carnegie Vanguard High School91332%
Carrillo Elementary School38075%
Challenge Early College High School47660%
Chavez High School2,40490%
Clifton Middle School55588%
Codwell Elementary School33789%
Community Services-Sec74100%
Condit Elementary School72850%
Cook Junior Elementary School50981%
Coop Elementary School56888%
Cornelius Elementary School80070%
Crespo Elementary School58077%
Crockett Elementary School54281%
Cullen Middle School33590%
Cunningham Elementary School61073%
Davila Elementary School41062%
De Chaumes Elementary School73675%
De Zavala Elementary School45374%
Deady Middle School66688%
Deanda Elementary School55377%
Debakey High School for Health Prof89134%
Dogan Elementary School49386%
Durham Elementary School55274%
Durkee Elementary School46682%
East Early College High School44864%
Eastwood Academy39760%
Edison Middle School50985%
Eliot Elementary School52476%
Ella Junior Baker Montessori School56566%
Elmore Elementary School57092%
Elrod Elementary School69677%
Emerson Elementary School92184%
Energized for Excellence Academy Elementary1,34283%
Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle70179%
Energized for STEM Academy High School65383%
Energized for STEM Academy Middle39981%
Energy Institute High School69665%
Field Elementary School41851%
Fleming Middle School38088%
Foerster Elementary School63891%
Fondren Elementary School30285%
Fondren Middle School96789%
Fonville Middle School73386%
Forest Brook Middle School74293%
Foster Elementary School39176%
Franklin Elementary School28281%
Frost Elementary School52790%
Furr High School1,15095%
Gallegos Elementary School33382%
Garcia Elementary School38384%
Garden Oaks Montessori80069%
Garden Villas Elementary School41985%
Golfcrest Elementary School45187%
Gregg Elementary School38381%
Gregory-Lincoln Education Center59984%
Grissom Elementary School47490%
Gross Elementary School50285%
Hamilton Middle School91974%
Harris County JJAEP2100%
Harris Junior R. Elementary School30985%
Harris R. P. Elementary School55195%
Hartman Middle School1,03389%
Hartsfield Elementary School30185%
Harvard Elementary School67752%
Heights High School2,43884%
Helms Elementary School45762%
Henderson Junior Elementary School61274%
Henderson N. Elementary School22688%
Henry Middle School76591%
Herod Elementary School76664%
Herrera Elementary School81176%
High School Ahead Academy15296%
High School for Law and Justice43976%
Highland Hts Elementary School46991%
Hilliard Elementary School53990%
Hines-Caldwell72180%
Hobby Elementary School56991%
Hogg Middle School1,04366%
Holland Middle School68389%
Horn Elementary School75230%
Houston Academy for International Studies46069%
Houston Math Science and Technology Center2,74193%
Isaacs Elementary School27590%
Janowski Elementary School42083%
Jefferson Elementary School36284%
Jones Futures Academy29885%
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School44593%
Kashmere High School78394%
Kelso Elementary School40690%
Kennedy Elementary School53180%
Ketelsen Elementary School48476%
Key Middle School59385%
Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts78146%
Kolter Elementary School73742%
Lamar High School2,92282%
Lanier Middle School1,41543%
Lantrip Elementary School53076%
Law Elementary School56682%
Lawson Middle School1,37484%
Lewis Elementary School70185%
Liberty High School34298%
Lockhart Elementary School40384%
Long Academy83392%
Longfellow Elementary School67184%
Looscan Elementary School22783%
Love Elementary School32574%
Lovett Elementary School63152%
Lyons Elementary School86377%
Macgregor Elementary School47578%
Mading Elementary School37489%
Madison High School1,95793%
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School71034%
Mark White Elementary School65073%
Marshall Elementary School68490%
Marshall Middle School68588%
Martinez C. Elementary School30785%
Martinez R. Elementary School45974%
McGowen Elementary School39689%
McNamara Elementary School93480%
McReynolds Middle School47090%
Memorial Elementary School36862%
Meyerland Middle School1,14178%
Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men37291%
Middle College High School at Hcc Fraga12977%
Middle College High School at Hcc Gulfton12896%
Milby High School2,09289%
Milne Elementary School51689%
Mitchell Elementary School44888%
Montgomery Elementary School45686%
Moreno Elementary School70275%
Mount Carmel Academy26889%
Navarro Middle School59388%
Neff Elementary School70881%
North Forest High School1,00094%
North Houston Early College High School48571%
Northline Elementary School41787%
Northside High School1,31990%
Oak Forest Elementary School86148%
Oates Elementary School34988%
Ortiz Middle School95083%
Osborne Elementary School29878%
Park Place Elementary School79774%
Parker Elementary School85657%
Patterson Elementary School84575%
Peck Elementary School37282%
Pershing Middle School1,48068%
Petersen Elementary School38081%
Pilgrim Academy1,19879%
Pin Oak Middle School1,22447%
Piney Point Elementary School1,17783%
Pleasantville Elementary School26981%
Poe Elementary School78459%
Port Houston Elementary School26786%
Project Chrysalis Middle School26952%
Pugh Elementary School32878%
Ray Daily Elementary School78569%
Reagan K-8 Educational Center86387%
Red Elementary School58567%
Revere Middle School1,10988%
Reynolds Elementary School32089%
Rice School /La Escuela Rice1,06271%
River Oaks Elementary School59923%
Roberts Elementary School67632%
Robinson Elementary School54783%
Roderick R. Paige Elementary School39585%
Rodriguez Elementary School93485%
Roosevelt Elementary School43375%
Ross Elementary School30588%
Rucker Elementary School37185%
Sanchez Elementary School50183%
Scarborough Elementary School60883%
Scarborough High School76595%
School at St. George Place75860%
Scroggins Elementary School34877%
Secondary DAEP53100%
Seguin Elementary School43084%
Shadowbriar Elementary School52184%
Shadydale Elementary School68388%
Sharpstown High School1,73194%
Sharpstown International School1,30476%
Shearn Elementary School46490%
Sherman Elementary School52182%
Sinclair Elementary School62758%
Smith Elementary School77683%
Soar Center7197%
South Early College High School39679%
Southmayd Elementary School40178%
Sterling High School1,60693%
Stevens Elementary School55189%
Stevenson Middle School1,26074%
Sugar Grove Academy75992%
Sutton Elementary School1,00878%
T. H. Rogers School95627%
Tanglewood Middle School86878%
Texas Connections Academy at Houston10,12679%
Thomas Middle School52288%
Thompson Elementary School42884%
Tijerina Elementary School32976%
Tinsley Elementary School61387%
Travis Elementary School69843%
Twain Elementary School85144%
Valley West Elementary School68179%
Wainwright Elementary School46286%
Walnut Bend Elementary School67782%
Waltrip High School1,71189%
Washington B. T. High School84888%
Welch Middle School61788%
Wesley Elementary School25687%
West Briar Middle School1,11770%
West University Elementary School1,12428%
Westbury High School2,34591%
Westside High School2,93179%
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy60861%
Wheatley High School74095%
Whidby Elementary School41382%
White E. Elementary School72079%
Whittier Elementary School38186%
Williams Middle School42790%
Windsor Village Elementary School67068%
Wisdom High School2,03194%
Woodson School57889%
Worthing High School82394%
Yates High School92992%
Young Elementary School36688%
Young Women's College Prep Academy42768%
Source: Texas Education Agency.

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