Woo-hoo! AISD scores 87 on STAAR test
That's a great score anytime, but coming out of a pandemic, we're over the moon
🎉 It’s a great day to be a Hornet! For the first time since the pandemic began in 2020, the Texas Education Agency has rated public schools based on how students scored on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness — known to most simply as the STAAR test. Athens ISD scored an 87 with a total of 17 distinctions.
“Considering the last two years have been some of the most challenging in the history of public education, that B feels like an A plus,” said AISD Superintendent Dr. Janie Sims. “Students, teachers, staff — everyone — has truly just been pushed to the limit since the pandemic began, and the scores we’ve received are remarkable.”
Broken down individually, scores and distinctions are as follows:
Athens ISD — Score: 87; Rating: B; 1 distinction: postsecondary readiness
Athens High School — Score: 81; Rating: B; 4 distinctions: English language arts/reading, math, science, and social studies
Athens Middle School — Score: 79; Rating: C; 3 distinctions: English language arts/reading, science, and postsecondary readiness
Bel Air Elementary — Score: 92; Rating: A; 5 distinctions: English language arts/reading, math, comparative academic growth, postsecondary readiness and comparative closing the gaps
Central Athens Elementary — Score: 80; Rating: B; 2 distinctions: science and postsecondary readiness
South Athens Elementary — Score: 86; Rating: B; 2 distinctions: postsecondary readiness and comparative closing the gaps
Athens ISD Board President Eugene Buford put his take on the scores succinctly. “The cream has risen to the top,” he said with a laugh. “This is confirmation that everything the board has been told is true. The campuses and the administration are focused on excellence, and it shows.”