LISD is pleased to announce that six schools were recently recognized as an Educational Results Partnership’s 2023 Honor Roll list of top performing schools in Texas. The LISD schools on the honor roll list include The Hector J. Garcia Early College High School, Farias, Heights, Leyendecker, Alma Pierce and Kawas Elementary Schools.
This is the ninth year that ERP has released an Honor Roll schools list. The ERP Honor Roll program, sponsored by the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE) and presented in collaboration with the Texas Business Leadership Council, is part of a national effort to identify higher-performing schools and districts that are improving student outcomes and preparing students with the skills employer's value and demand. These schools are among the 12 percent of public schools in Texas that made the Honor Roll.
The ERP Honor Roll utilized public school student achievement data from 2019 through 2023 to identify successful schools and districts. They stand above others in the state because of their demonstrated ability to get students to grade-level achievement and beyond.
Schools that receive the ERP Honor Roll distinction have demonstrated consistently high levels of student academic achievement, improvement in achievement levels over time, and a reduction in achievement gaps among student populations.
Here a few important details about the ERP Honor Roll:
· It is the only award given in collaboration with state and local business leaders.
· It establishes a high bar of performance using data from student assessments.
· It is conducted by Educational Results Partnership, a nonprofit organization that developed the nation’s largest database on student achievement.
“Our schools did not apply for this award. Our results led them to us,” said Dr. Gerardo Cruz, LISD Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. “We are thankful for the hard work of our students and teachers. This recognition is a testament to the sustained focus on academic results and commitment to lifelong student success that our school and parent community have shown over the years.”
The Honor Roll has existed for over a decade and is administered and awarded annually by the non-profit organizations Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE). The program uses state assessment data to recognize schools that are outperforming their peers in closing achievement gaps and teaching the foundational skills that employers value and look for in the workforce.
Each year, through the Honor Roll, ERP identifies and recognizes the highest performing schools in every community in California and Texas. To be recognized as an Honor Roll School, a school must outperform in the core subjects of Math and English, other schools that are like them both socioeconomically and demographically. Schools receiving the Honor Roll designation are among the highest performing schools in their state. They are recognized for their performance in consistently closing achievement gaps for students of various backgrounds. The Honor Roll is the only school recognition program presented in partnership with business leaders and using only student achievement outcomes as the criteria.
Because of the student and staff’s accomplishment, these schools will be featured on the ERP Honor Roll website at www.edresults.org/honor-roll.