Soutwest Center for Accelerated Schools Results and Success

Schools in the Southwest Center Network Have a Successful History in School Improvement

Secondary Schools

On average, secondary schools in the Accelerated Schools Process showed greater improvement on All TAKS Tests than the State of Texas as a whole (2003 to 2005). See Graph.

On average secondary schools in the Accelerated Schools Process showed greater improvement on Math TAKS Tests that the State of Texas as a whole (2004-2005) See Graph.

Participating Accelerated Schools on average saw 10% increase of students passing the Science TAKS scores from 2004 to 2005; whereas statewide there was a decrease of 5%.


	Elementary Schools
	Fifth and Sixth grade commended percentages on Math TAKS increased at a higher rate than that of the State as a whole from 2003 to 2005. See Graph. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth grade commended percentages on Reading TAKS increased at a higher rate than that of the State as a whole from 2003 to 2005. See Graph. Ninety-two percent of elementary schools in the Southwest Center Network met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in 2005.

Other Successes

Of the seventy-nine Texas schools participating in the Comprehensive School Reform High School Initiative, the Accelerated Schools Project is the most prevalent model.

Ninety-seven percent of all schools in the Southwest Center network met the required Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) standard, compared to 81% statewide. (2001-2003)

Sixty percent of schools in the Accelerated Schools Project of five or more years were rated by the Texas Education Agency as exemplary. (2002-2003)

Twenty-five percent of third year schools rated exemplary in comparison to the overall state rate of 14%.

Source of Data: Texas Education Agency

The University of Texas at Austin - Southwest Center for Accelerated Schools ELITE
Bonnie Hamill, Director
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Email Us: acceleratedschools@austin.utexas.edu