NEISD campuses make higher performing schools list

North East ISD had seven campuses make the National Center for Educational Achievement’s (NCEA) 2011 Higher Performing Schools list including: Hardy Oak Elementary, Huebner Elementary, Harris Middle, Eisenhower Middle, Lopez Middle, Bush Middle, and Lee High School. This honor recognizes only 11 percent of the state’s public schools.

NCEA uses value-added analysis with three years of data to determine schools that perform above predicted. These higher performing schools are described by NCEA as those schools which have had consistently more success in preparing students for college and careers than their peers who serve similar student populations.

Schools are identified for this designation by looking at student growth from one year to the next, instead of percentages of student’s meeting the standard on the state assessment. Commended performance on the TAKS is used as a second measure. Schools with this designation must also meet the federal standard, Adequate Yearly Process (AYP) for academic performance by having Met Adequate Yearly Progress as well as the state assessment requirements through the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS).

About NCEA:
The National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA) is a department of ACT, Inc., a not-for-profit organization committed to helping people achieve education and workplace success. NCEA builds the capacity of educators and leaders to create educational systems of excellence for all students by providing research-based solutions and expertise in higher performing schools, school improvement, and best-practice research that lead to increased levels of college and career readiness. NCEA has provided the public with information regarding student achievement relative to college and career readiness since 1995.

For more information about NCEA, please visit www.nc4ea.org.

Posted on November 4, 2011