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Rio Grande Valley, Texas – Educational Results Partnership (ERP), a non-profit organization that applies data science to accelerate student success, has released the 2024 Honor Roll list of Texas top performing schools. This is the tenth year that ERP has completed the Honor Roll, which recognizes top public schools, school districts and charter schools that have outperformed their peers in closing achievement gaps, particularly among higher-poverty and historically disadvantaged student populations.
This year, out of 762 schools and 63 school districts in Texas, 10 schools from IDEA Public Schools in the Rio Grande Valley made the Honor Roll. This is approximately 12 percent of eligible schools and 9 percent of eligible school districts in the state. The full list of Honor Roll schools is now posted at edresults.org/honor-roll.
| The 10 IDEA RGV schools that made the Honor Roll with a Star distinction are: |
| IDEA Brownsville College Preparatory |
| IDEA Frontier College Preparatory |
| IDEA Los Encinos College Preparatory |
| IDEA McAllen College Preparatory |
| IDEA Quest Academy and College Preparatory |
| IDEA Riverview College Preparatory |
| IDEA San Benito College Preparatory |
| IDEA Weslaco Pike Academy and College Preparatory |
“We are honored to be recognized once again by ERP for our continued excellence in student achievement,” said Jeff Cottrill, Ed.D., CEO & Superintendent of IDEA Public Schools. “The distinction exhibits our dedication to our mission of ensuring that all students, regardless of background, have access to a high-quality education that prepares them for success in college and beyond.”
The designation is based on STAAR testing results provided by the TEA over the last four years. Schools and districts comprehensively performed above the mean at least 80 percent of the time for all cohorts of students served and for all grade levels served. The star ranking was given to schools and districts with greater than, or equal to 33 percent of students designated as socioeconomically disadvantaged.
“The Honor Roll recognizes high-performing schools where students are learning the fundamental skills employers demand,” said Dan Kinney, ERP’s Board Chair. “ERP is proud to recognize these schools, and we want to learn about their best practices for teaching the fundamental skills of reading, writing and math.”
The program is part of a national effort to engage business leaders in recognizing successful schools and educational systems and promoting best practices that improve student outcomes. Honor Roll schools are recognized for demonstrating consistently higher levels of student achievement, improvement in achievement over time, and a reduction in achievement gaps among student populations. Click here to learn more about the methodology behind the selection of the 2024 Honor Roll schools and districts.
For more information about IDEA Public Schools, please visit ideapublicschools.org. If you would like to speak with an IDEA representative, please contact Rebecca Suarez at rebecca.suarez@ideapublicschools.org.
