14 Katy schools as among the best in Texas
Dec. 3, 2007
Fourteen schools in the Katy Independent School District were among an elite group of public schools across the state to be named to Texas Monthly’s “Best Public Schools” list.
A total of 859 elementary, junior high and high schools were published on the list in the magazine’s December 2007 issue.
The magazine in partnership with the National Center for Educational Accountability composed the list of high-performing schools on the basis of Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test results for the past three years. The top 5 percent of schools are automatically included, and the additional schools are added because they performed better than statistically predicted.
Elementary schools
Eight elementary, four junior high and two high schools made the list. Elementary schools are Alexander, Creech, Fielder, Hayes, Katy, Pattison, Williams and Winborn. These elementary schools performed better across all grades on the TAKS test than other similar elementary schools around the state.
“I’ve got a building full of learners,” said Elisa Farris, principal of Alexander Elementary. “This is a learning community, and the kids see the teachers as learners right beside them.”
Farris also explained that this level of success wouldn’t be achieved by the students if it weren’t for the supportive community that enables teachers at Alexander to focus on their jobs.
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