2007 State Accountability Ratings
Sherman Independent School District
State Accountability
Ratings
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2007 State
Accountability ratings for Texas public and charter schools on August 1, 2007. School
districts and campuses are designated as exemplary, recognized, academically acceptable,
or academically unacceptable based on scores from the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and
Skills (TAKS) and State-Developed Alternative Assessment II (SDAA II). Additional criteria
included in the district rating consists of completion rates for the prior year’s
graduating class and dropout rates for seventh and eighth grade students.
The Sherman I.S.D. has received a rating of “Academically Acceptable” with a
combined increase of 19 percentage points over 2006 and 33 percentage points ahead of the
state in the twenty-six assessed areas. The completion rate for the 2005-06 graduating
class was 91.2%, which is an increase of 2.6 percentage points over the previous year and
2.3 percentage points ahead of the state. The dropout rate for grades 7 and 8 was 0.2
percent versus 0.4 percent for the state.
Other areas of note include Reading, Writing, and Social Studies results, which exceeded
the “Exemplary” mark of 90% for all students. Ratings for the SDAA II assessment
of students receiving special education services increased for the second consecutive year
up to a 92% passing rate.
Texas Education Agency State Accountability Ratings Summary
Sherman Independent School District Rating:
“Academically Acceptable”
“Recognized” Campuses: Crutchfield Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Jefferson
Elementary, Perrin Elementary, and Wakefield Elementary.
“Academically Acceptable” Campuses: Washington Elementary, Dillingham
Intermediate, Piner Middle School, Sherman High School, Douglass Learning Center, and
Cooke/Fannin/Grayson County Boot Camp.
Texas Education Agency Links
2007 Accountability
Rating System
 SELECT the link: List of Ratings by District
SEARCH by: District Name / Sherman
Once on the “2007 District Accountability
Summary” page, link to detailed data tables for “Sherman ISD” (top of the
page) and individual campuses (along
the left margin).
TEA
State Accountability Ratings FAQ
2006-07 AEIS (Academic
Excellence Indicator System) Report for Sherman ISD
2006-07 School Report Cards
for Sherman ISD Campuses
Explanation of Accountability Ratings
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