At the April Governing Board meeting, the Board received an update on progress toward achieving interim goals 3.1 and 3.2.
Seventh Grade AASA ELA Proficiency
Academic Goal #3
The percent of seventh-grade students who score at Proficiency or higher on AASA ELA will increase from 22% on Aug. 2023 to 45% by Aug. 2028.
This goal is trending correctly, but off track.
Seventh-grade ELA made a significant improvement on AASA from 24.2% in 2024 to 27.7% in 2025. The Student Growth Percentile in seventh grade was also a relative strength at 54.71. Still, seventh-grade ELA was below last year’s goal of 30% and will need to make significant proficiency gains to catch up to this year’s proficiency goal of 35%.
Fifth Grade STAR Reading Proficiency
January 2026 Benchmark Assessment By School
School | Students Tested | Minimally Proficient | Percent Change | Partially Proficient | Combined Proficiency | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Black | 53 | 64.2 | ↑ 1.9 | 17.0% | 18.8% | ↓ 2 |
C.O. Greenfield | 94 | 54.3 | ↓ 10.6 | 25.5% | 20.2% | ↓ 1.1 |
C.C. Campbell | 48 | 45.8 | ↓ 2.1 | 20.8% | 33.3% | ↓ 4.2 |
C.E. Chavez | 49 | 55.1 | 0 | 12.2% | 32.7% | ↓ 2 |
E.V. Pastor | 61 | 62.3 | ↓ 4.9 | 21.3% | 16.4% | ↓ 3.3 |
Ignacio Conchos | 54 | 66.7 | ↑ 11.1 | 14.8% | 18.5% | ↓ 9.3 |
Irene Lopez | 44 | 75 | 0 | 11.4% | 13.6% | ↑ 2.3 |
P.L. Julian | 36 | 47.2 | ↓ 5.6 | 27.8% | 25.0% | ↓ 5.6 |
Southwest | 48 | 60.4 | ↑ 6.2 | 10.4% | 29.1% | ↓ 2.1 |
Sunland | 121 | 57 | ↓ 1.7 | 11.6% | 31.4% | ↑ 6.6 |
T.G. Barr | 26 | 80.8 | 0 | 0.0% | 19.2% | ↑ 3.9 |
Valley View | 57 | 45.6 | ↓ 1.8 | 28.1% | 26.4% | ↓ 6.9 |
District | 691 | 58.4 | ↓ 1.3 | 17.3% | 24.3% | ↓ 1.3 |
Interim Goal #3.1
The percentage of students performing at Proficiency or Higher on the fifth-grade STAR Reading Assessment will increase from 21.9% to 30% by May 2026.
This interim goal is off track.
At the start of the school year, fifth-grade students were performing at 25.3% proficiency on the assessment. At the time of the January benchmark testing, they were performing at 23.8% proficiency, and are not currently expected to achieve 30% proficiency by May 2026.
Interim Goal #3.2
The percentage of students performing at minimally proficient on the fifth-grade STAR Reading Assessment will decrease from 60.1% to 45% by May 2026.
This interim goal is off track.
At the start of the school year, second-grade students were performing at 59.9% minimal proficiency on the assessment. At the time of the December benchmark testing, they were performing at 58.7% minimal proficiency and are not currently expected to achieve the 45% goal set for May 2026.
The black arrow indicates our interim goal of reducing minimally proficient students to below the black dotted line, and the teal arrow indicates increasing proficient students to above the teal dotted line.
Full Academic Year Proficiency Comparison
Input Monitoring
SIPPS Tier 2 Intervention Program
Systematic, explicit decoding instruction for K-12
4 differentiated programs, based on diagnostic assessment
Accompanied by decodable texts
Currently implemented in 9 schools for Tier 2 intervention
Ashlock Learning Walks and Implementation
Time in Text | Text Structures
Phonics Decoding Strategy | Informational Text Structure
Clear Teacher and Coach Monitoring "Check-Offs":
TC 3 – Word Reading
TC 5 – Phoneme Blending Instruction
TC 6 – Phoneme Segmentation
TC 8 – Sound-by-Sound Blending
TC 10 – Spelling-Focused Word Reading (Single and Multi-Syllable)
TC 11 – Reading Pre-Decodable Text
TC 14 – Reading Text-Advanced
TC A – Student Response
Empathy Interviews
Empathy interviews are structured conversations with students and teachers designed to deeply understand their experiences, needs, and perspectives in order to inform more responsive and effective teaching and learning decisions.
February Site Visits: Reading-Focused Interviews
14 Teachers, Kinder–8th grade and ESS Self-Contained
13 Students, 3rd–8th grade
Teacher Interviews
Understanding Daily Practice
Walk me through how you prepare...
Exploring the Gap
Tell me about a time it just didn't work out...
Professional Learning & Support
What kinds of support, tools, or resources would make it easier...?
Student Experience
What do you notice about their engagement...?
Student Interviews
Daily Learning Experience
Help me picture your class...
Engagement and Support
When you get stuck, what usually helps you...?
Connection to Curriculum
Are there any books, activities or online tools that help you learn?
Student Voice on Learning
What would your ideal class look like…?