At the January Governing Board meeting, the Board received an update on progress toward achieving interim goals 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.
Fourth Grade AASA ELA Proficiency
Academic Goal #1
The percent of fourth-grade students who score at Proficiency or higher on AASA ELA will increase from 20% on Aug. 2023 to 45% by Aug. 2028.
This goal is trending correctly, but off track.
Fourth-grade ELA improved on AASA, rising from 21.7% in 2024 to 24.9% in 2025. However, the Student Growth Percentile average for 4th grade was relatively low (45.5). Similar to Goal 3, ELA is making proficiency gains but will need to achieve greater academic gains to meet this year’s target of 33%.
Second Grade STAR Reading Proficiency
December 2025 Benchmark Assessment By School
School | Students | Minimally Proficient | Partially Proficient | Proficient | Highly Proficient | Combined Proficiency | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Black | 149 | 56.9 % | ↓ 4 % | 5.9 % | 37.3 % | ↑ 4.7 % | 149 |
C.O. Greenfield | 100 | 48.2 % | ↓ 12.5 % | 10.7 % | 41.1 % | ↑ 9 % | 100 |
C.E. Chavez | 153 | 76.4 % | ↓ 3.2 % | 7.3 % | 16.4 % | ↓ 2 % | 153 |
C.C. Campbell | 154 | 63 % | ↑ 3.4 % | 11.1 % | 26 % | ↓ 8.1 % | 154 |
E.V. Pastor | 153 | 61.2 % | ↓ 3.4 % | 10.2 % | 28.5 % | ↑ 5.6 % | 153 |
Ignacio Conchos | 165 | 62.5 % | ↓ 11 % | 14.6 % | 23 % | ↑ 8.7 % | 165 |
Irene Lopez | 154 | 56.6 % | ↑ 0.3 % | 7.2 % | 36.2 % | ↑ 2.4 % | 154 |
P.L. Julian | 158 | 59.6 % | ↓ 2.2 % | 0 % | 40.4 % | ↑ 11.3 % | 158 |
Southwest | 122 | 55.3 % | ↓ 8.3 % | 10.6 % | 34.1 % | ↑ 11.4 % | 122 |
Sunland | 134 | 70.8 % | ↑ 1.6 % | 6.7 % | 22.5 % | ↓ 2.8 % | 134 |
T.G. Barr | 293 | 69.8 % | ↑ 4.8 % | 4.7 % | 25.6 % | ↑ 0.6 % | 293 |
Valley View | 109 | 42.3 % | ↓ 5.9 % | 7.7 % | 50 % | ↑ 7.1 % | 109 |
District | 2028 | 60.5 % | ↓ 2.9 % | 8 % | 31.5 % | ↑ 3.3 % | 2028 |
Second Grade STAR Reading Proficiency
Interim Goal #1.1
The percentage of second-grade students reading at or above 76 words per minute will increase from 56% to 70% by the end of the year, as measured by the Star Oral Reading Fluency Assessment on a Grade 2 Passage.
This goal is trending correctly, but off track.
At the start of the school year, 41% of second-grade students were performing at or near benchmark on the assessment. At the time of the December benchmark testing, 49% of students were at or near the benchmark. While there has been marked growth, they are not expected to achieve 70% of students at or above 76 words per minute by May 2026.
The black arrow indicates our interim goal of increasing proficient students to the black dotted line,
Interim Goal #1.2
The percentage of students performing at Proficiency or Higher on the second-grade STAR Reading Assessment will increase from 28.9% to 35% by May 2026.
This interim goal is on track.
At the start of the school year, second-grade students were performing at 28.3% proficiency on the assessment. At the time of the December benchmark testing, they were performing at 31.5% proficiency, and are expected to achieve 35% proficiency by May 2026.
Interim Goal #1.3
The percentage of students performing at minimally proficient on the second-grade STAR Reading Assessment will decrease from 59.7% to 45% by May 2026.
This interim goal is trending correctly, but off track.
At the start of the school year, second-grade students were performing at 63.4% minimal proficiency on the assessment. At the time of the December benchmark testing, they showed improvement to 60.5% minimal proficiency. While encouraging, they 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.