At the December Governing Board meeting, the Board received an update on progress toward achieving Academic Goal #3 and 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 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%.
Seventh Grade STAR Reading Proficiency
October 2025 Benchmark Assessment By School
School | Students | Minimally Proficient | Partially Proficient | Proficient | Highly Proficient | Combined Proficiency | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bernard Black | 72 | 44.4% | 20.8% | 25.0% | 9.7% | 34.7% | ↓ 9.1% |
C.O. Greenfield | 86 | 72.1% | 10.5% | 14.0% | 3.5% | 17.5% | ↑ 1.2% |
C.E. Chavez | 52 | 61.5% | 19.2% | 13.5% | 5.8% | 19.3% | ↓ 3.8% |
C.C. Campbell | 50 | 74.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 2.0% | 14.0% | ↓ 4.0% |
E.V. Pastor | 70 | 71.4% | 10.0% | 18.6% | 0.0% | 18.6% | ↓ 4.8% |
Ignacio Conchos | 60 | 78.3% | 6.7% | 13.3% | 1.7% | 15.0% | ↓ 5.6% |
Irene Lopez | 54 | 77.8% | 9.3% | 11.1% | 1.9% | 13.0% | ↓ 0.7% |
P.L. Julian | 60 | 75.0% | 13.3% | 8.3% | 3.3% | 11.6% | ↓ 2.0% |
Southwest | 51 | 64.7% | 11.8% | 13.7% | 9.8% | 23.5% | ↓ 1.0% |
Sunland | 117 | 63.2% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 0.9% | 18.8% | ↑ 3.7% |
T.G. Barr | 44 | 68.2% | 15.9% | 11.4% | 4.5% | 15.9% | ↓ 10.2% |
Valley View | 75 | 54.7% | 12.0% | 25.3% | 8.0% | 33.3% | ↑ 1.7% |
District | 792 | 66.4% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 4.0% | 20.1% | ↓ 2.2% |
Fifth Grade STAR Reading Proficiency
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 October benchmark testing, they were performing at 22.4% 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 59.5% 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 October benchmark testing, were performing at 62.3% 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.
Key Inputs
Consistently applying these key inputs is linked to improved student performance, while inconsistent application leads to slower or stagnant progress.
To help every school advance, the District Office is adopting a strategy of providing differentiated attention and support based on each school's proficiency outcomes and implementation level.
This approach ensures that resources, coaching, and guidance are focused where they are most needed to facilitate sustained improvement across the entire district.
The inputs in bold indicate strategies that we have recently implemented or are planning to implement in response to our data and support the additional ongoing tactics.
Curriculum and Instruction
District pacing guides and unit plans
IXL – Used to target specific essential standards not mastered during intervention blocks for individual students or groups of students
Close reading strategies are taught and embedded in unit plans.
Adjustments to pacing guides to strategically incorporate reteach days during the units
Instructional Support
Clear and explicit protocols for Weekly Planning Meetings and Weekly Data Meetings
Monthly Instructional Coach PLC focusing on the effective implementation of weekly planning and data meetings at the site level
Monitoring and Evaluation
Weekly Learning Walks aligned to monitor key inputs
Weekly District Instructional Leadership Team meetings to monitor and evaluate inputs and outputs
Monthly Principal + IC Data Meetings
Weekly Data Meeting Trackers