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Ysleta ISD reports improved ratings, details House Bill 8 changes to state testing
Summary
Ysleta ISD officials presented 2024–25 accountability results—district score 89, no D/F campuses, and strong college-and-career indicators—and outlined state testing changes under House Bill 8 that move STAAR to three shorter tests per year (beginning, middle, end) and rename the system to SST.
Ysleta Independent School District officials on Sept. 10 presented the district’s 2024–25 academic results and briefed the board on state testing changes enacted in House Bill 8.
Dr. Bridal Chacon Robles, the district’s chief academic officer, told trustees the district’s 2024–25 overall rating was 89, three points higher than the prior year. She said 96 percent of Ysleta campuses earned an A or B rating, 43 percent were A‑rated, and the district had no D or F campuses. Chacon said the district ranks among the top 14 percent of Texas districts, that half of the Class of 2024 earned an industry‑based certification, and nearly 230 graduates earned an associate degree before high‑school graduation.
Why it matters: Chacon said those outcomes reflect “strong systems of instruction” and highlighted…
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