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Cedar Hill ISD accountability score rises to 74; board hears STAR, growth and CCMR details
Summary
District staff told the board the official Texas Education Agency accountability composite rose from 71 to 74 (a C) and briefed trustees on STAR/STAAR domain scores, student growth measures, and college, career and military readiness (CCMR) indicators including industry certifications and dual credit.
The Cedar Hill ISD Board of Trustees heard a detailed presentation showing the district's official Texas Education Agency accountability composite increased from 71 in 2024 to 74 in 2025, a C-level rating, district staff said. The presentation explained how STAR scores, growth measures and CCMR inputs combine to produce the overall accountability number and highlighted campus-level distinctions and areas targeted for improvement.
The accountability presentation matters because TEA uses the highest of three indexes — student achievement (domain 1), student growth (domain 2a) and relative performance (domain 2b) — then weights that result with the district's closing-the-gap score (domain 3) to produce the final score used for letter grades, the presenters said. Dr. Gamel and district testing staff emphasized that domain 1 (STAR/STAAR achievement) carries heavy weight and that increases in Meets and Masters performance drive the largest changes in…
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