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Granbury ISD presents state academic report showing gains; flags 8th-grade math and rising special education enrollment
Summary
At a board public hearing, district staff reviewed the Texas Academic Performance Report, highlighting a 2% attendance increase, a 94.7% four‑year graduation rate, a 15.2% rise in CCMR/IBCs (lag data), and a rise in special education enrollment from 15.8% to 17%. Board members discussed TEA litigation delaying A–F ratings.
Granbury Independent School District presented its Texas Academic Performance (TAPER) report at a public hearing during the board meeting, with district staff outlining recent test results, graduation and attendance trends and mandated safe‑schools information.
Tammy Clark, a district assessment staff member, told the board the TAPER report the state produces showed districtwide performance that “outperform[s] the averages in every area but one.” Clark said attendance improved 2% from 2023 to 2024 and the district’s four‑year graduation rate is 94.7%.
The report also showed career, college and military readiness (CCMR) indicators and industry‑based certifications (IBCs) rose. Clark said CCMR and IBC gains are “lag data” (reflecting 2023 results) and that CCMR graduates increased by about 15.2%. She said the district’s CTE program “inched past the state average” in the share of…
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