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Duncanville ISD presents midyear assessment snapshot showing districtwide gains and targeted campus interventions

Duncanville ISD School Board of Trustees · February 23, 2026
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District leaders told trustees midyear benchmark and diagnostic data show gains across most campuses, with several schools nearing C thresholds and the district projecting further improvement after a March benchmark and targeted supports.

Duncanville ISD trustees heard a midyear assessment briefing Tuesday that district leaders said shows broad student-growth trends and several campuses moving closer to higher accountability ratings.

"We are making data-driven decisions and really excited tonight to highlight some of the progress that we're seeing in our school district," Dr. Goree said as he opened the workshop. Lucretia Newton, the district director of assessment and accountability, reviewed district diagnostics—CLI for pre-K, I-Ready for K–8 reading and math, NWEA MAP for science and high-school subjects, and a locally administered midyear benchmark based on STAAR released items.

Newton said the district ran that benchmark through the state formulas as a "what-if"…

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