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Duncanville ISD reports districtwide gains on I‑Ready and MAP assessments, leaders say gaps remain
Summary
District presenters reported year-end gains across I-Ready and MAP measures—notable gains in early grades and strong improvement in Algebra II—while cautioning that middle-school growth lags and targeted interventions remain a priority.
Dr. Sue Ellen Washington presented the district's end-of-year I-Ready and MAP results and framed the results as meaningful growth with continuing work to do in middle grades.
On I-Ready (diagnostic growth measures for K-8), Washington reported gains across the district: Spanish reading rose from 54% to 76% at end of year; reading increased from 37% to 41%; and math rose from 40%/41% to 44% (multiple slides summarized district and within-year growth). She highlighted especially strong gains in kindergarten through second grade, which she tied to the district's early literacy plan.
For MAP (Measures of Academic Progress), which tracks growth against national norms and is used for several secondary courses, Washington said gains were also notable: Algebra 2 rose from 33% to 71% (end-of-year), reading increased from 36% to 45%, Algebra 1 increased from 35% to 44%, and biology rose from 38% to 41%. She cautioned that growth begins to slow in middle grades and said the district will prioritize stronger intervention structures and redesigned middle-school schedules that include intentional intervention blocks.
"These results suggest that our continued focus on foundational literacy, instructional alignment, and intervention support is moving students 'outcome in the right direction," Washington said, summarizing the positive trajectory while stressing the need to close remaining gaps. Trustees asked for growth targets and cut scores; Washington said she would provide grade-level growth-goal details to the board.
