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Superintendent reports higher cohort passing rates, notes attendance and enrollment dip

Center Independent School District Board of Trustees · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Superintendent Jake Henson reported improvements on retaken end-of-year tests with cohort passing rates listed (Algebra 97%, Biology 99%, English I 85%, English II 94%, U.S. History 99%) while noting attendance has dipped this nine-week period to 93.39% and enrollment is 2,234.

Superintendent Jake Henson presented assessment and operational metrics during his Jan. 14 report, saying retaken end-of-year course results contributed to strong cohort passing rates across core subjects: Algebra 97% passing, Biology 99%, English I 85%, English II 94% and U.S. History 99%.

Henson also reported attendance by nine-week period (first nine weeks 95.95%, second nine weeks 95.8%, current nine weeks 93.39%) and a semester average of 94.92%, short of the district goal of 96%. Enrollment was reported at 2,234, down nine students from the prior month. He noted substitute usage (201 substitutes) costing the district a little over $15,000 and that Roughrider Academy expects 20 graduates on Jan. 15, 2026.