Castleberry ISD reports TELPAS gains; bilingual program outperforms ESL peers
District TELPAS presenters said elementary grades showed strong progress on English proficiency and that bilingual students in the dual-language program reached higher advanced-level percentages than ESL students. The district exceeded interim and long-term TELPAS targets at all elementary campuses.
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District bilingual and EL coordinators presented 2024–25 TELPAS findings and program implications to the board. Laura Guzman (secondary EL coordinator) and Miss Lemos (elementary bilingual coordinator) described year-over-year gains, noting that every elementary grade saw more than 30% of students advance at least one proficiency level and that kindergarten and first grade showed especially strong momentum.
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