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2023 Closing the Gaps
HIGHTOWER H S (079907008) - FORT BEND ISD - FORT BEND COUNTY

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Calculation Report


Component Total
Earned
Points		 Total
Possible
Points		 Component
Points		 Weight Total
Points
Academic Achievement 13 32 40.6 50.0% 20.3
Graduation Status 6 16 37.5 10.0% 3.8
ELP Status 4 4 100.0 10.0% 10.0
School Quality Status 0 16 0.0 30.0% 0.0
Closing the Gaps Score 34



Data Table: Accountability Groups


Accountability Groups
  All
Students		 African
American		 Hispanic White American
Indian		 Asian Pacific
Islander		 Two or
More
Races		 High Focus^ Total
Earned
Points		 Total
Possible
Points
Groups to be evaluated based on 2022 accountability ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Academic Achievement Status
Reading/Language Arts (RLA) 2023 Target 44% 32% 36% 62% 43% 74% 45% 58% 32%
RLA Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 53% 43% 47% 68% 53% 78% 54% 65% 43%
RLA Long Term Target (2037-38) 72% 66% 68% 81% 72% 87% 73% 79% 66%
Points Earned 1 3 0 3
2023 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 42% 43% 35% 65% 71% 78% * 43% 37%
2023 # at Meets GL Standard or Above 759 451 203 15 ** 64 * 20 514
2023 Total Tests (Adjusted) 1,795 1,050 583 23 ** 82 * 47 1,403
2022 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 41% 40% 38% -- -- 86% -- 45% 35%
Mathematics 2023 Target 38% 26% 35% 48% 37% 72% 41% 44% 31%
Mathematics Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 48% 38% 46% 57% 48% 77% 51% 53% 43%
Mathematics Long Term Target (2037-38) 69% 63% 68% 74% 69% 86% 71% 72% 66%
Points Earned 2 2 0 2
2023 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 24% 23% 17% 33% * 84% * 18% 20%
2023 # at Meets GL Standard or Above 215 128 43 4 * 36 * 3 136
2023 Total Tests (Adjusted) 891 560 258 12 * 43 * 17 684
2022 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 19% 17% 22% -- -- 83% -- 23% 15%
Total Points 13 32
Academic Growth Status
RLA 2023 Target 69% 65% 66% 72% 68% 81% 70% 72% 64%
RLA Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 78% 75% 76% 80% 77% 85% 78% 80% 74%
RLA Long Term Target (2037-38) 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 94%
Points Earned 0 2 1 0
2023 Academic Growth Score 62% 64% 56% 53% 60% 80% * 66% 59%
2023 Growth Points 699.00 432.00 186.75 8.00 ** 47.25 * 20.50 495.75
2023 Total Tests 1,124 677 335 15 ** 59 * 31 838
2022 What If Academic Growth Score 64% 57% 55% -- - 67% - -- 61%
Mathematics 2023 Target 76% 74% 77% 73% 74% 87% 72% 73% 75%
Mathematics Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 82% 81% 83% 80% 81% 90% 80% 80% 82%
Mathematics Long Term Target (2037-38) 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95%
Points Earned 2 2 0 2
2023 Academic Growth Score 68% 73% 57% 43% * 95% * 48% 67%
2023 Growth Points 274.75 188.00 67.00 3.00 * 9.50 * 5.25 221.00
2023 Total Tests 406 258 118 7 * 10 * 11 331
2022 What If Academic Growth Score 63% 64% 61% -- - -- - - 62%
Total Points 9 32
Federal Graduation Rate Status
2023 Target 90.0% 86.3% 88.1% 93.8% 87.4% 96.7% 88.3% 90.8% 86.5%
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 92.7% 90.2% 91.4% 95.2% 90.9% 97.1% 91.5% 93.2% 90.3%
Long Term Target (2037-38) 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0% 98.0%
Points Earned 0 3 0 3
2022 % Graduated 89.9% 91.2% 84.2% 86.7% * 97.6% * 100.0% 86.6%
2022 # Graduated 517 322 128 13 * 41 * 10 324
2022 Total in Class 575 353 152 15 * 42 * 10 374
2021 % Graduated 91.6% 93.4% 85.7% -- -- 100.0% -- 86.7% 89.2%
Total Points 6 16
Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency (EB/EL Current)
2023 Target 34%
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 36%
Long Term Target (2037-38) 40%
Points Earned 4
2023 TELPAS Progress Rate 50%
2023 TELPAS Progress 142
2023 TELPAS Total 282
2022 What If TELPAS Progress Rate 53%
Total Points 4 4
Student Success (Student Achievement Domain Score (STAAR Component Only))
2023 Target 47 36 42 58 45 74 47 56 39
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 57 46 52 68 55 81 57 66 49
Long Term Target (2037-38) 77 66 72 88 75 95 77 86 69
Points Earned 2 3 0 2
2023 STAAR Component Score 42 41 38 50 51 73 61 41 38
2023 % at Approaches GL Standard or Above 74% 74% 70% 72% 85% 94% 100% 77% 70%
2023 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 42% 41% 35% 57% 54% 84% 50% 39% 36%
2023 % at Masters GL Standard 11% 9% 8% 20% 15% 41% 33% 6% 7%
2023 Total Tests 4,164 2,468 1,310 60 13 207 6 100 3,205
2022 STAAR Component Score 37 37 38 54 -- 75 -- 43 33
Total Points 7 16
School Quality (College, Career, and Military Readiness Performance)
2023 Target 63% 47% 60% 71% 58% 84% 51% 63% 56%
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 73% 57% 70% 79% 68% 88% 61% 73% 66%
Long Term Target (2037-38) 93% 77% 90% 95% 88% 95% 81% 93% 86%
Points Earned 0 0 0 0
2022 % Students Meeting CCMR 38% 35% 31% 54% * 80% * 17% 33%
2022 # Students Meeting CCMR 203 117 43 7 * 33 * 2 114
2022 Total Students 536 330 137 13 * 41 * 12 344
2021 % Students Meeting CCMR 38% 36% 34% -- -- 62% -- 54% 34%
Total Points 0 16
Participation 2022-23
Target 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95%
RLA
% Participation 98% 98% 98% 100% 100% 100% * 96% 98%
# Participants 2,011 1,135 679 30 ** 101 * 48 1,587
Total Students 2,049 1,157 693 30 ** 101 * 50 1,620
Mathematics
% Participation 97% 98% 96% 94% * 98% * 94% 97%
# Participants 961 598 278 16 * 47 * 16 738
Total Students 991 613 289 17 * 48 * 17 762

Data Table: Additional Groups


Additional Groups
  All
Students		 Econ
Disadv		 Non
Econ
Disadv		 EB/EL
(Current)		 EB/EL
(Current &
Monitored)+		 Special Ed
(Current)		 Special Ed
(Former)		 Continuously
Enrolled		 Non
Continuously
Enrolled		 Highly
Mobile★		 Foster Homeless Migrant
Academic Achievement Status
Reading/Language Arts (RLA) 2023 Target 44% 33% n/a n/a 20% 13% 30% 46% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
RLA Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 53% 44% n/a n/a 33% 28% 42% 55% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
RLA Long Term Target (2037-38) 72% 67% n/a n/a 60% 57% 65% 73% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2023 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 42% 38% 54% 19% 22% 14% 21% 42% 42% 8% 5% 11% -
2023 # at Meets GL Standard or Above 759 498 261 61 78 30 6 483 276 3 1 2 -
2023 Total Tests (Adjusted) 1,795 1,313 482 322 350 215 29 1,138 657 37 19 18 -
2022 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 41% 36% 20% 13% 15% 42% 40%
Mathematics 2023 Target 38% 32% n/a n/a 31% 15% 33% 40% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Mathematics Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 48% 43% n/a n/a 43% 29% 44% 50% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Mathematics Long Term Target (2037-38) 69% 66% n/a n/a 66% 58% 67% 70% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2023 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 24% 20% 34% 13% 14% 10% 0% 25% 23% 16% 22% 10% -
2023 # at Meets GL Standard or Above 215 128 87 18 21 11 0 142 73 3 2 1 -
2023 Total Tests (Adjusted) 891 634 257 136 148 107 11 575 316 19 9 10 -
2022 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 19% 15% 15% 7% 0% 20% 15%
Academic Growth Status
RLA 2023 Target 69% 65% n/a n/a 60% 45% 63% 70% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
RLA Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 78% 75% n/a n/a 70% 55% 73% 78% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
RLA Long Term Target (2037-38) 95% 95% n/a n/a 90% 75% 93% 95% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2023 Academic Growth Score 62% 60% 68% 49% 51% 39% 60% 63% 60% 43% 13% 79% -
2023 Growth Points 699.00 475.50 223.50 76.25 89.50 39.00 7.75 452.75 246.25 6.50 1.00 5.50 -
2023 Total Tests 1,124 794 330 155 174 100 13 715 409 15 8 7 -
2022 What If Academic Growth Score 64% 61% 69% 45% 49% 38% 36% 63% 64% 29% -- -- -
Mathematics 2023 Target 76% 75% n/a n/a 77% 64% 73% 77% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Mathematics Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 82% 82% n/a n/a 83% 74% 80% 83% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Mathematics Long Term Target (2037-38) 95% 95% n/a n/a 95% 94% 95% 95% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2023 Academic Growth Score 68% 68% 68% 51% 51% 60% * 68% 68% 80% * * -
2023 Growth Points 274.75 210.25 64.50 36.50 40.50 32.00 * 166.75 108.00 4.00 * * -
2023 Total Tests 406 311 95 71 79 53 * 247 159 5 * * -
2022 What If Academic Growth Score 63% 61% 70% 70% 70% 29% -- 63% 64% -- -- -- -
Federal Graduation Rate Status
2023 Target 90.0% 86.7% n/a n/a 80.0% 79.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 92.7% 90.5% n/a n/a 86.0% 85.8% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Long Term Target (2037-38) 98.0% 98.0% n/a n/a 98.0% 98.0% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022 % Graduated 89.9% 87.0% 94.3% 58.1% 62.5% 79.7% 80.8% 75.0% 81.8% -
2022 # Graduated 517 301 216 18 25 51 21 6 18 -
2022 Total in Class 575 346 229 31 40 64 26 8 22 -
2021 % Graduated 91.6% 88.9% 95.2% 84.4% 85.4% 85.5% - 70.0% - -
Progress in Achieving English Language Proficiency (EB/EL Current)
2023 Target 34%
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 36%
Long Term Target (2037-38) 40%
2023 TELPAS Progress Rate 50%
2023 TELPAS Progress 142
2023 TELPAS Total 282
2022 What If TELPAS Progress Rate 53%
Student Success (Student Achievement Domain Score (STAAR Component Only))
2023 Target 47 38 n/a n/a 38 23 43 49 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 57 48 n/a n/a 48 33 53 59 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Long Term Target (2037-38) 77 68 n/a n/a 68 53 73 79 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2023 STAAR Component Score 42 39 51 29 31 19 21 42 42 22 16 28 -
2023 % at Approaches GL Standard or Above 74% 71% 82% 61% 63% 39% 45% 74% 74% 46% 32% 62% -
2023 % at Meets GL Standard or Above 42% 37% 54% 22% 25% 16% 15% 42% 41% 16% 15% 18% -
2023 % at Masters GL Standard 11% 8% 18% 4% 4% 3% 2% 10% 11% 4% 2% 5% -
2023 Total Tests 4,164 2,986 1,178 690 756 495 55 2,648 1,516 80 41 39 -
2022 STAAR Component Score 37 34 26 14 22 38 36
School Quality (College, Career, and Military Readiness Performance)
2023 Target 63% 56% n/a n/a 51% 64% 45% 67% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Next Interim Target (2027-28 through 2031-32) 73% 66% n/a n/a 61% 74% 55% 76% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Long Term Target (2037-38) 93% 86% n/a n/a 81% 94% 75% 95% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
2022 % Students Meeting CCMR 38% 32% 47% 29% 21% 57% * 41% 26% 12% 0% 14% -
2022 # Students Meeting CCMR 203 100 103 6 8 33 * 171 32 3 0 3 -
2022 Total Students 536 317 219 21 39 58 * 413 123 25 5 21 -
2021 % Students Meeting CCMR 38% 36% 20% 30% -- 42% 24%
Participation 2022-23
Target 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95%
RLA
% Participation 98% 98% 99% 100% 100% 97% 97% 98% 98% 98% 96% 100% -
# Participants 2,011 1,468 543 438 466 236 35 1,233 778 41 22 20 -
Total Students 2,049 1,501 548 440 468 243 36 1,254 795 42 23 20 -
Mathematics
% Participation 97% 97% 98% 98% 98% 96% 100% 97% 97% 100% 100% 100% -
# Participants 961 682 279 154 166 117 14 598 363 22 11 12 -
Total Students 991 706 285 157 170 122 14 615 376 22 11 12 -

* Indicates results are masked due to small numbers to protect student confidentiality.
** When only one racial/ethnic group is masked, then the second smallest racial/ethnic group is masked regardless of size.
+ Ever HS EB/ELs are included in the Federal Graduation Rate.
- Indicates there are no students in the group.
^ This is a new accountability group introduced in 2023; it includes students who are Econ Disadv, EB/EL (Current & Monitored), Special Ed (Current), or Highly Mobile.
★ This is an additional student group introduced in 2023; it includes students who are Foster, Homeless, or Migrant.
- - Indicates that the student group did not meet minimum size in the prior year.

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