EXPLANATION OF COLUMNS

1999 Campuses with Less Than 50% of the Students Passing Any Reading, Writing, or Mathematics Test on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) Summed Across the Grades Tested at the School in Any Two of the Three Years: 1997, 1998, 1999 or the School was Rated Low-Performing in either 1997, 1998 or 1999

DISTRICT NAME

The district name.

CAMPUS NAME

The most current name of the campus in TEA files.

CAMPUS NUMBER

The nine-digit number used by TEA to uniquely identify each campus in the state.

1999 ACCT RATING

The campus rating issued for the school in the summer of 1999. The ratings used are:

E Exemplary A Acceptable L Low-performing

R Recognized Q Acceptable: Data Issues

Identification Years:

*YR_1997

The reason, if any, that the campus was identified for this list based on 1996-97 TAAS results or 1997 accountability ratings. The reason codes are explained below.

*YR_1998

The reason, if any, that the campus was identified for this list based on 1997-98 TAAS results or 1998 accountability ratings. The reason codes are explained below.

*YR_1999

The reason, if any, that the campus was identified for this list based on 1998-99 TAAS results or 1999 accountability ratings. The reason codes are explained below.

Reasons for Identification:

R

The TAAS passing rate in Reading was below 50 percent for the tested grades at the campus.

W

The TAAS passing rate in Writing was below 50 percent for the tested grades at the campus.

M

The TAAS passing rate in Mathematics was below 50 percent for the tested grades at the campus.

LP

The campus was rated Low-performing.

* Ratings are issued in August of a given year and are in effect for the following school year. For example, the 1999 ratings are based on TAAS results given in the spring of the 1998-99 school year, and dropout and attendance rates from the 1997-98 school year. The 1999 ratings remain in effect throughout the 1999-2000 school year.