Title I, Part A Distinguished Schools

The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators honors Title I Distinguished Schools from each state at the National ESEA Conference.  Texas may nominate two schools annually for this national recognition.

2019–2020 Title I, Part A Distinguished Schools

Valley View Elementary School – Valley View ISD

North Houston Early College High School – Houston ISD

2019–2020 Selection Criteria

The state's nominee for the 2019-2020 Distinguished Performance Award met the following criteria:

• Title I, Part A campus in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019;
• Met Standard in state accountability system in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and an “A” Rating in 2018-2019;
• 85% or more low income* in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019;
• 75% or more at-risk in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019;
• Reading and Math** met system safeguards on all evaluated groups in 2016-2017;
• Reading and Math** met academic achievement target on all evaluated groups in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019
• Graduation Rate*** (on campuses with grade 12) 90% in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019; and
• Distinction Designation: Yes for Reading and Math in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019.

The state’s nominee for the 2019-2020 Distinguished Progress Award met the following criteria:

• Title I, Part A campus in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019;
• Met Standard in state accountability system in 2016-2017 and 2017-2018, and an “A” Rating in 2018-2019;
• 70% or more low income* in 2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019;
• Reading and Math** met system safeguards on all evaluated groups in 2016-2017;
• Reading and Math** met academic achievement target on all evaluated groups in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019;
• Distinction Designation: Student Progress=No for 2016-2017 and 2017-2018; and
• Distinction Designation: Student Progress=Yes for 2018-2019.

*Percent Low Income from the SC5000 of the Consolidated Federal Grant Application

**Minimum size requirement of 25 students tested across all grades

***Minimum size requirement of 10 students for the 4- and 5-year completion rate denominators.

Exclusions applied to both lists:

• Removed Title I campuses that were non-rated paired campuses.
• Removed campuses on the 2018-2019 Public Education Grant (PEG) list.