WFISD drops in one rating of school performance

Lynn Walker, Wichita Falls Times Record News
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One company that ranks public schools across the country puts the Wichita Falls Independent School district low on its list of Texas school districts for 2022.

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SchoolDigger placed Wichita Falls ISD at 754 among the state’s 965 districts, dropping 63 places since 2021.

A bright spot for WFISD was Sheppard Elementary School, which ranked 673rd out of the state’s 4,581 elementary schools.

SchoolDigger says it ranks schools based on test scores supplied by each state’s Department of Education. An Average Standard Score is calculated by normalizing and averaging each school’s test scores across all tests and grades. The Virginia company is one of several that provide school ratings based on a variety of parameters.

Here is how Wichita Falls schools fare among those ranked, according to SchoolDigger:

High schools, ranked among 1,876 in Texas:

  • Rider – 661

  • Wichita Falls – 1,385

  • Hirschi – 1,625

Middle schools, ranked among 2,254 in Texas:

  • McNiel – 1,120

  • Barwise – 1,521

  • Kirby – 2,038

Elementary Schools, ranked among 4,581 in Texas:

  • Sheppard AFB – 673

  • Fowler – 1,295

  • Fain – 1,541

  • West Foundation – 1,666

  • Crocket – 2,162

  • Milam – 2,738

  • Cunningham – 2,849

  • Franklin – 2,975

  • Jefferson – 3,032

  • Scotland Park – 3,514

  • Lamar – 3,574

  • Burgess – 4,230

  • Booker T. Washington – 4,280

  • Southern Hills – 4,329

  • Zundelowitz – 4,497

  • Haynes – 4,533

Of all school districts in the Wichita Falls area, Windthorst ISD scored highest. Here’s how some other districts in the area scored among 965 districts in the state.

  • Windthorst ISD -- 70

  • Seymour ISD -- 100

  • Holiday ISD – 103

  • Iowa Park CISD – 112

  • Olney -- 218

  • Henrietta ISD -- 280

  • City View ISD – 512

  • Jacksboro -- 562

  • Bowie -- 655

  • Burkburnett ISD – 772

  • Vernon ISD -- 885

The top-ranked school district in Texas was Carroll ISD in the DFW Metroplex. The lowest ranked was Raven School in Walker County which is about an hour north of Houston.

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: WFISD drops in one rating of school performances