On Monday, Newscenter 25 got a first hand look at VISD results from last year's STAAR testing. The results show that the district has some work to do and VISD Superintendent, Robert Jaklich, says they are working to improve those scores for the next exams that will be taken in April. District officials say high school students must meet a certain requirement on each testing area in order to graduate and they must also have a certain cumulative score in each category.
According to reports for the STAAR End-of-Course Passing Rates for Grade 9:
Algebra 1:
VISD Passing Rate: 79%
State Passing Rate: 85%
Eng 1 Reading:
VISD Passing Rate: 77%
State Passing Rate: 81%
Eng 1 Writing:
VISD Passing Rate: 69%
State Passing Rate: 73%
Biology:
VISD Passing Rate: 84%
State Passing Rate: 91%
World Geo.:
VISD Passing Rate: 77%
State Passing Rate: 85%
