Every year, Children at Risk ranks and grades Texas public schools to help parents, educators, and community members understand how schools in their community are performing, and to spark dialogue on the quality of public education across Texas. Schools are assigned ranks and grades based on student achievement on standardized tests, student growth year-to-year, and how well schools support economically disadvantaged students.

The study compares over 8,000 schools across the state, including elementary, middle school and high schools.

This year one of the schools in the Eagle Pass Independent School District made the top 100 elementary schools named in the rankings report. 

Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary was ranked No. 93 from over 4,547 schools reviewed by the study.

For the past 13 years, Children at Risk has shared its annual school rankings with the public. School rankings are calculated using the following measures: Student Achievement Index – Student performance on STAAR Reading and Math tests, Campus Performance Index – A school’s overall campus performance is compared to other campuses statewide with similar levels of poverty.

This adjustment is made to eliminate bias toward campuses with low percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Growth Index – Student-level improvement over time on standardized test scores in Reading, English, and Math. College Readiness Index – High school graduation rates, SAT/ACT participation rate, and scores.