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Rice Consolidated Independent School District and Weimar Independent School District both held their first board meetings of the month, Jan. 13 and Jan. 20 respectively. In the meetings the two districts went over academic performance over the course of the 2023-2024 school year.
According to the 2024 Federal Report Cards for Rice CISD and Weimar ISD released by the Texas Education Agency, the two school districts were either at or below average in the categories below. Amongst the statistics for the STAAR tests (at meets grade level or above) were: For Rice CISD: 3rd grade reading STAAR district average at 36% of all students meeting requirements compared to a state average of 48%, with only 14% of African American students and 21% of White students meeting requirements.
3rd grade mathematics STAAR district average at 31% of all students meeting requirements compared to a state average of 42%, with 0% of African American students 34% of Hispanic students and 36% of White students meeting requirements.
