The good news just keeps getting better in Arlington. This week, district officials increased the number of schools they expect to be rated exemplary by the state in July to six and the number that they expect to be recognized to 32. That's up from three exemplary campuses and 15 recognized last year.
The projections are based on preliminary Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores. Gains made by test-takers and a new process that gives schools credit when failing students are projected to pass the test in the future has drastically increased the number of schools that will get better rankings this year, Arlington officials said in a story last week.
The six schools expected to be rated exemplary are all elementary schools. They are Ashworth, Butler, Ditto, Farrell, Key and Moore. A list of the schools expected to be recognized is online.


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