Texas has a new rating system for its public schools that is essentially Pass/Fail. Most schools passed. The bar was set low. Schools were either rated "met standard" which is the Pass or "improvement required" which is the Fail. In Texas, 80% of charter schools passed.
The new rating system is based on four criteria: (1) student achievement on STARR tests; (2) academic gains over time; (3) college readiness; and (4) closing the race-based and income-based gaps. The bar was set low because passing standards were low. For example, 56% was considered a passing grade on the 5th grade reading test and a 39% was considered passing on the 8th grade math test. The passing standards will go up over time.
DFW area Charter Schools that Failed
School (location)
Children First (Dallas)
Clay Academy (Dallas)
Dallas Can Academy (Dallas, Ross Ave.)
Education Center (Denton)
Education Center (Little Elm)
Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff elementary (Dallas)
Golden Rule - Sunnyside (Cockrell Hill)
Inspired Vision Academy middle school (Dallas)
Legacy Prep (Dallas)
Legacy Prep (Mesquite)
Legacy Prep (Richardson)
North Texas Elementary School of the Arts (Ft. Worth)
Pinnacle Academy of Fine Arts (Ft. Worth)
Prime Prep Academy - better known as the Deion Sanders school (Dallas)
Prime Prep Academy (Ft. Worth)
Shekinah Radiance Academy (Dallas)
Shekinah Radiance Academy (Garland)
Texas Virtual Academy (Lewisville)
Uplift Mighty Prep (Ft. Worth)
Uplift Williams Prep middle school (Dallas)
Vista Academy (Desoto)
Vista Academy (North Garland)
Zoe Learning Academy - Ambassador Campus (Ft. Worth)
DFW area Charter Schools that Passed
A+ Academy (Dallas)
Academy of Dallas (Dallas)
Advantage Academy (Dallas)
Alpha (Garland)
Arlington Classics Academy intermediate (Arlington)
Arlington Classics Academy middle (Arlington)
Branch Park Academy (Farmers Branch)
Chapel Hill (Ft. Worth)
Dallas Can Academy (Carrollton-Farmers Branch)
Dallas Can Academy (Oak Cliff)
Dallas Can Academy (Pleasant Grove)
East Ft. Worth Montessori (Ft. Worth)
Education Center International Academy (Rowlett)
Education Center International Academy (Sunnyvale)
Education Center (Aubrey)
Education Center (Lewisville)
Evolution Academy (Richardson)
Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff high school (Dallas)
Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff middle (Dallas)
Focus Learning Academy (Dallas)
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts (Ft. Worth)
Fort Worth Can Academy (Ft. Worth)
Fort Worth Can Academy (River Oaks)
Founders Classical Academy (Lewisville)
Gateway elementary (Dallas)
Gateway middle & high school (Dallas)
Golden Rule (Dallas)
Golden Rule (Desoto)
Harmony School of Business (Dallas)
Harmony School of Innovation (Dallas)
Harmony School of Innovation (Ft. Worth)
Harmony School of Nature and Athletics (Dallas)
Harmony Science Academy (Dallas)
Harmony Science Academy (Euless)
Harmony Science Academy (Ft. Worth)
Harmony Science Academy (Garland)
Harmony Science Academy (Grand Prairie)
Imagine International Academy (McKinney)
Inspired Vision Academy elementary (Dallas)
iSchool High (Flower Mound)
Jean Massieu Academy (Arlington)
KIPP Truth (Dallas)
La Academia de Estrellas (Dallas)
Leadership Prep (Frisco)
Life School (Cedar Hill)
Life School (Oak Cliff)
Life School (Lancaster)
Life School (Red Oak)
Lindsley Park Community School (Dallas)
Media Arts Academy (Lewisville)
Manara Academy (Irving)
Newman International Academy (Arlington)
Nova Academy - Pritchard (Dallas)
Nova Academy - Scyene (Dallas)
Nova Academy - Bruton (Southeast) - (Dallas)
Olive Tree Montessori (Arlington)
Pegasus School of Liberal Arts & Sciences (Dallas)
Premier High School of Ft. Worth (Ft. Worth)
Premier High School of Irving South (Irving)
Premier High School of Irving West (Irving)
Premier High School of Richardson (Richardson)
Reconciliation Academy (Dallas)
Richard Milburn Academy (Ft. Worth)
Richland Collegiate (Dallas)
Quest middle school (Coppell)
Quest middle school (Lewisville)
Quest Academy (Irving)
St. Anthony elementary (Dallas)
St. Anthony middle (Dallas)
Treetops School International (Euless)
Trinity Basin Prep (Dallas)
UME Prep (Grand Prairie)
Universal Academy (Flower Mound)
Universal Academy (Irving)
Uplift Hampton Prep high (Dallas)
Uplift Hampton Prep middle (Dallas)
Uplift Hampton Prep primary (Dallas)
Uplift Heights Prep middle (Dallas)
Uplift Infinity Prep (Irving)
Uplift Luna Prep (Dallas)
Uplift Luna Prep primary (Dallas)
Uplift North Hills Prep elementary (Irving)
Uplift North Hills Prep high school (Irving)
Uplift North Hills Prep middle (Irving)
Uplift Peak Prep high (Dallas)
Uplift Peak Prep middle (Dallas)
Uplift Peak Prep primary (Dallas)
Uplift Summit International middle (Arlington)
Uplift Summit International primary (Arlington)
Uplift Summit International high (Arlington)
Uplift Williams Prep high (Dallas)
Uplift Williams Prep primary (Dallas)
Vista Academy (Carrollton)
Vista Academy (Coppell)
Vista Academy (Dallas)
Vista Academy (Garland)
Vista Academy (Hickory Creek)
Westlake Academy (Westlake)
Wilmer Academy (Wilmer)
Winfree Academy (Denton)
Winfree Academy (Grand Prairie)
Winfree Academy (Irving)
Winfree Academy (Lewisville)
Winfree Academy (North Richland Hills)
Winfree Academy (Richardson)
Source: 8-18-2013 edition of The Dallas Morning News, as well as the 8-9-13 edition
