PERFORMANCE OF T-STEM ACADEMIES
To date T-STEM academy students outperform students from comparison schools with similar demographics.
9th grade T-STEM students had higher likelihoods of passing Algebra I than peers in comparison schools.
10th grade T-STEM students scored higher than comparison students on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Math.
10th grade T-STEM students had higher likelihoods of meeting or exceeding TAKS standards in all subjects.
86.3% of students at T-STEM Academies passed the Math TAKS compared to the state average of 83%.
87.3% of students passed the science TAKS as compared to the state average of 84%.
T-STEM students had a higher attendance rate than those in comparison schools.
Schools implementing the T-STEM Academy Blueprint saw significant drops in referrals for inappropriate behaviors.