Student Achievement

Student Achievement Summary

The students at Frenship Middle School have traditionally been extremely high achieving. Although student passing rates on STAAR have been outstanding, increased passing rates as well as a focus on commended rates are two areas in which we would like to ensure continued improvement. For the latest STAAR results in 6th grade reading and math FMS not only surpassed the state average but the district average as well. 6th grade reading at approaches was 75% and for Math it was 83%.

The 7th grade class achieved at or above the state average in all three categories At Approaches level for Reading was 80%, Math 82%, and writing was 87%. The same can be said for our 8th grade scores. For Science this year was no different with 87%. The reading rate was 91% and math was 88%. Our largest increase came in Social Studies where we saw a 14% score above state average with a passing rate of 83%.

Student Achievement Strengths

Increased percentage of students participating in Duke Talent program. And of those participating six reached state recognition and one reache national recognition. FMS had six of the ten state recognitions in the entire district and one of only two national recognitions in the district.

At or above state average in every STAAR test 6th through 8th grade At Approaches level.

State qualifiers or tournament champions in many different extracurricular activities such as band, choir.

Problem Statements Identifying Student Achievement Needs

Problem Statement 1 (Prioritized): Need to increase the number of students at the Masters level on STAAR in all categories. Root Cause: need for more targeted accelerated instruction for students on the masters level bubble.