WISD named second best district in Greater Austin area
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Dalton Sweat
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The people of Wimberley have often prided themselves on the education system. In fact, the quality of education provided in Wimberley ISD is often a reason that people move to town.
That feeling has been validated as the advocacy group Children At Risk, a nonprofit organization that drives change for children through research, education and influencing public policy, has ranked WISD the second best school district in the Greater Austin area.
“We’re excited to be honored,” Wimberley Superintendent Dwain York said. “We have an awesome teaching staff and administrative team that will be continually looking at innovative ways to work with these kids to keep them in school and to provide them what they need to go on to a college of their choice or whatever career they choose. We are really excited about the ranking.”
The rankings are based on student achievement, campus performance and growth.
After all factors are weighed, a letter grade was given out and Wimberley received an “A.” The district was one of only 10 in the Greater Austin area to get a an “A.”
The group also uses the rankings statewide and WISD was ranked 26 in the state of Texas.
“Every time we turn around, something is changing in education, like House Bill 5, and sometimes you feel like you are playing this catch up game year in and year out,” York said. “So when you get acknowledged like this you realize you are on the right track but it also makes your strive to become better. We want to be first.”
Speaking of being first, it was the school district right up Ranch Road 12, and the school district that some would call a long time rival, that bested Wimberley. Dripping Springs ISD was named the best locally.
“I hated it,” York joked of falling just behind DSISD. “I want to know the criteria of why. I’m sure we didn’t fall to far behind them.”
Each campus was also ranked an Wimberley High School placed sixth in the area behind three charter schools, Westlake and Westwood.
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