And in Gregory-Portland, three of its seven schools are rated exemplary, while three more are recognized. The TEA has been issuing its accountability ratings for schools and school districts since 1993. Those ratings amount to a report card for schools based on attendance, dropout rates and TAAS passing rates. While the ratings have almost no impact on funding the schools receive, TEA officials said, they are used by school districts to set priorities about spending. For that reason, Teas said the TEA ratings are vital to a community's continued growth and development.
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The base is not as diverse. That may be most evident at the high school level. Calallen High School is rated exemplary. In the Calallen and Gregory-Portland ISDs, only about a third of the students are so classified. Any research you read will tell you that.