Five neighborhood schools were named to the “2009 Just for the Kids Higher Performing Schools” list. Just for the Kids is a nonprofit that identifies academically successful schools, collects data on why they are successful, and then helps educators adopt those practices. This list recognizes schools that have academically outperformed other schools with similar demographics. Schools in the Preston Hollow area to make the list include: E.D. Walker Middle School, George Bannerman Dealey Montessori Vanguard and International Academy, W.T. White High School and Walnut Hill Elementary.
Three neighborhood elementary schools were recognized for superior performances by the Texas Education Agency’s Division of No Child Left Behind Program Coordination. The list is broken into two portions: “Distinguished Performance”, which means the school earned at least a “Recognized” status for the last two years and are “Exemplary” this year; and “Distinguished Progress”, which means the school increased its status from either “Academically Unacceptable” or “Acceptable” two years ago, to “Exemplary” this year. Arthur Kramer Elementary earned a “Distinguished Performance” recognition, and Harry C. Withers Elementary and Nathan Adams Elementary both received a “Distinguished Progress” recognition.
