Once again, Bandera ISD has met the “Adequate Yearly Progress” or AYP standards established by the federal government under the No Child Left Behind Act. In addition, 100% of the district’s schools also met the rigorous AYP criteria. Statewide, 75% of the schools met the accountability standards. The AYP system imposes sanctions on schools and districts that miss AYP for the same reason for two or more years in a row. No schools in Bandera ISD fell into this category.

The federal evaluations for AYP include: graduation rates for high schools and districts, attendance rates for elementary schools, and participation and passing rates on state tests for grades 3-8 and 10. The federal AYP system is different from the Texas Education Agency’s accountability system that rates schools either Exemplary, Recognized, Acceptable, or Not-Acceptable. Bandera ISD has one Exemplary school – Hill Country Elementary; two Recognized schools – Alkek Elementary and Bandera Middle School; and one Acceptable school – Bandera High School.