BORDER SURGE UPDATE: List of worst Texas schools increases by more than a 33%

12/21/2014

AUSTIN, TEXAS (AP) -- The number of campuses on the annual list of the worst public schools in Texas is up more than a third from last year.

The Texas Education Agency reported Friday that 1,199 schools have been identified as low performers because of poor test scores or unacceptable ratings under the state's Public Education Grant Program. Last year there were 892 schools on the list. Under different criteria in 2012, there were 456 campuses singled out for low performance.

More than 736,000 students attend the schools on the list. They all have the right to transfer to another campus either in their home district or any neighboring district that agrees to accept them.

The Legislature is expected to review the PEG program in its regular session that begins in January.

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