Firm rates Conroe ISD as the second most productive district in Texas

Conroe ISD was ranked as the second most productive school district in Texas by the Education Resource Group. Here, seniors from high school around Conroe ISD listen during the district's mid-year graduation at College Park High School, Monday, Dec. 17, 2018, in The Woodlands. less Conroe ISD was ranked as the second most productive school district in Texas by the Education Resource Group. Here, seniors from high school around Conroe ISD listen during the district's mid-year graduation at ... more Photo: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Photo: Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Firm rates Conroe ISD as the second most productive district in Texas 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

Out of 200 public school districts in Texas, Conroe ISD has been ranked as the second most productive one by the Education Resource Group.

The organization considers both student academic performance and financial efficiency data from the previous school year, 2017-18, when ranking districts. District Superintendent Curtis Null said this is an affirmation of the hard work done by staff, students, parents and the school’s board of trustees.

“We feel a strong sense of responsibility to be high-achieving in both areas. We understand the faith parents put in us to help their children perform, but also feel a strong sense of responsibility to all taxpayers in Conroe ISD to make sure we are providing educational outcomes in the most cost effective manner,” Null said.

Historically, the district has ranked high — but never this high.

“We’ve been in the top 10 historically. A few years we’ve been third, but we’ve never been first. Second is an all-time high, and it’s wonderful. It proves what we know — that we all live and work in a wonderful community,” Null said.

Moving forward, though, Null said that there is always room for improvement.

“We aspire to be better every single day, to help our students achieve more,” Null said. “That high level of achievement comes with the pressure to continue to achieve at that level. Maintaining excellence is hard, but it’s a healthy pressure that we feel to continue to be at that high-performing level we become known for across the state and our community.”

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