Alice High School, Alice, Texas

Alice High School, Alice, TX

After 55 10th grade students failed the math and science TAKS assessments at the completion of the 2006-2007 school year, Alice High School established intensive targeted instruction and practice using educational software to prepare the students for the next assessment. Lab teachers utilized Orchard Software, which provides targeted instruction aligned to Texas’ state standards and practice in math, science and language arts. “Through the targeted practice and support of Orchard math and science curriculum, 70 percent of these students passed the TAKS math and 65 percent passed the TAKS science,” said Superintendent Henry Herrara. “In particular, 20 students in math and 20 in science were predicted to be unsuccessful, but instead, they successfully mastered their TAKS tests.”

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Alice High School in Alice, Texas is one hour west of Corpus Christi. It has 1500 students in grades 9-12.

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Orchard offers over 5,000 essential skills and concepts most commonly found in the Common Core and state standards, and assessed on high-stakes tests.

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Orchard Now is an online tool designed to prepare students for state tests in grades 1-9. Math and language arts questions are based on state testing standards so students get realistic practice for real testing success.

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