Friends of Travis TAG Vanguard & Academy

Sharing the best kept secret in DISD.

School Phone: 972-794-7500

School Fax: 972-794-7501

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Awards– Merits- & other good stuff.

Over the years, two Travis teachers have been semifinalists in the District Teacher of the Year competition.

Travis TAG has been a GOLD School of Excellence in the DISD rankings since they opened their doors.

How can the trophy cases be unique? In four years, Travis has outgrown existing cases TWICE, and those are ACADEMIC trophies, not athletics… Science, Math, Writing, Creativity, Music, World Languages, etc.

In a ceremony in North Carolina, Travis was one of only 40 schools nation-wide to earn the “MAGNET SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION” Award for “its commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovations, successful desegregation and diversity efforts, and the consistent delivery of quality services to all school stakeholders”.

Travis Vanguard has never scored lower than EXEMPLARY. Like THIS year!! WOO HOO!!! Exemplary AGAIN!! Travis Academy has either been EXEMPLARY or RECOGNIZED every year.

DISD Teacher of the Year Semifinalists

Magnet Schools of America Award

Unique Trophy cases

DISD Ratings                                            

TEA Ratings           

TAKS Excellence

At Travis the rate for COMMENDED PERFORMANCE rivals the simpler PASS rate of many schools.  Passing the TAKS is meeting minimum standards… Travis kids should be doing THAT before they arrive.

TBEC roster of Recognized Schools

TBEC recognizes schools based on many indicators over a three year period, including the number of students ranked COMMENDED PERFORMANCE on the TAKS tests. The Elementary has been in six in a row, and the Middle School five.

THE Best Public School in Texas

The Academy is listed in TEXAS MONTHLY’s articles on the best schools in Texas. They didn’t list the Vanguard because it is only two years.

Earlier & Now, both the Academy and the Vanguard are listed in TEXAS MONTHLY’s article on the best public schools in Texas!

Magnet Schools of America SECOND Award

In a ceremony in Nevada (Vegas, baby!!), Travis was awarded the “MAGNET SCHOOL OF MERIT” Award for “its commitment to high academic standards, curriculum innovations, successful desegregation and diversity efforts, and the consistent delivery of quality services to all school stakeholders”. That’s the highest MSA gives!!