For those who judge a school's level of success by their score on Texas' standardized test, the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills exam, it has arrived at the campus.

Rated as a recognized campus for the first time a year ago, Principal Anita Danaher said preliminary indications are now that her campus could be rated exemplary by the Texas Education Agency.

Fourth-grade students at Annaville scored a 100 percent passing rate in math and writing and a 98 in reading.

Fifth-grade students did their part as well, they scored a 100 percent passing rate on the math portion of the exam.

"I think the scores are an indication of how hard our students have worked," Danaher said.

Those scores have not come easy.

"We have the highest mobility rate in the district," Danaher said. "We also have the highest rate of economically disadvantaged students."

Like San Pedro Elementary School in Robstown, Annaville Elementary has sometimes been regarded as the district's bad campus, a stigma Danaher believes is shattered by test results of the past three years.

"I certainly hope so," she said.

Danaher said there are a number of factors that have contributed to her campus' slow, steady rise.

"Four years ago we were awarded the Academic 2000 grant," she said. "We were able to change our reading program."

The grant allowed the school to expand its Accelerated Reader program and begin Project Read.

Danaher said the Accelerated Reader program has been accented by rewards for students, including being able to attend autograph parties with the varsity football and baseball teams.

There has also been a team approach to the matter.

Danaher said in the year before she became principal at Annaville, the faculty sat down together and put together a vision statement for the campus.

In full it reads, "The vision for Annaville Elementary is to become an exemplary campus by unifying students, staff and community in a common goal, success for all."

"This was their vision," Danaher said. "I felt it was a big part of my job to help get everyone together."

For Danaher, the wife of Calallen Head Football Coach and Athletics Director Phil Danaher, togetherness came easy.

"If there's one thing I know about, it's teamwork," she said. "At times, I'm a coach, but most of the time, I'm a cheerleader."

Outside of the school staff, Danaher said a strong commitment from the campus' parents has helped.

Among the activities parents take part in are four literary nights, TAAS strategy sessions and periods spent in the computer labs alongside their students.

"The parents get a good idea of what the kids are doing and going through," she said.

While their TAAS scores have risen over the past few years, Danaher said there is still room for improvement.

"We don't have 100 percent in every area so we're going for that," Danaher said. "And, not every child made a 100."

The TEA ratings for districts and campuses will be released Thursday, Aug. 17.