Accountability ratings

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) provides annual academic accountability ratings for our district and schools. The ratings are based mostly on how well our students do on state standardized tests like STAAR, but also include College, Career and Military Readiness, as well as, graduation rates.

The accountability rating labels are based on performance in three different areas or domains:

• Student Achievement
• School Progress
• Closing the Gaps

Student Achievement shows how much students know and are able to do at the end of the year. School Progress shows how students perform over time and how that growth compares to similar schools. The Closing the Gaps domain tells us how well different populations of students in a district are performing. 

Ratings

The district and each school are assigned a letter grade for overall performance and for performance in each domain.

• A = Exemplary Performance
• B = Recognized Performance
• C = Acceptable Performance
• D = In Need of Improvement
• F = Unacceptable Performance

In addition to the ratings, campuses that have a grade of A, B, C or D are eligible for Distinction Designations.

2024-25 Accountability Ratings

Highlights

• Raised our overall rating from 81 to 84
• One of the highest CCMR ratings in the county, region, and state at 96%
• Jumped to a B in Student Achievement
• Improved five points in “Closing the Gaps”
• Increased our A-rated campuses to 23, more than one-third of the district
• Reached a point where approximately two-thirds of our campuses are an A or B
• Earned at least one distinction at 42 campuses, up from 37 last year

Distinction designations

Schools that earned an A, B, C or D rating are eligible for distinction designations. Distinction designations are awarded based on how one school's performance compares to a group of schools of similar size, grade span and student demographics.

2025 Distinction Designations:

• Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/ Reading
• Academic Achievement in Mathematics
• Academic Achievement in Science
• Academic Achievement in Social Studies
• Top 25 Percent: Comparative Academic Growth
• Top 25 Percent: Comparative Closing the Gaps
• Postsecondary Readiness

Accountability reports

School Report Card (SRC)

The School Report Card (SRC) gives a broad view of campus performance and is helpful for parents and guardians who want to be informed about a school's individual characteristics and academic performance.

What's included in the School Report Card?

This report shows the following for each school:

• the accountability rating and any distinction designations earned
• whether or not the school met standards in Student Achievement, Student Progress, Closing Performance Gaps and Postsecondary Readiness
• school and student information such as attendance rate, demographics, mobility rates and class size averages by grade or subject
• financial information
• detailed STAAR result information

For high schools, the School Report Card also shows:

• graduation and dropout rates
• SAT/ACT results

Visit TEA’s SRC website to view our district and campus School Report Cards. 

The TXschools.gov site is also a useful resource for information about Texas school and district ratings. The site includes explanations, graphics and comparisons to the prior year.

Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)

The Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR), formerly known as the Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reports, pull together a wide range of information annually on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas.

The most recent district TAPR report is also available as part of the Annual Academic Performance Report along with each schools' TAPR report and other required documents.

Visit TEA's TAPR website to view state, regional, district and school reports.

What's included in a school's TAPR?

The TAPR for each school shows:

• the accountability rating and any distinction designations earned
• detailed STAAR results
• attendance rate
• student information such as demographics and class size averages by grade or subject
• staff information, demographics, experience and salaries
• student enrollment and teachers for Bilingual/ESL, CTE, Gifted & Talented and Special Education

For high schools, the TAPR also shows:

• graduation and dropout rates
• SAT/ACT results
• advanced course and dual enrollment information
• AP/IB results
• College and Career Ready graduates
• CTE graduates
• graduates enrolled in a Texas institute of higher learning and completing 1 year without remediation