The ratings were released alongside data from the 2023-24 school year, which was delayed due to a lawsuit. LISD also received a B accountability rating for the 2023-24 school year.
“We do have a belief statement that our students are more than a test score,” Superintendent Lori Rapp said at an Aug. 11 meeting. “One test on one day does not define what our students can do.”
Sorting out the details
Of the total 62 campuses, 25 received an A rating.
The context
Texas schools are rated on an A-F scale based on three criteria: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Elementary and middle school ratings are largely based on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, which students begin taking in third grade, while high school ratings are based on the STAAR and how well students are prepared for success after graduation.
State law requires that annual A-F ratings be issued by Aug. 15 of each year; however, the 2024 ratings were blocked for nearly one year after 33 school districts sued the TEA last August, arguing that the agency made it “mathematically impossible” for some schools to earn a high score and waited too long to notify districts about changes to the state accountability system.
Texas' 15th Court of Appeals ruled in July that the 2024 ratings could be released, and the TEA later announced they would be issued alongside the 2025 ratings.
One more thing
In April 2023, the board approved the LISD’s long-range plan, which informs the district’s direction and goals. As part of this plan, board members vote each year to select specific priorities and set the district improvement plan.
LISD Chief of Staff Shawna Miller said district staff will present the 2025-26 district improvement plan to the board for action at a September meeting.
