The ratings were released April 24 after a two-year delay. The agency could not release the ratings sooner because of a lawsuit that included more than 50 districts. Local districts joining the lawsuit included Prosper ISD, Frisco ISD, McKinney ISD, Richardson ISD and Dallas ISD.
TEA is prevented from sharing more recent school ratings from the 2023-24 school year due to a separate, ongoing lawsuit. School performance ratings from the 2024-25 school year are scheduled to be issued in August 2025.
“At Prosper ISD, excellence isn't just a goal—it's our daily pursuit. We believe true education extends far beyond standardized tests—a student, school and district should be measured by the whole journey of growth, not just performance on one exam given on a single day," PISD officials said in an April 24 statement. "Our students continue to make tremendous progress thanks to dedicated teachers and administrators working in partnership with supportive parents."
The details
At PISD, 15 of its campuses received an "A" rating and six received a B rating.
For the 2022-23 school year, 21 campuses were rated and did not include five campuses because they were not open yet:
- Christie Elementary (opened 2023)
- Jackson Elementary (opened 2024)
- Lilyana Elementary (opened 2023)
- Jones Middle (opened 2024)
- Walnut Grove High (opened 2023)
“The opportunities we provide to our students, staff and families create an exceptional learning environment where growth and innovation occur daily," PISD officials said in a statement. "We nurture each student in a place filled with support and kindness, preparing them to face life's challenges with confidence and character,” according to the PISD statement.
The background
A-F ratings were first issued for Texas public school systems in 2018, and the rating methodology had been largely unchanged since that time. For the 2022-23 set of ratings, the methods of calculating A-F scores were updated to more accurately reflect performance, as part of a previously communicated system refresh, according to an April 24 TEA news release.
It was this change that led to districts filing lawsuits against the agency. The lawsuit was seeking one of two options for the accountability scores:
- For the commissioner to issue ratings for the 2022-23 school year and the 2023-24 school year using the existing system
- For the commissioner to issue no ratings for the two school years
What they are saying
“For far too long, families, educators and communities have been denied access to information about the performance of their schools, thanks to frivolous lawsuits paid for by tax dollars filed by those who disagreed with the statutory goal of raising career readiness expectations to help students,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in a April 24 TEA release. “Every Texas family deserves a clear view of school performance, and now those families finally have access to data they should have received two years ago. Transparency drives progress, and when that transparency is blocked, students pay the price.”
