The overview
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 STAAR results and how well students are prepared for success after graduation.
HISD received 75 out of 100 points for 2023-24 and 77 out of 100 points for 2024-25, TEA data shows.
HISD Superintendent Roger Brown touted the ratings, but noted the district still has room to grow.
“We’ve seen gains across multiple campuses, which is a direct result of the dedication of our teachers, students, principals and families," Brown said. "We are committed to ensuring this upward trend continues. This year’s accountability ratings confirm that while challenges remain, we are moving in the right direction. This growth reflects the hard work happening every day in our classrooms, and we will continue building on this momentum.”
State law requires that annual A-F ratings be issued by Aug. 15 of each year; however, the 2023-24 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 2023-24 ratings could be released, and the TEA later announced they would be issued alongside the 2024-25 ratings.
“Millions of dollars and thousands of hours of work by teachers, administrators and experts have been invested in creating the A-F ratings system; courts can decide only whether it is legal, not whether it is wise or fair, much less commandeer the job of running it,” Chief Justice Scott Brister wrote in the ruling.
Also of note
Across the state, most school districts and campuses maintained or improved their A-F ratings between the 2023-24 and the 2024-25 school years. Of the 1,208 school districts across Texas, 24% received a higher rating, while 64% kept the same rating and 12% received a lower rating, TEA data shows.
Statewide TEA data shows that in 2025:
- 2,023 campuses earned an A
- 3,005 campuses received a B
- 2,106 campuses scored a C
- 918 campuses received a D
- 389 campuses earned an F
“Year over year, our schools have gotten better across the state for our kids,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told reporters Aug. 14.
Zooming in
HISD had 48,267 and 48,257 students enrolled in 2023-24 and 2024-25, respectively. Around 51.3% and 50.5% students were economically disadvantaged during those school years, respectively, TEA data shows.
Out of all HISD campuses included the 2024-25 ratings:
- Six earned an A
- 14 earned a B
- 17 earned a C
- Eight earned a D
- One earned an F
Additionally, Brown said HISD schools earned a combined total of 32 distinctions in 2025, up from a combined total of 6 distinctions in 2023 when ratings were last released.
Check it out
To view the updated accountability ratings for K-12 districts and individual campuses, visit www.txschools.gov.
