Following three consecutive years of receiving C ratings, Humble ISD received a B rating for the 2025-26 school year in the Texas Education Agency’s A-F accountability ratings released Aug. 14.
The details
Texas schools are rated on an A-F scale based on three criteria: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps, as previously reported by Community Impact. 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 end-of-course results and how well students are prepared for success after graduation.
HISD received 83 out of 100 points for 2025-26, TEA data shows.
The district received 75 out of 100 points for 2023-24 and 77 out of 100 points for 2024-25, as previously reported.
“These incredible achievements stem from our school board’s unwavering dedication to student success and safety,” HISD Superintendent Roger Brown said in an Aug. 14 news release. “The relentless hard work of our teachers, principals, instructional staff and students is evident."
A closer look
HISD had 47,734 students enrolled in 2025-26, data shows. About 50% of students were economically disadvantaged, 18% were in special education and 12% were emergent bilingual students.
Overall, HISD now has 11 A-rated campuses, including:
- Deerwood Elementary School
- Groves Elementary School
- Humble Elementary School
- Shadow Forest Elementary School
- Willow Creek Elementary School
- Creekwood Middle School
- Riverwood Middle School
- Woodcreek Middle School
- Kingwood High School
- Kingwood Park High School
- Sconzo Early College High School
Additionally, TEA data shows the district has 21 B-rated campuses, 11 C-rated campuses and four D-rated campuses. No HISD campuses received failing grades in the 2025-26 accountability ratings.
Also of note
Jack M. Fields Sr. Elementary School saw the largest rating improvement, jumping 24 percentage points to rise from an F to a B rating, TEA data shows.
Jack Fields Principal Angela Collins touted the gains in an Aug. 13 email.
“This is truly a story of perseverance, hard work, faith, collaboration and teamwork,” Collins said.
Collins noted officials from the campus are hosting a block party in celebration from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 21 at the school, located at 2505 S. Houston Ave., Humble.
“Several local businesses and community leaders will be joining us as we celebrate our students, staff, families and the incredible progress our campus has made,” Collins said.
Zooming out
Across the state, 85% of campuses received a C rating or higher, which is considered “acceptable academic performance” by the TEA, as previously reported. Of the state's 1,202 school districts, 24% received a higher rating than the 2024-25 school year, while 65% kept the same rating and 11% received a lower rating, TEA data shows.
Texans can find the updated accountability ratings for K-12 districts and individual campuses at www.txschools.gov.
The past
Since the A-F system's launch in the 2017-18 school year, HISD has received six official ratings due to three years of state of disaster declarations:
- 2017-18: not rated due to Hurricane Harvey
- 2018-19: B
- 2019-20: not rated due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020-21: not rated due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021-22: B
- 2022-23: C
- 2023-24: C
- 2024-25: C
- 2025-26: B
What's next
Brown noted the district will push to make more gains in the coming school years.
“Elevating our grade is an important milestone, but it is only the beginning,” Brown said. “We will continue to build on these accomplishments and strengthen our instructional practices to ensure sustained growth and achievement for every student, across all our schools.”
Hannah Norton contributed to this report.
