New Caney ISD received a C rating for the 2025-26 school year, but was one point from receiving a B rating, in the Texas Education Agency’s accountability ratings for school districts statewide, released Aug. 14.
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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.
NCISD received 79 out of 100 points for 2025-26, TEA data shows.
The district received 72 out of 100 points for 2023-24 and 75 out of 100 points for 2024-25, as previously reported.
“We are encouraged by the progress reflected in this year’s accountability results,” NCISD Superintendent Matt Calvert said via an Aug. 14 emailed statement. “While we recognize there is still important work ahead, the data shows improvement across the major accountability measures. Accountability ratings are one measure of our work, but they are also a valuable opportunity to step back, celebrate progress, and identify where we can get better.”
NCISD had 19,642 students enrolled in 2025-26, data shows. About 70% of students were economically disadvantaged, 18% were in special education and 34% were emergent bilingual students.
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, NCISD 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: C
- 2022-23: C
- 2023-24: C
- 2024-25: C
- 2025-26: C
Hannah Norton contributed to this report.
