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Hutto ISD received a “C” for the 2025-26 school yearn in the Texas Education Agency’s school accountability ratings, scoring 75 out of a possible 100 points.
Diving in deeper
The ratings released Aug. 14 mark the district’s fourth consecutive “C” rating, data shows.
In HISD, five campuses saw ratings decrease by one or more letter grades.
Overall, the district had 13 “C”-rated campuses and one “D”-rated campus, Howard Norman Elementary.
Campuses receiving a “D” or lower for two or more years consecutively are required to implement more rigorous improvement measures, known as turnaround plans, per the state. The district did not have repeating ratings that would require this type of intervention.
What they’re saying
In an Aug. 11 address at the Hutto Chamber of Commerce's meeting, Superintendent Jeni Neatherlin said the district expects its accountability rating to further improve in the coming 2026-27 school year.
She cited the delayed nature of some data informing accountability ratings, such as the college, career and military readiness standard, in which HISD scored 64% for the 2025-26 accountability ratings. This data is based on the previous year’s graduating class.
“When I got in here, that was not something that was rolling really well, and we had to pivot, make some adjustments,” Neatherlin said.
She said she anticipates the district will earn a "B" for the upcoming school year, as data for the graduating Class of 2026 shows they would earn a 97% for CCMR.
The background
The A-F rating system was created by the 85th Texas Legislature in 2017 to provide consistent performance tracking data for public schools and ensure students are prepared for the next grade level.
Per the TEA, the ratings measure student achievement, school progress and the bridging of opportunity gaps with the goal of driving continuous improvement in public schools.
Across the state, 24% of both individual campuses and districts as a whole saw improved ratings compared to the previous year, a release from the TEA states.
Data is preliminary and will be finalized later this year, according to the TEA.
