Carlo Castillo

The Texas Education Agency today announced the release of 2026 A-F Accountability Ratings for all public school systems and campuses on TXschools.gov. This year’s ratings show modest improvements with slightly more A and B campuses and slightly fewer C, D, and F campuses. Here are a few key takeaways: The share of “A” and “B”…

Statewide, about 60% of Texas public school students are classified as economically disadvantaged. A campus at or above that share is considered high-poverty. By that measure, roughly 5,400 of the state’s more than 9,000 rated campuses qualify. Poverty does not determine a school’s rating Nearly half of high-poverty campuses are already earning an A or…

Out of roughly 1,834 high schools in Texas, only 17 earned an F in 2025, about 1% of the state’s high schools. While it’s a relatively small number of F-rated campuses, the outcomes at these high school campuses are worth paying special attention to. The numbers behind the letter At high schools that received an…

Last year, approximately 25% of Texas students attended a campus that earned the state’s top A rating, and nearly 37% attended a B-rated campus. While an A or B rating is indicative of a high-performing campus, it does not mean that all students in those schools are on grade level. The grade reflects three things,…

Every year, when the Texas Education Agency releases A-F accountability ratings for the state’s roughly 9,000 public school campuses, many of the same misconceptions resurface. We’ve collected a few here and we dispel each of them with facts: ❌ Myth: All students have to pass STAAR for a campus to earn an A. ✅ Fact:…

Every year, Texas assigns every public school campus, district and charter a letter grade meant to answer one basic question: how well is this school serving its students? Here’s a primer on what that grade actually measures and how Texas got here. What the system measures The A-F Accountability Rating System evaluates every district, campus…