Education
BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
Alvin and Pearland ISDs both scored a “B” for the 2022-23 school year, while Friendswood ISD scored an “A” in the Texas Education Agency’s 2022-23 accountability ratings for school districts statewide. The ratings were released April 24 after a delay due to lawsuits, TEA officials said. The announcement follows an April 3 ruling by Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals, which overturned a lower court’s injunction that had blocked the ratings for over a year. In August 2023, over 100 Texas school districts sued TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, arguing the agency’s revamped accountability system was “unlawful” and would unfairly harm school districts. According to the TEA, 11% of all districts earned an “A” rating, while 40% earned a “B.” About 32% received a “C,” 14% earned a “D” and 3% earned an “F.” 2022-23 ratings released for local districts
In a nutshell
district administrators thoroughly disaggregated the 2023 STAAR data after it was released two years ago,” she said in an email April 24. “We had the student data even though the ratings were not released. TEA officials said the methods of calculating 2022-23 ratings were “updated to more accurately reflect performance.”
The state’s A-F accountability system was designed to measure whether students are ready for the next grade level and how well each district prepares them for success after high school, Community Impact previously reported. AISD Deputy Superintendent of Academics Jennifer Valdez called the data “old at this point.” “Our teachers, campus administrators and
The breakdown
District snapshot, 2022-23 Alvin ISD Friendswood ISD Pearland ISD
Ratings by campus, 2022-23 A: 8 B: 18
33 campuses within district 29,100 students enrolled 53.7% economically disadvantaged 13.4% special education 6 campuses within district 6,189 students enrolled 11.8% economically disadvantaged 14.1% special education 24 campuses within district 21,167 students enrolled 37.1% economically disadvantaged 11.3% special education
17.7% emergent bilingual 94.1% average attendance rate 17.8% missed 10% or more of the school year
C: 5 D: 1
3% emergent bilingual 94.2% average attendance rate 13.5% missed 10% or more of the school year
A: 3 B: 3
Area districts' accountability ratings
Not rated due to COVID-19 pandemic
Year
AISD FISD PISD
2018-19 B (89)
A (94)
B (89)
2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 B (88)
12.7% emergent bilingual 94.6% average attendance rate
A: 14 B: 8 C: 1
A (97)
A (94)
2022-23 B (82)
A (91)
B (89)
14.4% missed 10% or more of the school year
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
NOTE: ALTERNATIVE CAMPUSES IN ALVIN AND PEARLAND ISDS DID NOT RECEIVE GRADES.
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
What’s next
with the highest degree of transparency to deliver the best outcomes that we can for our kids,” Morath said April 22.
“A-F ratings are very public, and so that is a leadership challenge that our leaders bear, but this is the cross that we bear for being publicly funded and having the public’s children in our schools. It’s up to us to operate
The TEA remains blocked from issuing ratings for the 2023-24 school year due to a separate lawsuit, which is pending in the state appeals court. Morath also said the TEA intends to release ratings for 2024-25 on Aug. 15.
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