Education
BY WESLEY GARDNER CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMILY LINCKE
Humble ISD shows overall gains in state’s AF accountability ratings
Some context
Elementary and middle schools ratings are largely based on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, while high school ratings are based on STAAR and how well students are prepared for success after graduation. State law requires that annual AF ratings be issued by Aug. 15 of each year; however, the 2023-24 ratings were blocked for nearly one year after 33 school districts sued the TEA last August, arguing that the agency made it “mathematically impossible” for some schools to earn a high score. Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals ruled in July that the 2023-24 ratings could be released, and the TEA later announced they would be issued alongside the 2024-25 ratings. “Millions of dollars and thousands of hours of work by teachers, administrators and experts have been invested in creating the AF ratings system; courts can decide only whether it is legal, not whether it is wise or fair,” Chief Justice Scott Brister wrote in the ruling.
Humble ISD maintained a C rating for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years in the Texas Education Agency’s accountability ratings, which were released statewide Aug. 15 after a legal battle that began nearly two years prior. Texas schools are rated on an A-F scale based on three categories: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. HISD received 75 out of 100 points for 2023-24 and 77 out of 100 points for 2024-25. “We’ve seen gains across multiple campuses, which is a direct result of the dedication of our teachers, students, principals and families,” HISD Superintendent Roger Brown said. “We are committed to ensuring this upward trend continues. This year’s accountability ratings conrm that while challenges remain, we are moving in the right direction.”
Humble ISD AF scores by campus
2023-24
2024-25
20
15
10
5
0
A
B
C
D F
Rating
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
Put in perspective
Statewide district performance
2024-25
2023-24
campuses maintained or improved their A-F ratings between the two school years. Of the 1,208 school districts across Texas, data shows 24% received a higher rating, 64% kept the same rating and 12% received a lower rating. “Year over year, our schools have gotten better across the state for our kids,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath told reporters Aug. 14.
TEA data shows 29 HISD campuses—including 19 elementary schools, eight middle schools and two high schools—earned higher rating scores in 2024- 25 compared to 2023-24. Brown added HISD schools earned 32 distinctions in 2025, up from 11 distinctions in 2023. Across the state, most school districts and
A: 23% B: 33% C: 24% D: 10% F: 4% Not rated: 6%
A: 18% B: 31% C: 25% D: 14% F: 8% Not rated: 6%
NOTE: PERCENTAGES MAY NOT ADD UP TO 100% DUE TO ROUNDING. SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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