Education
BY SARAH BRAGER
Cy-Fair ISD received a “B” in the Texas Education Agency’s accountability rating system for academic years 2023-24 and 2024-25, showing slight improvement at the campus level. The TEA released scores for all public school districts Aug. 15, following delays from several lawsuits, according to past Community Impact reporting. The announcement of scores comes after a Texas Cy-Fair ISD maintains “B” rating in A F scores
Cy-Fair ISD AF ratings by school level
Elementary school
Middle school
High school
2023-24
2024-25
25 20 15 10 5 0
No CFISD campus received lower than a "C" rating in 2024-25, and all high schools scored a "B" or higher.
A
B
C
D
F
A
B
C
D
F
SOURCES: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
While the district’s overall letter grade remained the same between 2023-24 and 2024-25, individual campus scores increased on average, with fewer schools earning a “C” or lower. No CFISD school received a “D” or an “F” rating last year.
judge ruled in July that the TEA can release its ratings for the 2023-24 school year, Community Impact reported. The scores were held for almost one year after more than 30 school districts— including CFISD—sued the TEA last August, citing unfair grading criteria.
Struggling CFISD schools that boosted scores
The breakdown
Final takeaways
School 2021-22* 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 Elementary schools receiving a D or F since 2021-22 Bane 82 (B) 69 (D) 59 (F) 82 (B) Duryea 88 (B) 74 (C) 69 (D) 73 (C) Emery 87 (B) 66 (D) 63 (D) 78 (C) Hancock 73 (C) 70 (C) 68 (D) 76 (C) Kirk 83 (B) 55 (F) 68 (D) 83 (B) Lieder 87 (B) 76 (C) 69 (D) 80 (B) Matzke 76 (C) 75 (C) 69 (D) 81 (B) Metcalf 95 (A) 79 (C) 68 (D) 75 (C) Middle schools receiving a D or F since 2021-22 Hopper 79 (C) 74 (C) 69 (D) 78 (C)
The district saw the greatest change in its “closing the gaps” score, which increased seven points since 2023-24. According to the TEA’s rat- ings manual, the measure identies achievement gaps by evaluating the academic performance of dierent student groups, such as racial and ethnic groups, economically disadvantaged students and bilingual students. Approximately 60.1% of CFISD’s population in 2023-24 was considered economically disadvan- taged compared to 58.9% last year, according to the TEA. Across both years, campuses that earned lower accountability ratings served, on average, a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.
CFISD Superintendent Doug Killian said in an Aug. 11 newsletter the district started the new school year “with a celebratory tone” following results from the TEA. For CFISD campuses in 2024-25: • Elementary schools averaged an 85
• Middle schools averaged an 84 • High schools averaged an 87
“Kudos to all of our sta and students for the incredible work it took to earn this achievement,” Killian said. “While the district came in as a B, we are committed to returning to an A this school year.” The district last received an overall A rating in 2022.
*CAMPUSES THAT RECEIVED A C OR LOWER IN 202122 WERE NOT RATED AS THEY RECOVERED FROM PANDEMICRELATED LEARNING LOSS. SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCYCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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