Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA, LIZZY SPANGLER & JULIANNA WASHBURN CONTRIBUTIONS BY HANNAH NORTON
Area districts receive ‘B,’ ‘D’ for 2022-23
In a nutshell
and background to this rating and issue,” Ruffin said via news release. In an emailed statement, WISD Superintendent Kimberley James said the district is not shying away from the results. “[The A-F ratings] highlight areas we are actively working to strengthen. At the same time, they do not tell the full story of the commitment, growth and instructional shifts happening in classrooms across our district today,” James said. “Our focus remains on what matters most: growing every student.” Sarah Blakelock, CISD’s executive director of communications, addressed the ratings in a statement. “We’re proud of the hard work of our students and staff not only in the moment of time these scores represent but also in their efforts, day in and day out,” Blakelock said.
A-F ratings for school districts were first issued in 2018, according to an April 24 TEA news release. The method for calculating the 2022-23 ratings was refreshed, as is required every five years. The ratings are based on factors such as the annual State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness; academic growth; high school grad- uation rates; and how prepared students are for college, a career or the military, Community Impact previously reported. In an April 25 news release, MISD Superinten- dent Mark Ruffin said the district has concerns about the way accountability changes were implemented in 2023. “MISD is committed to our mission and vision, which is not contingent upon state assessments or ratings, but focuses on ensuring all students are prepared with the knowledge and skills to be successful. With that, it’s important to add context
Conroe and Montgomery ISDs each received a “B” for the 2022-23 school year with 84 and 83 out of 100 possible points, respectively, in the Texas Education Agency’s 2022-23 accountability ratings for school districts statewide. The ratings were released April 24 after a two-year delay due to lawsuits, TEA officials said. Willis ISD received a “D” for the 2022-23 school year with 67 out of 100 possible points. The announcement follows an April 3 ruling by Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals, which overturned a lower court’s injunction that had blocked the 2023 ratings for over a year. In September 2023, WISD joined multiple school districts that sued TEA Commissioner Mike Morath, arguing the agency’s revamped accountability system was “unlawful” and would unfairly harm school districts, per prior reporting.
The breakdown
“D” or above, with two campuses earning an “F.” In CISD, 46 campuses received either an “A” or a “B,” while 15 campuses earned either a “C” or “D.”
On a campus level, eight MISD campuses received a “B” rating while two received a “C” rating. Eight WISD campuses received a rating of
Accountability ratings
Year
CISD MISD WISD
Campus rating breakdown
2018-19
B (89)
A (93)
B (85)
A B C
D F
2019-20
Not rated due to pandemic
5
1
2
2
10
21
2020-21
Not rated due to pandemic
CISD
MISD
WISD
3
2021-22
B (89)
A (93)
C (76)
4
8
25
2022-23
B (84)
B (83)
D (67)
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
NOTE: TWO CISD CAMPUSES WERE UNRATED. O MISD CAMPUSES WERE RATED "A," "D" OR "F." O WISD CAMPUSES WERE RATED "A."
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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