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The long-awaited day arrived. After a lengthy court battle, the Texas Education Agency released 2023 accountability ratings Thursday. Houston-area schools had 347 campuses receive either a D or F.
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In the Houston area, no districts received an F grade. Nine districts received a D and four received an A – Devers, Tomball, Barbers Hill, and Friendswood ISDs, the Chronicle's Anastasia Goodwin and Elizabeth Sander reported.
The majority of Houston area ISDs earned a B or a C grade, according to the Chronicle analysis for over 1,400 campuses across 48 traditional districts in the greater Houston area.
Houston ISD had 65 campuses with D rankings and 56 with Fs among its roughly 270 schools. Of those, 57 have received a D or F for more than one consecutive year.
Districts have two choices when a campus receives failing ratings for at least five years in a row: shut down the campus or state intervention. No Houston-area districts have schools that meet this threshold, but at least four districts across the state, including Beaumont, Fort Worth, Midland and Wichita Falls ISDs, could have state intervention after the release of 2023 A-F ratings.
The Texas Education Agency plans to release 2025 ratings, from the 2024-2025 school year, in August.
You can read more here.
Inside the Reporter's Notebook
After release of last week's Report Card, the jury reached a verdict for the four-week trial of former HISD Chief Operating Officer Brian Busby and former district contractor Anthony Hutchison. Deliberations took roughly six hours that day, and the jury found the defendants guilty of the entire 33-count indictment.
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By the Numbers:
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While 3,609 campuses declined and 3,675 stayed the same in the 2023 rankings, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath noted that 1,084 campuses in Texas saw growth.
Statewide, the highest number of districts received a B rating, at 40% of Texas' 1,200 districts, while 209 districts earned either a D or F designation.
Explore how Texas schools did with our searchable database.
By Anastasia Goodwin and Elizabeth Sander
What Else Happened This Week
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Landon Payton's cause of death is still unknown after he died suddenly in 2024. But his memory could help lawmakers and parents push several school safety bills. Read More |
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New student drop numbers take into account prekindergarten enrollment numbers, district official said. Read More |
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The lawsuit requested sanctions against the district, board and superintendent, as well as the termination of Mike Miles. Read More |
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The U.S. Department of Education announced its plans to resume collections on defaulted student loans on May 5. Read More |
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Seniors took classes on a Carnival ship as part of Austin High School's new maritime studies partnership with Chevron Shipping in April. Read More |
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Some members of advocacy group Community Voice for Public Education said HISD placed STAAR tests in front of students who had opted out of the exams. Read More |
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Houston ISD plans to take 440 middle school students on international trips to Panama or Costa Rica in late May as part of its Dyad travel program. Read More |
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The Calendar Ahead
• April 25: IB Exams begin
• April 29: STAAR Algebra and 6th-8th grade math
• May 2: Staff development, no class
Meet The Team
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Our HISD coverage is fueled by reporting from Megan Menchaca, Nusaiba Mizan, Claire Partain and Anastasia Goodwin. Jennifer Radcliffe is the education team editor.
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