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Three years ago, 16 91Ö±²¥ campuses carried an F rating from the state. This year, five do.

That change is the clearest measure of what has happened across 91Ö±²¥ since 2023, and it showed up again in the Texas Education Agency’s 2026 A through F accountability ratings released this month. The district earned an overall score of 78, its highest since 2022. That’s when the state redesigned the test and the accountability system

Twenty-nine 91Ö±²¥ schools increased their overall accountability score this year. Seventeen improved by at least one full letter grade.

“We’re going to keep our foot on the pedal,” Superintendent Dr. Matt Smith said. “We’re excited about the changes we’ve made and are making to support our students’ experience and academic achievement. We’re not done yet, but we know we’re on the right track.”

Schools leading the climb

Short Elementary posted the district’s largest rating gain, moving from an F to a C in a single year.

Lamar High School earned a B. Sam Houston High School moved from a D to a C. Williams Elementary improved from a D to a C, and Little Elementary earned a B.

The district’s four highest needs campuses each improved by at least one letter grade.

“These campuses tell us the strategies are working,” Smith said. “We put targeted instructional and operational support where students needed it most, and the results followed. Now we’re taking what we learned there and applying it across the district this year.”

Every campus that improved a full letter grade

High schools

• Lamar High School: C → B
• Sam Houston High School: D → C

Junior high schools

• Boles Junior High School: C → B
• Barnett Junior High School: C → B
• Workman Junior High School: D → C
• Rodriguez Junior High School: F → D

Elementary schools

• Blanton Elementary: F → B
• Short Elementary: F → C
• Little Elementary: C → B
• Williams Elementary: D → C
• Webb Elementary: D → C
• Patrick Elementary: D → C
• Pope Elementary: D → C
• Thornton Elementary: F → D
• Speer Elementary: F → D
• Starrett Elementary: F → D
• Ellis Elementary: F → D

Twelve additional campuses increased their overall accountability score without changing letter grades.

Standing up for accurate scoring

91Ö±²¥ again submitted student STAAR responses to be rescored by trained human scorers ahead of the 2026 accountability cycle. A total of 3,268 writing responses were submitted for rescore. Of those requests, 22% came back with a higher score. The district has made human review a standing practice since TEA began using automated scoring engines to evaluate the writing portion of the exam. 

What the ratings measure

Each year, the Texas Education Agency issues A through F accountability ratings for school districts and campuses. Ratings draw on multiple measures, including STAAR performance, academic growth, graduation rates, and progress in closing learning gaps. The system offers families a snapshot of school performance, though it does not capture everything about a student’s experience at school.

You can look up any Texas school’s 2026 accountability information at.