By Susan Lindsey
Staff Reporter
Area schools received their grades from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) as annual school accountability ratings were released for the 2024-2025 academic year this month.
The accountability ratings grade the 1,207 districts and nearly 9,000 schools across the state from A to F.
Maud and Red Lick independent school districts were the only area schools to receive an overall A rating, both raising from a B the previous year. Maud increased their score by 5 points from an 89 to 94 this year. Red Lick improved from an 87 to a 91.
They are among 169 Texas districts to earn an A rating.
DeKalb, Hooks, New Boston, Redwater, Simms and Malta ISDs all earned a B rating. Hubbard received a C and Leary a D rating.
According to the TEA website, the accountability system looks at three areas: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps.
Student achievement is based on the performance of all students across all subjects areas; college, career and military readiness; and graduation rates.
School progress measures academic growth of students in STAAR results in reading/language arts and mathematics as well as student achievement in comparison to campuses with relatively similar economically disadvantaged percentages.
Closing the gaps measures short and long-term goals in academic achievement, growth or graduation rates, English language proficiency and school quality and student success in areas such as racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomic backgrounds.
Watch for expanded coverage of this story in next week’s issue of the Tribune.
