HISD’s Report Card: 92 Percent of Schools Earn Passing Grade On State Accountability System
Style Magazine Newswire | 8/30/2019, 7:41 a.m.
Kashmere Celebrates TEA Rating
The Houston Independent School District earned an overall high “B” rating by the Texas Education Agency under the state accountability system for the 2018-2019 academic year, exiting nine campuses from the state’s “Improvement Required” list. The district earned a grade of 88. According to the ratings released by TEA, 92 percent of HISD schools (250 out of 271 rated campuses) earned a passing grade. For the first time, all HISD schools received a letter grade under the state’s new A-F rating system, which was implemented in 2018. Fifty-seven HISD campuses earned A’s, 78 earned B’s, 86 earned C’s and 29 earned D’s. A minimum grade of “D” is required for a school to receive a passing rating. After being on TEA’s struggling list of schools for eight consecutive years, Kashmere High School earned a passing grade and was removed from IR status.
