How Accountability Ratings Work
Accountability ratings are based on three domains: Student Achievement, School Progress, and Closing the Gaps. Use the resources below to learn how each domain is calculated. For technical details on how data are processed to produce accountability ratings, see the 2026 Accountability Rating System Manual. For the most current accountability manual, see the 2027 Accountability Rating System Manual.
Overall Rating Labels
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This measures, for each individual school, what students are learning in each grade and whether or not they are ready for the next grade. It also shows how well a school prepares their students for success after high school in college, the workforce, or the military. |
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This measures, for each district, what students are learning in each grade and whether or not they are ready for the next grade. It also shows how well a school prepares their students for success after high school in college, the workforce, or the military. |
Student Achievement Domain
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Student Achievement measures whether students met expectations on the STAAR test. It also measures graduation rates and how prepared students are for success after high school. |
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Student Achievemmeasures whether students met expectations on the STAAR test. It also measures graduation rates and how prepared students are for success after high school. |
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STAAR Performance measures achievement at Approaches Grade Level or above, Meets Grade Level or above, and Masters Grade Level on the STAAR test. |
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College, Career, and Military Readiness measures graduates’ readiness for college, the workforce, or the military. |
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Graduation Rates measures the percentage of students who graduate in 4, 5, or 6 years. |
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Student Achievement measures whether students met expectations on the STAAR test. It also measures graduation rates and how prepared students are for success after high school. Scaling resources specific to AECs are used for accountability ratings. |
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Completion Rates use the highest percentage of students who graduate in 4, 5, or 6 years to calculate the graduation rate score. |
School Progress Domain
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School Progress shows how students perform over time and how the school's performance compares to other schools with similar economically disadvantaged student populations. |
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Academic Growth shows the amount of growth students make from year to year. |
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Relative Performance measures how a school's performance compares to other schools with similar grade levels served and economically disadvantaged populations. |
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Relative Performance measures how a school's performance compares to other schools with similar grade levels served and economically disadvantaged populations. |
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Retest Growth measures the performance of students who previously did not meet the standard on an end-of-course (EOC) assessment and then met the standard in the current year. |
Closing the Gaps Domain
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Closing the Gaps tells us how well a school or district is ensuring that all student groups are successful. |
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Closing the Gaps tells us how well a school or district is ensuring that all student groups are successful. |
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Academic Achievement measures STAAR performance at the Meets Grade Level or above standard in reading and math for all student groups. |
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Graduation Rate measures the percentage of students who graduate in 4 years for all student groups. |
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Growth Status shows the amount of growth all student groups make from year to year. |
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English Language Proficiency measures Emergent Bilingual (EB)/English learners' (ELs) progress towards achieving English language proficiency. |
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School Quality measures readiness for college, the workforce, or the military across all student groups. |
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Student Success measures how well students perform on STAAR across all student groups. |
School Profile Information
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