Understanding Texas School Accountability Ratings

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) evaluates public schools and districts under state accountability requirements. TEA accredits public schools in Texas at the district level for grades K-12. The Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions section of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) states how accreditation statuses will be determined and assigned to school districts. The TAC rules also establish accreditation standards and sanctions, including definitions, purpose and oversight appointments.

The Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) pull together a wide range of information on the performance of students in each school and district in Texas every year. Performance is shown disaggregated by student groups, including ethnicity and socioeconomic status. The reports also provide extensive information on school and district staff, programs, and student demographics.

Texas provides annual academic accountability ratings to its public school districts, charters, and schools. These ratings are based largely on performance on state standardized tests and graduation rates. The ratings examine four key areas: student achievement, student progress, efforts to close the achievement gap, and postsecondary readiness. 

The Texas Education Agency awards an accreditation status to each public school district and charter school. The accreditation status is based on the academic accountability rating and financial ratings from the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. A district or charter must be accredited by the state to operate as a public school.

The last accreditation statuses for Central Heights ISD is for 2022-23 is Accredited. For more details, please view the TEA Accreditation Statuses Website. 

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