Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath discussed the Houston Independent School District’s accountability ratings.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings for public school systems and campuses across the state on Friday morning.
Earlier this week Houston ISD said they had zero F-rated schools.
“Today marks a return to clarity and accountability. With the release of the 2025 A–F Ratings, we are reinforcing our commitment to transparency and to providing accurate, readily available information that helps every family understand how their school is doing,” Morath said.
Morath was joined by HISD’s Superintendent Mike Miles at Jefferson Elementary School on Friday afternoon.
Miles highlighted how Jefferson Elementary went from being a D-rated school to an A-rated school within one year.
He also spoke about the progress all HISD campuses have made in a short amount of time, reiterating that, for the first time in recent memory, no HISD students attend an F-rated school.
Two years ago, about 40,000 students were in schools rated F. Now, the superintendent said, 74% of HISD’s schools are rated A or B.
“What this really means, we have way more kids, 70,000 kids, -attending B rated schools,” Miles said.
The district’s goal is to continue helping children who are still behind, no matter their zip code, and to address educational gaps.
In three years, Miles said, every school in Houston will have an A or B rating.
Morath said the A-F system will help students improve their education and address any academic performance issues.
He said the system was designed to help set goals and achieve at high levels.
“This is about setting goals, it was about what we want to be true for our children,” Morath said. “We want our children to achieve at high levels. I want them to have their timetables rememorized in third grade, when they graduate in high school, and they want to go off to college, I want them to go off and be successful as possible.”
Approximately 1,208 districts and 9,084 campuses were rated in 2025. Compared with 2024, 24% of districts and 31% of campuses improved their letter grade. Most campuses maintained their previous rating, and only a small portion—15%—saw a decline.
The TEA ratings are designed to measure how well schools prepare students for the next grade and post-graduation success.