April 26, 2025 – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Thursday released its long-awaited accountability ratings for 2023, assigning an “A-F” rating for all Texas public schools and districts.
The Sulphur Springs I-S-D received an overall rating of B, the same as in 2022. But the numerical grade was 80, down from 88.
The grade for “student achievement” was a C.
“School progress” earmed a grade of B.
The grade for “academic growth” was D.
The “relative performance” grade, given the economically disadvantaged rate of 65.2 percent, was a B. The TEA defines economically disadvantaged students as those eligibile for the free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
The category of “closing the gaps” received a grade of C.
The grades for student achievement, academic growth, relative performance and closing the gaps were down from 2022.
The 2023 ratings are just now being released after a 19-month court battle in which numerous school districts filed a lawsuit against the TEA over changes in the standards for the grades.
The issuance of the 2024 A-F ratings is being held up and is subject to change based on judicial rulings.
