The new state ratings can now be viewed by campus. HISD earned an overall B, while four elementary schools received an F.
Families in the Houston Independent School District can now view the new A–F ratings for their schools, published by the Texas Education Agency on August 14.
Houston ISD received a B as the district’s overall rating. In addition, HISD reported that 205 schools earned A or B, more than double the 93 that were in those two categories in 2023.
However, not all campuses registered the same progress. The district reported 13 schools with D or F ratings, and four elementary schools appear with an F on the state’s preliminary list of campuses meeting the criteria of the Public Education Grant program.
Families can search directly for the name of a school on TXschools.gov, the state portal that allows you to look up the ratings and other performance data for each campus.
Four HISD elementary schools received an F
The four HISD campuses identified with a general F rating on the Texas Education Agency’s preliminary list are:
- Benavidez Elementary School
- Foster Elementary School
- Highland Heights Elementary School
- Mading Elementary School
All four are elementary schools.
The figure marks a change from 2025, when HISD did not record any F-rated schools in the district’s published balance.
The lower ratings are also concentrated this year in the elementary schools. HISD reported that none of its secondary schools or high schools received a D or F in 2026.
92 schools earned an A and 113 earned a B
Of the 205 schools that HISD placed in the two highest categories, 92 earned an A and 113 a B.
The difference compared to 2023 is considerable. That year, 93 district schools had an A or B rating. At the same time, HISD moved from reporting 120 schools with D or F in 2023 to 13 in 2026.
Among the campuses that achieved an A is Wheatley High School, a school with particular weight in the district’s recent history. Its consecutive years of underperformance were part of the legal process that ended with the state’s intervention in HISD in 2023.
Wheatley now appears in the highest category of the state’s rating system.
HISD maintains a B as the overall rating
The rating of a school does not depend solely on how many students pass the STAAR exams.
Texas evaluates several components, including academic performance, student growth, and the results of different student groups. In high schools, indicators such as graduation and college readiness, a career, or military service also count.
With those indicators combined, Houston ISD finished its accountability cycle for 2026 with an overall B.
STAAR influences the A–F ratings, but the two results are not equivalent. The final grade for each school incorporates other indicators in addition to state exams.
Families can now check each school’s rating
The state portal allows searching results by district and by campus.
On TXschools.gov, families can type a school’s name to review its overall rating and consult additional information about its performance.
The platform also allows comparing schools and reviewing the different indicators that make up the final rating.
The ratings published in August correspond to the 2026 accountability cycle. The state process still includes appeals before the publication of the final results, scheduled for December.
