The Texas Education Agency on Monday released the 2016 accountability ratings for school districts in Texas including the three districts that operate in the City of Lubbock.

TEA said in a written statement, “The ratings reveal that approximately 94 percent of school districts and charters across Texas have achieved the rating of Met Standard.”

Meanwhile 5.5 percent of districts were rated as “improvement required” and a little less than one percent were not rated.

Every campus in the Frenship ISD was rated as “met standard” except the Reese Educational Center which “met alternative standard.”

Every campus in the Lubbock-Cooper ISD was rated as “met standard.”

Most campuses in the Lubbock ISD “met standard.”  However, eight schools in the LISD were rated as “improvement required.”

The schools rated as “improvement required” in the LISD were Estacado High School, Dunbar College Preparatory Academy, Slaton Middle School, Smylie Wilson Middle School, Bean Elementary School, Brown Elementary School, Jackson Elementary School, and Alderson Elementary.

District-wide, the LISD was rated as “met standard.”

The Lubbock ISD released the following written statement:

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) accountability ratings today and Lubbock ISD continued to show improvement in the ratings. The STAAR system rates schools and districts based on four indexes and awards “distinction designations” to schools that exhibit significant performance when compared to demographically-similar schools in Texas.

  • Index 1 – Student Achievement – Represents the overall performance of all students across all subject areas and grade levels

  • Index 2 – Student Progress – Evaluates academic progress in reading and math for individual students

  • Index 3 – Closing Performance Gaps – Evaluates academic achievement of economically disadvantaged students and the two lowest performing race/ethnicity student groups

  • Index 4 – Postsecondary Readiness – Evaluates four different post-secondary readiness indicators


As a district, Lubbock ISD was rated as “Met Standard.” Standards for 2016 increased across all content areas and additional subjects and test types were included in accountability ratings this year. Despite tougher standards, one fewer campus was rated as “Improvement Required” for 2016. Campus Distinctions, traditionally released with accountability standards to recognize exceptional performance, have been postponed by the agency until September 16.

Districts across the state, including Lubbock ISD, experienced many testing problems with the new vendor overseeing the massive testing program. Scores and ratings will be carefully reviewed during the appeals window.

Thirty-nine of 47 campuses received the state accountability rating of “Met Standard.” (See attached detailed campus information.)