2016 Accountability Rating System

The 2016 accountability ratings and reports are available at the links below. Click a link to access accountability summaries, which show accountability ratings and distinction designations, and tables showing the data used to assign the ratings and award distinctions.

Search by individual campus or district 

State accountability reports and data tables are also available by ESC region and for the state.

The following links provide accountability ratings for all ESC regions, districts, and campuses from several different perspectives and provide additional information related to the ratings.

Statewide Ratings All districts, campuses, and charters in Texas listed alphabetically by district

All Ratings in a District All campuses in a district listed alphabetically

All Districts by Rating All districts in Texas listed alphabetically and grouped by rating

All Campuses by Rating All campuses in Texas listed alphabetically and grouped by rating

All Campuses by Rating and School Type All campuses in Texas listed alphabetically and grouped by school type and rating

Ratings by ESC All districts, campuses, and charters in Texas alphabetized by district and grouped by education service center region

Ratings by Charter All charters in Texas listed alphabetically by district

State Summary Tables that detail statewide accountability ratings and distinction designations by district, campus, charter, and school type

Highlights of 2016 Accountability Results Narrative that summarizes the ratings statewide

Multi-Year Improvement Required All districts, campuses, and charters in Texas rated Improvement Required or Academically Unacceptable for one or more consecutive years grouped by number of consecutive IR/AU ratings and listed numerically by district ID (from lowest to highest)

Data Download Accountability data for all districts and campuses in Texas available in Excel, comma-delimited format, or tab-delimited format
 

Distinction Designations

Distinction Designations All districts, campuses, and charters in Texas that earned at least one distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Campus Distinctions All campuses in Texas that earned at least one distinction designation grouped by count of distinctions earned (from highest to lowest) and listed alphabetically by campus

Campuses Receiving All Available Distinctions All campuses in Texas that earned every distinction designation for which they were eligible listed alphabetically by district

Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading All campuses in Texas that earned the Academic Achievement in English Language Art/Reading distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Academic Achievement in Mathematics All campuses in Texas that earned the Academic Achievement in Mathematics distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Academic Achievement in Science All campuses in Texas that earned the Academic Achievement in Science distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Academic Achievement in Social Studies All campuses in Texas that earned the Academic Achievement in Social Studies distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Top 25 Percent: Student Progress All campuses in Texas that earned the Top 25 Percent Student Progress distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Top 25 Percent: Closing Performance Gaps All campuses in Texas that earned the Top 25 Percent Closing Performance Gaps distinction designation listed alphabetically by district

Postsecondary Readiness (Campus) All campuses in Texas that earned the Postsecondary Readiness distinction designation listed alphabetically by district 

Postsecondary Readiness (District) All districts and charter operators in Texas that earned the Postsecondary Readiness distinction designation listed alphabetically

Resources

2016 Accountability Manual describes the 2016 accountability system and explains how accountability ratings are assigned and distinction designations are awarded

Infographic Video and accompanying one-page summary Overview of the state accountability system
A Spanish version is also available: Información en Español.

Overview of 2016 Accountability PDF of PowerPoint presentation that describes the 2016 accountability system

Comparison of 2015 and 2016 performance indices (Non-AEAs) Side-by-side comparison showing the changes in performance index indicators and targets for non-AEAs from 2015 to 2016 

Comparison of 2015 and 2016 performance indices (AEAs) Side-by-side comparison showing the changes in performance index indicators and targets for AEAs from 2015 to 2016.

Overview of Performance Index Framework (one page) gives a visual overview of the performance indices for 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions Answers to questions that are commonly asked about the 2016 accountability system

2016 Small Numbers Analysis Flowcharts describe the process and methodology of small-numbers analysis, combining current-year and prior-year results to determine the performance index outcomes for small districts and campuses. Small-numbers analysis is used when the accountability results do not meet the current-year minimum-size requirements for a performance index.

Alternative Education Accountability (AEA)

2016 Final AEA Campus List contains the AECs that will be evaluated under AEA provisions in 2016. (April 29, 2016)

2016 Final AEA Charter District List contains the charter districts that will be evaluated under AEA provisions in 2016. (April 29, 2016)

Other Information

Explanation of Masking Rules Description of when and how data are masked to protect student confidentiality and comply with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 

2016 Performance Index Frequency Distributions The number of districts and campuses that received each index score.

2016 Accountability Development Materials includes all materials provided to the advisory groups that met from September 2015 through January 2016 to develop recommendations for 2016 state accountability, summaries of those meetings, the final recommendations submitted to the commissioner of education, and the commissioner's final decisions regarding 2016 accountability.