by Nicole Bradford
Newly released state accountability ratings have assigned Pearland ISD a B letter grade or recognized performance — a score that would have been an A under the old system, according to the Texas Education Agency.
The TEA released official accountability ratings for 2023 after two years of delays due to legal proceedings. The TEA states that scores differ from previous years “due to updated standards.”
After standards were raised, several Texas school districts filed a lawsuit in 2023, halting the state from releasing accountability ratings until a Court of Appeals ruled in the state’s favor on April 3.
The new ratings have also assigned Alvin ISD a B rating — which would also have been a B under the old rating system.
Ratings are also given for individual school campuses. The highest-graded high schools serving the Pearland area were Pearland ISD’s Dawson High School and Turner College and Career, earning an A. Pearland High and Shadow Creek High in Alvin ISD earned a B rating.
In Pearland ISD, the lowest graded campus was Carleston Elementary with a C.
Pearland ISD campuses earning an A rating included Alexander, Cockrell Elementary, Berry Miller Junior High, Challenger Elementary, Sablatura Middle, Magnolia Elementary, Pace Center, Junior High West, Rogers Middle, Silvercrest, and Silverlake Elementary schools. All other campuses earned a B.
In Alvin ISD, Pearland area campuses earned A’s under the state’s rating system: Campuses earning an A included Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary, McNair Junior High, Nolan Ryan Junior High, Marek Elementary, and York Elementary. Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary earned a B rating.
Alvin ISD’s lowest-rated campus, Hasse Elementary, with a D, is in Alvin.
Less than 20 percent of the more than 8,500 campuses statewide earned an A. About a fifth of campuses failed to meet state standards, earning Ds and Fs.
Scores for school districts and individual campuses were based on Students’ performance on state tests and college and career readiness benchmarks, students’ improvement over time, and how well schools educate disadvantaged students.
Ratings for 2025 are expected to be released in August. For more on school district ratings, visit www.txschools.gov.
