TEA releases 2025 A-F ratings, 3 Austin ISD schools get fourth 'F' score
KXAN (AUSTIN) – After years of legal delays, the Texas Education Agency released accountability ratings on Friday, showing how public schools performed in 2024 and 2025. The ratings paint a precarious picture for three Austin Independent School District campuses that have already undergone significant changes ahead of the new school year.
For some Austin ISD parents, the newly released ratings will not come as a shock. Over the last several months, district leaders warned parents that when the 2024 ratings are officially released, Dobie, Burnet and Webb middle schools are likely to receive their third consecutive “F” rating. With the addition of the 2025 ratings, all three schools have now racked up four failing scores.
The latest scores put the district in a challenging position to improve all three campuses by a letter grade in the new school year or face district-wide state intervention — similar to what happened with the Houston Independent School District, where the state appointed a new superintendent and board of managers.
Despite a steady string of unacceptable ratings, among the three schools, there is a story of progress if you look past the letter grade. Dobie Middle School received its fourth “F” grade in 2025; however, the district’s data showed that the campus climbed 13 points from 46 in 2024 to 59 in 2025. The district data showed Dobie and Webb were both one point shy of earning a "D," which would delay but not necessarily prevent further state intervention.
“They are right there,” Segura said. “We are confident that this year, with the focus and support, we are going to make significant gains.”
'Deeply Problematic'
District-wide, the results reveal other challenges and successes on Austin ISD campuses. Five schools that were previously failing in 2024 earned C grades – which is considered an acceptable score in the state accountability rating system (Langford ES, Galindo ES, LBJ ECHS, Northeast ECHS, and Perez ES). However, 12 schools earned their third "F" – putting them on a path similar to Dobie, Burnet and Webb.
“That is a very significant problem, and that is a problem that doesn't just happen on its own. We have examples of districts that don't see anything close to that in terms of their internal challenges,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said about Austin ISD’s scores. “There are some factors that appear to be unique to Austin ISD that are deeply problematic in terms of supporting the most at-risk families.”
Morath said the release of the 2024 and 2025 A-F ratings “marks a return to clarity and accountability.” The scores for 2023, and then 2024, were previously held up in court after a coalition of Texas school districts sued the commissioner to prevent the scores under the revamped accountability system from being released.
According to the agency, the ratings of most Texas schools from 2024 to 2025 remained unchanged, but 31 percent of campuses improved their letter grade, while 15 percent saw a decline. Morath also said more than 360 “high poverty” school districts in Texas received an A rating.
“We have a huge number of proof points in Texas that poverty is not destiny,” Morath said. “This is really a testimony to the hard work of the principals and the teachers, really all those that are involved in those schools to change the trajectory of the lives of the students that were on those campuses.”
TEA has posted 2025 A-F ratings for school systems and campuses on TXschools.gov.