The Texas Education Agency (TEA) rates each district and campus based on test scores and data compiled at the close of each school year.  Results, which are based on the more rigorous Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the State-Developed Alternative Assessment II (SDAA II), and completion or dropout rates, were released by the State August 1, 2007, indicating Ratings before Appeals for each district and campus.  Final Ratings, along with the Gold Performance Acknowledgments, will be published by the Texas Education Agency in October, 2007.

The four ratings issued by the Texas Education Agency are Exemplary (the highest rating), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (Explanation of State Ratings).  Campuses who are issued an Unacceptable rating may receive an Acceptable rating by meeting the absolute standards or by showing enough improvement on the deficient indicators to meet the accountability standard in two years.  If a campus receives the lowest rating for two consecutive years or more, the level of state intervention increases.  Special campus intervention teams have been put in-place to address identified concerns at each Unacceptable campus.  The lowest accountability measure determines the accountability rating for the District and each campus.