Graphic by Victoria Hernandez.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently released the 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings for public school systems and campuses across the state, to provide transparency and accurate information in regard to education.

The 2025 ratings were released with the delayed 2024 ratings that have been made available to school systems following the resolution of legal proceedings that prevented their release prior to a July 3 judgment. These ratings were made public for the first time on Friday, August 15.

According to a press release from TEA, 1,208 districts and 9,084 campuses were rated for 2025, with Dallas ISD earning a ‘B’ rating overall. The district earned a ‘C’ rating at 79 for the 2023-2024 school year, up from the previously released rating of 76 for the two school years prior, according to the Change Over Time data.

South Oak Cliff High School received a rating of a ‘B’ with only one point shy of an ‘A’ rating based on the Texas School Report Card standards. The other Oak Cliff area high schools received the following ratings:

Oak Cliff Area High School Accountability Ratings 

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Franklin D. Roosevelt H.S. B Justin F. Kimball H.S. C Life School Oak Cliff* B Moisés E. Molina H.S. B Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H.S. A South Oak Cliff H.S. B Sunset H.S. B Texans Can Academy – Oak Cliff C W. H. Adamson H.S. A

* Life School Oak Cliff serves K-12 students.

The majority of the schools in the neighborhood received a ‘B’ rating, with only one school a part of the feeder system of Oak Cliff high schools receiving a ‘F.’ That school, Boude Storey Middle School, continues to operate into the new school year that started this month.

Overall performance details show that Dallas ISD is improving, growing in the categories of student achievement (which measures students STAAR success, graduation rate and preparedness after high school), school progress (how students perform over time in comparison to other similar districts) and closing the gaps (which shows how well a district is performing in regard to equity among student groups). The student achievement category remained a ‘C’ only raising three points to 76 and the school progress and closing the gaps categories are in the ‘B’ rating at 83 and 82 respectively.

“These results reflect the unwavering commitment of our educators, students, and families. None of this happens without them,” said Superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde, Ed.D. in an article from The Hub. “While there is still work to be done, these results are a clear sign that we are moving in the right direction, and we will not stop until every school is achieving at a high level. It’s what our kids deserve, and it’s the legacy we are committed to build for every student.”