{"id":149647,"date":"2025-08-16T04:51:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149647\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T04:51:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:51:35","slug":"how-did-your-dallas-isd-school-fare-in-a-f-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/149647\/","title":{"rendered":"How did your Dallas ISD school fare in A-F ratings?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Statewide school ratings for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/2025\/08\/14\/why-is-texas-releasing-2024-and-2025-a-f-school-grades-at-the-same-time\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/2025\/08\/14\/why-is-texas-releasing-2024-and-2025-a-f-school-grades-at-the-same-time\/\">2024 and 2025<\/a> were released Friday. Overall, Dallas ISD earned a B.<\/p>\n<p>Related:<a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__82BFj\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/2025\/08\/15\/how-well-is-your-local-school-doing-texas-releases-2025-a-f-grades\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How well is your local school doing? Texas releases 2025 A-F grades<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Use this searchable table to find any school in the district and its rating.<\/p>\n<p>The Education Lab<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-cta-social-module__zWZy- mb-4\">Receive our in-depth coverage of education issues and stories that affect North Texans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In the DISD, 60 schools earned an A, double the number in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Another 103 scored a B, 49 earned Cs and 14 got Ds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Two campuses received Fs, down from 24 last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Failing campus grades can trigger significant consequences if the school doesn\u2019t improve quickly, including a state takeover.<\/p>\n<p>Related:<a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__82BFj\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/2025\/08\/15\/5-dallas-schools-see-a-f-grades-improve-after-district-asked-texas-to-rescore-staar-tests\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5 Dallas schools see A-F grades improve after district asked Texas to rescore STAAR tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The district\u2019s B-rating is an improvement after receiving a C for 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>How are schools rated?<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The state\u2019s A-F grades are based largely on standardized test scores. The formula takes into account three categories for the grades: student achievement, school progress and \u201cclosing the gaps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cStudent achievement\u201d considers students\u2019 performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, tests. For high schools, it also weighs graduation rates and other metrics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cSchool progress\u201d takes into account the improvement students made year over year, or how well they did in relation to comparable campuses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">\u201cClosing the gaps\u201d looks at how schools serve students with heightened needs, such as those living in poverty or receiving special education services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Most of the grade, 70%, is based on either student achievement or school progress \u2014 whichever is the higher grade. \u201cClosing the gaps\u201d makes up the remaining 30%.<\/p>\n<p>Related:<a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__82BFj\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/education\/2023\/10\/27\/what-are-texas-a-f-school-grades-and-why-do-they-matter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What are Texas\u2019 A-F school grades, and why do they matter?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Ratings for campuses outside of Dallas ISD can be found on the Texas Education Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov\/perfreport\/account\/acct_srch.html?year=2025\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov\/perfreport\/account\/acct_srch.html?year=2025\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The DMN Education Lab deepens the coverage and conversation about urgent education issues critical to the future of North Texas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The DMN Education Lab is a community-funded journalism initiative, with support from Bobby and Lottye Lyle, Communities Foundation of Texas, The Dallas Foundation, Dallas Regional Chamber, Deedie Rose, Garrett and Cecilia Boone, Judy and Jim Gibbs, The Meadows Foundation, The Murrell Foundation, Ron and Phyllis Steinhart, Solutions Journalism Network, Southern Methodist University, Sydney Smith Hicks, and the University of Texas at Dallas. The Dallas Morning News retains full editorial control of the Education Lab\u2019s journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Statewide school ratings for 2024 and 2025 were released Friday. Overall, Dallas ISD earned a B. 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