MIDLAND Districts across the state of Texas continue to await the release of 2023-24 A-F accountability ratings for the second consecutive year. Although a temporary restraining order has delayed the official A-F accountability ratings determined by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Midland ISD, which is not part of the lawsuit, is committed to transparency and accountability.
The district is voluntarily sharing its internal calculations of the accountability ratings for the 2023-24 school year. These scores and ratings are preliminary and not official but provide a guide to the district for making improvements.
The delay of the 2022-23 ratings did not impact the work that needed to be accomplished to improve student outcomes in the district during the previous school year, and the most recent delays in the release of the 2023-24 ratings will not hinder the continued efforts of the district and campuses. MISD will keep student success at the forefront and maintain its commitment to academic excellence, regardless of these delays, a news release said.
2023-2024 Projected Accountability Ratings
Below are the internally calculated projections for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.
Please note that these are not official Texas Education Agency ratings.
For the 2023-24 school year, MISD is projected to receive an overall rating of C or 71 out of 100.
Compared to 2023 projections, MISD shows the following:
25/66% of campuses improved or maintained their Overall Rating Score.
25/66% of campuses improved or maintained in Domain I: Student Achievement.
24/63% of campuses improved or maintained in Domain II: Academic Growth.
26/68% of campuses improved or maintained in Domain III: Closing the Gap.
26/68% of campuses are projected to receive an A-C rating, an increase from 21/57% in 2023.
8,953/31% of students sit in A/B seats, an increase from 14% in 2023.
3 of the campuses projected to receive an F rating will be subject to a “forced F” due to the forced F Rule. According to this rule, the highest overall scale score a district or campus can earn is 59 if: 1) the district or campus is rated in all four areas (Domains I, II-A, II-B, and III), and 2) three out of the four ratings have a scale score below 60.
“We applaud the gains we saw across many of our campuses and are proud of the twenty-five campuses who improved or maintained ratings in a year where scores were projected to decline,” MISD Superintendent Stephanie Howard said in a news release. “It is important for us to celebrate the wins for our students and staff who are working tirelessly to close gaps; however, we will not let our foot off the gas. We are focused on continuous improvement across the entire organization in the coming year. While we are not where we want to be, our projections are showing marked improvement across the district.”
Next steps
MISD has set a North Star Goal of having 70% of students in the district attending an A or B-rated campus by 2028. Through its annual school planning, the district has laid out a road map with actionable steps that will lead to the success of this goal.
“Although we are still awaiting official ratings, we are using these projections to guide our work,” Howard said.
