2023-2024 Assignment of Accreditation Statuses

Background

The assignment of district and charter school accreditation statuses is authorized by Texas Education Code (TEC), Chapter 39, Public School System Accountability, and 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter EE, Accreditation Status, Standards, and Sanctions. The rules define the accreditation statuses of Accredited, Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation and Not Accredited-Revoked and describe how accreditation statuses are determined and assigned. These rules may be viewed in the Texas Administrative Code. Additional information regarding the assignment of accreditation statuses to districts and charter schools can be found on the Accreditation Status homepage of the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) website.  

The purpose of this letter is to notify districts and charter schools that, under the authority of TEC §§39.051 and 39.052, and 19 TAC §97.1055, the TEA will assign accreditation statuses for the 2023-2024 school year on September 25, 2025. Due to litigation, the issuance of 2023 academic accountability ratings was delayed pending a judicial ruling, which in turn postponed the release of 2023-2024 accreditation statuses. In April 2025, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals ruled that TEA could release 2023 accountability ratings, and the ratings for 2023 were finalized on August 19, 2025. As a result of this delay, the issuance of the 2023-2024 accreditation statuses is outside of the normal release cycle.

Districts can expect the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 accreditation statuses to be issued in the spring.

The 2023-2024 accreditation statuses will be posted publicly to the TEA website on September 25, 2025, on the Accreditation Status homepage. When accessing the website, users can sort accreditation results by clicking on a grid column heading to sort in ascending or descending order. Additionally, the results may be filtered using the search feature or by selecting pre-defined values from the column pick lists. Background information regarding the assignment of accreditation statuses will also be posted.  

Prior to the 2023-2024 public posting of statuses, districts and charter schools will be able to view their individual accreditation status by accessing the Intervention Stage and Activity Manager (ISAM) application through the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) application. Accreditation statuses will be posted to ISAM on September 18, 2025, and the assigned status will be displayed in an information panel on the Event Summary screen.

Districts and charter schools that are assigned a status of Accredited are not required to take any specific action. However, a district or charter school that is assigned a status of Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked must take specific actions to notify parents of students enrolled in the district or charter school and property owners in the district. The requirements for public notification are specified in 19 TAC §97.1055(f), and a template that reflects the TEA-required format and language for the public notice is posted on the Accreditation Status homepage. Districts and charter schools with an accreditation status below Accredited may be subject to additional accreditation sanctions, as referenced in 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter EE. Districts and charter schools that are assigned a status of Accredited-Warned, Accredited-Probation or Not Accredited-Revoked will receive individual correspondence from the agency detailing the required next steps and opportunities for review of the status assignment.

Questions

If, after reviewing the TEA website, you have questions regarding the assignment of accreditation statuses to school districts or charter schools, please contact your regional education service center or the Division of Accreditation at (512) 463-5899 or via e-mail at accred@tea.texas.gov.