Accountability Research

The Accountability Research Unit in the Division of Research and Analysis is responsible for research and policy analysis on state and federal accountability measures, education policy research, development of public school data and information systems, and reports on educational progress in Texas public schools. The unit also manages AskTED—the web-based application that provides school district and campus organization and contact information—and provides administrative support to a Texas Education Agency committee responsible for reviewing agency data collections.

The unit develops indicators and measures for high school completion, graduation, dropouts, grade-level retention, college entrance examinations (SAT and ACT), and advanced courses (Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate). The measures are used in the Texas Academic Performance Reports, state and federal accountability, performance-based monitoring, and numerous state and federal reports. Moreover, the unit publishes annual reports and searchable databases on the measures. The unit also coordinates and publishes an annual report on enrollment trends, the Comprehensive Report to the Texas Legislature on Texas Public Schools, and a number of special reports on education in Texas.

Navigating Our Website

Navigate the Accountability Research website by following the links listed below.

• Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Campus and District Type Data Search
• College Admissions Testing (SAT and ACT)
• Completion, Graduation, and Dropouts
  • Annual Dropouts
  • High School Completion
  • Graduation Summaries
  • Reporting on Annual Individual Graduation Committees
  • Year-to-Year Reporting of Students
  • Annual Attrition Rates
  • Annual Leavers
• Comprehensive Report on Texas Public Schools
• Enrollment Trends
• Grade-Level Retention
• Comprehensive List of Reports

What's New

Following is a list of the latest reports, dashboards, data searches, and other documents and announcements from Accountability Research.

• Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools, 2020-21 (December 2022), PDF (370 KB)
• 2022 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools (December 2022), PDF (3.1 MB)
• College Admissions Testing Results for Graduating Seniors in Texas Public Schools, Class of 2021 (November 2022), PDF (961 KB)
• Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools, 2020-21 (October 2022), PDF (2.1 MB)
• College Admissions Testing Results for Graduating Seniors in Texas and the United States, Class of 2021 (August 2022), PDF (460 KB)
• Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools, 2020-21 (July 2022), Data Dashboard (Best viewed using Google Chrome)
• Processing of District Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, Class of 2021 (July 2022), PDF (298 KB)
• Processing of District Five-Year Extended Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, Class of 2020 (July 2022), PDF (306 KB)
• Processing of District Six-Year Extended Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, Class of 2019 (July 2022), PDF (345 KB)
• Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examination Results in Texas Public Schools, 2020-21 (July 2022), PDF (1.2 MB)
• Enrollment in Texas Public Schools, 2021-22 (June 2022), PDF (1.2 MB)
• Advanced Placement Examination Results in Texas and the United States, 2020-21 (April 2022), PDF (351 KB)
• Student Instructional Environments in Texas Public Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic, October 2020 (April 2021), Data Dashboard (Best viewed using Google Chrome)
• Dashboard of Student Engagement in Texas Public Schools Due to COVID-19, Spring 2020 (January 2021), Data Dashboard (Best viewed using Google Chrome)
• Update to Graduation and Dropout Rate Reporting; Texas Assessment Conference, November 2020, PDF (3.8 MB)

Contact Information

For questions or comments, please e-mail the Division of Research and Analysis, or contact the division by phone at 512-475-3523.

This page last updated December 16, 2022.