2025 Accountability Rating System

The 2025 Accountability System reports and resources will be available on this page as they are released.

2025 Accountability Lists and Summary Reports

• 2025 Campus Comparison Groups (June 12, 2025) Search tool for the comparison group list by campus
• 2025 Paired Campuses List (May 20, 2025) (xlsx) List of campuses paired for accountability 
• 2025 Final AEA Campus List (April 18, 2025) PDF List of all alternative education campuses registered for AEA in 2025
• 2025 Campus 3-12 Enrollment (Membership) List (UPDATED August 1, 2025) (xlsx) Campus list of total students in membership in grades 3-12
   

Explanatory Materials and Resources

• 2025 CCMR Tracker Part II- One Pager (July 24, 2025) PDF - Overview of CCMR Tracker purpose, indicators, and data reported in parts I and II 
• 2025 CCMR Tracker Part II- Interpreting Methodology and Sources (July 24, 2025) PDF  - In depth guide to support users in interpreting data available in the CCMR Tracker Part II
• 2024-2025 Consolidated Accountability File Format (July 21, 2025) PDF  - Overview of the features and codes contained in CAF file
• 2025 Enhanced Performance Level (High/Low) Indicator One-Pager (June 12, 2025) PDF - Overview of the development and use of Enhanced Performance Levels in A-F state accountability 
• 2025 Raw and Scale Scores for the Enhanced Levels Associated with the Calculation of School Progress, Part A: Academic Growth (June 12, 2025) PDF Tables of raw and scale scores by grade and subject for the STAAR performance levels used within A-F state accountability School Progress Domain ratings
• 2025 Raw and Scale Scores for Science and Social Studies Associated with Accelerated Instruction (June 12, 2025) PDF Tables of raw and scale scores for the STAAR performance levels used for accelerated instruction requirements of TEC §28.0211
• Campus Pairing Guidelines (April 24, 2025) PDF - Brief overview of key information and guidelines for campus pairing
• 2025 and 2026 A-F Accountability Manual Updates (March 27, 2025) PDF Slide Deck - Detailed explanation of the final 2025 and proposed 2026 accountability system updates 
• 2025 AEA Registration Criteria (March 21, 2025) PDF - List of thirteen criteria required to register for alternative education accountability (AEA)  
• 2025 Dropout Recovery School (DRS) Application Guidelines (March 20, 2025) PDF - Guidelines of the dropout recovery school (DRS) application for alternative education accountability (AEA) for eligible campuses  
• 2025 Methodology for Inclusion of SAT / ACT Results for Accelerated Testers (March 20, 2025) PDF - Includes frequently asked questions about the students identified on the Accelerated Tester listings available to districts  
• 2025 Introduction to the CCMR Tracker (March 14, 2025) PDF - Summary of years of data included in the 2025 CCMR Tracker for each College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicator  
• 2025 DDF4 Instructions (March 7, 2025) PDF - Submission instructions for student enlistment DD Form 4 as evidence of College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) indicator completion  
• 2025 Academic Accountability Overview and Update (February 21, 2025) PDF - One-page summary of the accountability system  
• Proposed Accountability System Updates (January 23, 2025 - TEA Superintendent Call Debrief) PDF Slide Deck - Details on the proposed 2025 and 2026 accountability system updates 
• 2025 Academic Accountability System Framework (January 17, 2025) PDF - Overview of the 2025 accountability system with a summary of key previously adopted rules to be re-adopted and implemented with 2025 ratings

2025 Accountability Development

Information about the 2025 Accountability process is available on the Accountability System Development page. 

Accountability System Manual for 2025 Ratings

March 2025

The Final Accountability System Manual for 2025 Ratings was filed on March 17, 2025, and with an effective date of April 6, 2025. The final manual is the result of feedback collected from the proposed rules posted in February. The A-F Accountability Rating System Manual adopted in 2024 included early communication of changes impacting future accountability cycles. As a result, the rules for the 2025 accountability year were communicated in the adopted 2024 manual, and the 2025 rating manual is a re-adoption.

January 2025

The Preliminary Accountability System Manual for 2025 ratings was published in the Texas Register on January 10, 2025, followed by a 30-day period to gather public comments.