The agency also released the 2024-25 ratings as scheduled.
Pflugerville ISD received a "C" rating in 2023-24, scoring 75 out of 100 possible points, and a "C" rating in 2024-25, scoring 79 out of 100 points.
How it works
The accountability rating system was established during the 2017 legislative session under House Bill 22 to provide insight into how well districts and campuses are educating students.
Ratings are based on measures of student achievement including State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR assessments; graduation rates; and college, career and military readiness, or CCMR, outcomes.
"A," "B" and "C" ratings are considered passing, while "D" and "F" are failing ratings.
PfISD also received a "C" rating for the 2022-23 school year.
Breaking it down
Of the 34 PfISD campuses that received ratings for the 2024-25 school year:
- 5 received an "A" rating
- 12 received a "B" rating
- 12 received a "C" rating
- 2 received a "D" rating
- 3 received an "F" rating
- 2 received an "A" rating
- 13 received a "B" rating
- 9 received a "C" rating
- 4 received a "D" rating
- 6 received an "F" rating
“The release of these reports ... will mark the first time [2024] A-F rating information will be made publicly available by the agency and can be used to support action planning to improve student outcomes by school systems, parents and the public at large,” TEA officials said in a July letter sent to school administrators across the state.
The full list of district and individual campus ratings for both years can be viewed here.
Looking back
The 2024 ratings were blocked for nearly one year after 33 school districts sued the TEA last August, arguing that the agency made it "mathematically impossible" for some schools to earn a high score, according to recent Community Impact reporting.
However, Texas' 15th Court of Appeals ruled July 3 that the ratings could be released.
“Millions of dollars and thousands of hours of work by teachers, administrators and experts have been invested in creating the A-F ratings system; courts can decide only whether it is legal, not whether it is wise or fair, much less commandeer the job of running it,” Chief Justice Scott Brister wrote in the ruling.
The lawsuit was not the first against TEA. The rating system was updated in 2023, and that August, over 100 school districts—including PfISD—sued TEA, saying the revamped system was "unlawful" and would unfairly harm school districts.
A Travis County district court judge blocked the release of the 2023 ratings that October, but earlier this year it was ruled that the ratings could be released, and were in April.
What they're saying
Following the release of the 2023 ratings in April, Superintendent Quintin Shepherd said in a letter to parents that officials been monitoring district-level assessments and internal data, saying there were "positive gains" in student learning and achievement.
"These results tell a much more accurate and current story: one of resilience, growth, and commitment to excellence," Shepherd said.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said during an Aug. 14 press conference that studies show that "because we publicly rate schools, our students do better academically" and later in life.
According to Morath, 31% of campuses across the state received a higher rating in 2025 than in 2024.
Something to note
Districts and campuses that need to create turnaround plans ahead of state intervention will have the rest of the year to finalize the plans, Morath said.
