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Houston school district rankings: Best schools in the Greater Houston area

The Texas Education Agency handed out school and district grades for the first time since 2019.

HOUSTON — The Texas Education Agency has released its accountability ratings for the state’s school districts and individual campuses for the 2021-2022 school year.

Typically, schools and districts are given an A through F grade, but not this year. No failing grades were passed out. 

This year, schools that received scores lower than 70 received a "not rated" designation, as opposed to an overall "D" or an "F" grade, TEA commissioner Mike Morath said.

A Texas Senate bill created the "not rated" score for this year to allow districts and schools the chance to recover from the pandemic.

The overall grades were measured in three categories: Student achievement, school progress and "closing the gap," which evaluates how goals are being achieved for certain groups of students, such as English learners, special education students and those who are economically disadvantaged.

The ratings were provided for 1,195 school districts and 8,451 campuses across Texas. According to the accountability report, in 2022, 25% of districts and 33% of school campuses increased in letter grades from where they were in 2019.

What are the TEA grades for Houston-area school districts?

Brazoria County

  • Alvin ISD: B (88) 27,955 students
  • Angleton ISD: A (92) 6,748 students
  • Danbury ISD: B (87) 772 students
  • Brazosport ISD: B (89) 11,451 students
  • Sweeny ISD: B (86) 1,851 students
  • Pearland ISD: A (94) 20,930 students
  • Damon ISD: B (86) 116 students
  • Columbia-Brazoria ISD: B (84) 2,911 students

Chambers County

  • Anahuac ISD: A (90) 1,389 students
  • Barbers Hill ISD: A (95) 6,796 students

Colorado County

  • Columbus ISD: B (87) 1,555 students

Fort Bend County

  • Lamar CISD: A (90) 38,877 students
  • Needville ISD: A (94) 3,378 students
  • Fort Bend ISD: B (89) 76,543 students
  • Katy ISD: A (91) 88,165 students
  • Stafford MSD: B (87) 3,511 students

Galveston County

  • Dickinson ISD: B (86) 11,901 students
  • Galveston ISD: B (84) 6,650 students
  • Texas City ISD: B (85) 7,756 students
  • Hitchcock ISD: B (88) 1,715 students
  • Santa Fe ISD: B (84) 4,325 students
  • Clear Creek ISD: B (89) 40,235 students
  • Friendswood ISD: A (97) 6,155 students

Harris County

  • Aldine ISD: C (77) 61,528 students
  • Alief ISD: B (81) 40,642 students
  • Channelview ISD: B (87) 9,503 students
  • Crosby ISD: B (84) 6,465 students
  • Cy-Fair ISD: A (90) 116,913 students
  • Deer Park ISD: A (90) 12,327 students
  • Galena Park ISD: A (91)  21,400 students
  • Goose Creek ISD: B (89) 23,833 students
  • Houston ISD: B (88)  193,727 students 
  • Humble ISD: B (82) 47,477 students 
  • Katy ISD: A (91) 88,165 students
  • Klein ISD: B (89) 53,059 students 
  • La Porte ISD: B (87) 6,925 students 
  • Pasadena ISD: B (86) 49,255 students 
  • Spring ISD: B (81) 33,406 students 
  • Spring Branch ISD: B (89)  33,474 students 
  • Tomball ISD: A (95) 20,184 students 
  • Sheldon ISD: B (82) 10,565 students

Liberty County

  • Huffman ISD: B (86)  3,565 students 
  • Cleveland ISD: B (80) 10,851 students 
  • Dayton ISD: C (72) 5,603 students

Montgomery County

  • Conroe ISD: B (89) 67,490 students 
  • Montgomery ISD: A (93) 9,328 students 
  • Willis ISD: C (76) 8,395 students 
  • Magnolia ISD: A (91) 13,613 students 
  • Splendora ISD: B (81) 4,362 students 
  • New Caney ISD: B (84) 17,098 students

Walker County

  • New Waverly ISD: B (86) 994 students 
  • Huntsville ISD: C (75) 15,260 students

Waller County

  • Hempstead ISD: Not Rated 
  • Waller ISD: B (80) 8,367 students 
  • Royal ISD: B (81) 2,572 students

For a deep dive into the numbers and what they mean, visit the TxSchools.gov

If your school district is not listed, you can find its rating on the map below:

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