2023 Accountability Ratings finalized

The 2023 A-F Accountability Ratings are now final following a nearly two-year court case that was recently resolved by an appellate court ruling.

The ratings award Ector County ISD an overall grade of C for the 2022-23 school year, with six (6) schools earning an A, and twelve (12) earning a B. A full list of school grades is included in this release.

“We are glad to finally receive our official accountability ratings for 2022-23 school year,” said ECISD Superintendent of Schools Dr. Keeley Boyer. “While the official letter grades are new, the data behind them are not. Our team recognized the areas of need then and has been working each year to improve our students’ achievement.”

In the 2022-23 school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) introduced several changes to create a more rigorous accountability system. Among those changes were weighted proportionality (where larger campuses make up a larger percentage of a district’s grade, i.e. a middle school of 1,000 students counts more heavily than an elementary school with 700 students), and a dramatic increase in the College Career Military Readiness standards (in 2022 ECISD’s CCMR score was a 65 and earned an A, in 2023 ECISD’s CCMR score increased to 73 yet was graded a C).

It is interesting to note, ECISD’s district score in 2022 was 82 and the district received its first overall B rating. Under the new accountability system implemented in 2023, ECISD’s district score was a 73 earning a C. Using TEA’s “What if” calculations, applying the 2023 standards to 2022, ECISD’s district score would have been a 72 (rather than an 82), indicating ECISD students overall performance improved slightly from 2022 to 2023 under the new accountability system.

“We have work to do,” said Dr. Boyer. “We have seen growth in many areas over the past five years, but to be the great school district we aspire to be, we must continue to improve.

“While these ratings are important for us, we are right now in the midst of 2025 STAAR testing. Our teachers and students have worked hard all year to be successful and we look forward to seeing these test results in early summer and, ultimately, the 2025 accountability ratings later in the summer.”

In 2023, 121 Texas school districts across the state, including Ector County ISD, filed for an injunction against TEA’s accountability system changes which were sent to districts after the statutory deadline for doing so. A Travis County judge ruled in favor of granting the injunction, however, last month the 15^th Court of Appeals overturned that injunction and ruled the ratings should be released. In 2024, a second lawsuit was filed against TEA, of which ECISD was not part. A final ruling on the 2024 accountability ratings has not yet been issued.

 

School by school 2023 Accountability Ratings:

A schools

Hays STEAM Academy Elementary

Reagan Magnet Elementary

Gale Pond Alamo STEAM Academy

New Tech Odessa

Odessa Collegiate Academy

OCTECHS

 

B schools

Austin Montessori

Blanton Elementary

Burnet Elementary

Cameron Dual Language Elementary

Dowling Elementary

West Elementary

Ross Elementary

San Jacinto Elementary

Ector College Prep MS

Nimitz MS

Wilson & Young MS

STEM Academy

 

C schools

Milam Fine Arts Elementary

LBJ Elementary

Fly Elementary

Noel Elementary

Crockett MS

Permian HS

 

D schools

Jordan Elementary

Blackshear Elementary

Travis (closed in May 2024)

Goliad Elementary

Gonzales Elementary

Ireland Elementary

Cavazos Elementary

Buice Elementary

Bonham MS

Bowie MS

Odessa HS

 

F schools

Burleson (closed in May 2024, will reopen in August 2025 as an early education center)

EK Downing Elementary

Sam Houston Elementary