Allen ISD, with a B in 2023 from an A in 2022, noted most of its schools scored A’s that year. But one campus fell below a 70, automatically capping the district to an 89, by TEA rules. Arlington ISD offered this explanation for its grade of C in 2023 from a B in 2022.

Houston-area schools slightly outperformed state averages in the 2023 Texas Education Agency accountability ratings released on Thursday, but the region still has 347 campuses that received either a "D" or "F.

North Texas public schools received mixed grades in the Texas Education Agency’s delayed 2023 accountability ratings, with Dallas ISD earning a “C,” while Fort Worth ISD was given a “D.”