New TEA ratings reveal mixed results for North Texas schools — some campuses rose, others fell — as districts assess the impact of closures and shifting students.
DALLAS — Recent Texas A–F accountability ratings come after many districts had to close and consolidate schools in the 2024-2025 school year.
WFAA looked into the ratings of the campuses impacted by consolidation.
In Richardson ISD, four elementary schools closed last year, sending students to at least 13 other campuses. Texas Education Agency data shows that six of those 13 schools dropped by one letter grade, while two — Yale and Skyview elementaries — improved by a letter.
Overall, 11 schools in Richardson received D or F ratings this year, and seven of them were directly impacted by consolidation in the 2024–25 school year.
The district told WFAA, “RISD is still analyzing specific student data to understand the various trends and factors that contributed to our 79.4 district rating.”
Superintendent Tabitha Branum said the district remains focused on growth and reset.
“It’s hard to have a letter grade reflect all of the amazing things that may have happened on that campus,” Branum said in an interview last week with WFAA. “I just want parents to know we continue to work to get better.”
Allen ISD offers a longer view. The district closed Rountree and Anderson elementaries a year earlier, sending about 350 students to Story Elementary and roughly 400 to Olson Elementary. In 2023, Story’s rating dropped from an A (92) to a C (70) after the consolidation, but rebounded to a high B (87) this year. Olson followed a similar trend — falling from an A to a B when new students arrived, then returning to an A this year. Allen ISD received an A rating overall.
Garland ISD saw a different trajectory altogether. Superintendent Dr. Ricardo Lopez said the district has already consolidated 12 schools into six and that “every single one of our consolidations accelerated” in performance.
Park Crest and Williams elementaries, rated F (59) and D (66) respectively before merging, combined to earn a high C (79). Freeman and Golden Meadows elementaries improved from a C (77) and B (87) to an A (93). Centerville and Handley elementaries climbed from an F (50) and D (69) to a B (81).
“A non-negotiable in these consolidations is that these kids cannot lose ground,” Lopez said.
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