United ISD remains A-rated in 2025; 17 campuses earned A ratings, district wins postsecondary distinction

United Independent School District staff on Tuesday presented the Texas Education Agency accountability ratings for the 2024–25 school year and said the district retained an A rating.

Cesar Garcia, Director of Student Assessment, and Christina Cadeo, Executive Director for Instructional Accountability, told trustees United ISD had 47 campuses with 17 A’s, 28 B’s and 2 C’s for 2025. Garcia said the district is one of 71 Texas districts serving more than 20,000 students and one of six in that group to earn an A in 2025.

Cadeo and Garcia highlighted that United ISD has earned six consecutive A ratings and that, among districts serving more than 20,000 students, United is the only district to earn six consecutive A ratings while also earning the postsecondary-education distinction. The presenters said detailed campus feeder-pattern results are posted on TexasSchools.gov and were shared in the board packet.

Trustees asked about the components of the accountability domains. Staff explained Domain 1 (student achievement) and Domain 2 (school progress, growth and relative performance) and Domain 3 (closing performance gaps, which includes federal accountability measures). Staff described initiatives to raise students from “approaches” to “meets” and from “meets” to “masters,” including instructional coaching, data-driven leader meetings, a growth-focused database to show targets for students, expanded PLC days, and principal- and teacher-level training tied to Teacher Incentive Allotment expectations.

Trustees asked about emergent bilingual measures (TELPAS) and how campuses might better capture points in the closing-the-gaps domain. Garcia said the district would analyze the TELPAS submissions campus-by-campus, identify campuses with improvement and attempt to replicate successful approaches elsewhere.

No board action was recorded; the presentation was informational and staff said public-rated results are available on the TEA website.