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MISD reports a B (87) district rating for 2025; trustees highlight growth focus and concerns about test opt-outs
Summary
District officials presented the 2025 A-F accountability results showing an overall district score of 87 (B), with three campuses earning A ratings and continued emphasis on academic growth. Trustees also noted rising numbers of families opting students out of state assessments, which can affect campus and district scores.
Montgomery ISD staff presented the state92s 2025 A-F accountability results at the Aug. 19 meeting, reporting a district score of 87 (B) and noting an upward trend over the past three releases (83 in 2023, 86 in 2024, 87 in 2025). District staff said the 87 score is the highest among county school districts.
The presentation highlighted three campuses that earned A ratings in 2025: Lake Creek High School, Oak Hills Junior High, and Stuart Creek Elementary. Montgomery High School scored an 88. Staff described district strengths in student achievement and college/career/military readiness (CCMR) at the high school level, and identified academic growth (domain 2) as the primary area for targeted improvement.
Officials also raised a concern trustees said is affecting accountability calculations: increasing rates of parents declining state assessments for their children. Trustees said opt-out rates have been rising districtwide and noted an example where a specific grade at Creekside Elementary had roughly 40-42% of students not taking the state test; staff warned that opt-outs can depress campus scores because those students remain included in accountability denominators.
District staff described how the A-F system combines measures of student achievement, student progress/growth and performance among subgroups, and that campus scores feed proportionally into the district score. Trustees and staff said the district will continue to focus on academic growth, support campus instructional plans and monitor performance measures and opt-out effects.
Discussion: Board members expressed concerns that letter grades do not fully capture the quality of instruction and that high opt-out rates distort the underlying picture of student learning. Staff described ongoing campus visits and support to address growth-related gaps.
Next steps: District leaders said they will continue campus support, monitor growth measures closely and work with legislative and accountability tools where appropriate to address measurement issues related to assessment participation.
