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HISD reports large gains on multiple measures; superintendent unveils "Houston Promise" to raise every school to A/B by 2027
Summary
Superintendent Mike Miles presented districtwide gains on STAAR/MAP measures and announced the 'Houston Promise' — a goal to have all HISD schools rated A or B by August 2027. The board accepted monitoring updates on graduation and grade‑level projections for reading and math, voting unanimously to approve the reports.
Superintendent Mike Miles told the Houston Independent School District Board of Managers on Sept. 11 that recent test results show broad gains across student groups and school types, and announced the Houston Promise: a pledge to have all HISD schools rated A or B by August 2027.
"By August 2027 all schools in HIC will be an a or b rated school," Miles said during his presentation, describing districtwide increases in reading and math, narrowing achievement gaps and increases in the percentage of students meeting grade‑level expectations. He credited principals, teachers and students for the progress and said the district would continue focused strategies on high‑quality instruction, coaching and materials.
Board staff later presented monitoring data for Goal 3 (college, career and military readiness) and Goal 4 (academic growth for students with disabilities). Kristen (presenter) reported that the percentage of graduating students who were TSI‑ready and had an industry‑based certification rose to 26% (target 15%), and that progress measures for projected grade‑level performance in grades 4–8 exceeded targets in reading and math. Stacy (presenter) reported growth for students with disabilities in growth and projected proficiency measures, though she noted small sample sizes for some subgroups and that 33% of students with disabilities were projected to meet grade level in reading or math.
Following the presentation, the board voted 9‑0 to accept the monitoring update covering Goal 3 and Goal progress measures 3.4, 3.5 and Goal 4 progress measures 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. A separate motion to accept monitoring updates and constraint progress measures 2.1 and 2.2 also passed 9‑0.
The presentation included data breakdowns by student subgroup and school type (NES and PUA). District staff said some indicators are lagging and that the effects of program changes (such as streamlined industry‑based certification pathways) will continue to unfold over multiple years.
Ending: Board members thanked staff and the superintendent for school visits and the data presentation. The board directed no immediate policy changes at the meeting; staff indicated ongoing monitoring and targeted supports for subgroups identified in the data.
