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Santa Fe ISD reports improved accountability scores; district remains a B
Summary
District accountability scores rose (TEA scores cited as 80 for 2024 and 81 for 2025), district graded B for 2024-25, several schools earned distinctions and the district expects continued improvement next year.
Santa Fe Independent School District staff reported gains on state accountability measures during the Aug. 26 trustees meeting, saying the district maintained a "B" rating for both 2023-24 and 2024-25 and citing slight gains in the district''wide numeric scores.
Miss Harris, the district''s accountability presenter, told trustees the Texas Education Agency (TEA) reported a district score of 80 for 2024 and 81 for 2025. She walked the board through three years of results that, the staff summary showed, rose from a 79 to 80 to 81 trend for the district.
School-level notes and distinctions - Barnett Elementary: sustained a B and received five distinction designations in both 2024 and 2025, per the presentation. - KubaCheck Elementary: earned B ratings across three years and was noted for postsecondary readiness and academic achievement in science for 2024 and 2025. - RJW: received multiple distinctions in 2024 and four distinctions in 2025. - Junior high: staff reported a four-point gain from 2024 to 2025, described by staff as "huge growth." High school results also improved across the three-year span.
Why it matters: district leaders said the gains reflect instructional focus and the continuation of improvement plans the district outlined earlier. Staff said they expect to pursue distinctions more broadly next year and continue strategies already in place.
Trustee reaction and next steps Trustees congratulated principals, staff and teachers for the progress and noted that some score cut points changed, making gains harder in certain measures. Miss Harris said campus- and district-level strategies described in earlier presentations remain in place and she expects continued improvement in the coming year.
Ending: Trustees had no formal action on accountability beyond receiving the report; several trustees urged the administration to publicize the gains and continue community outreach.
