Fabens ISD projects modest gains in 2026 accountability; campuses show mixed results

April Galavis, a district accountability presenter, told the Fabens ISD board on July 15 that preliminary state accountability projections show the district at about a 78 (a C), a two‑point gain from 2025, and the high school projected at about an 81 (a B). “We have it slated to be a 78, which is a C,” Galavis said, noting the state will publish final results in mid‑July and that the district’s projections remain subject to conversion tools the state uses.

Galavis and campus leaders reviewed how the three accountability domains (student achievement, school progress and closing gaps) feed the overall score. She said school progress—student growth—was the district’s stronger domain while closing gaps (special‑population performance) remained a primary challenge. “So we still need to work on closing the gaps,” she said, urging a continued focus on targeted interventions.

Fabens Middle School leaders described gains on TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment) and other growth measures. An FMS presenter reported the campus met the middle‑school TELPAS growth target at 31 percent and said that translated to points in the growth domain: “We’re happy to report for Fabens Middle School that we met our target at 31% for our students moving,” the presenter said, adding that the school has action plans to raise more students from approaches to meets and masters.

At the elementary level, principals reported pockets of strong performance and reclassification of English learners. “I’m Miss Fisher, campus principal at FES,” one principal said while explaining that several first‑grade students became eligible for reclassification after summer work; the principal described a plan to sustain gains through aligned instructional materials and fall intervention blocks.

Fabens High School leaders credited academic growth with helping the high school’s projected letter grade, while acknowledging persistent weaknesses in English‑language assessments. A high‑school official reported a 4‑year graduation rate of 93 percent for 2025 cohort data but highlighted an earlier cohort’s near‑completion rate of about 98.2 percent after summer credit recovery and other supports.

District leaders emphasized curriculum alignment and new instructional materials purchases planned for next year—HMH for reading, STEMscopes for math and McGraw Hill for science—tied to a broader Professional Learning Community (PLC) process and expanded intervention blocks. Trustees asked for further breakdowns and the administration said detailed campus reports with raw counts are in the board packet.

What happens next: administration will receive final state accountability releases in mid‑ to late July and return recommended campus‑level action steps to the board as the district finalizes staffing and intervention schedules for the 2026–27 school year.