District Accreditation Status for 2024-25 and 2025-26
In Texas, accreditation ratings carry real weight. They signal to families, charter authorizers, and communities how effectively a charter school meets State expectations. On January 29, 2026, TEA issued a memo announcing the release of ratings effective February 12, 2026. Why are there two years you ask? When the A-F Accountability ratings were delayed due to lawsuits, the accreditation ratings were delayed as well. Now they are here! Please read on to discover your rating and follow-up steps in today’s tip from CSS.
CSS has assembled a team of successful, experienced individuals who will advise our partner schools how to make improvements if their accreditation status is in jeopardy with TEA.
What ratings are possible for a charter or district?
Districts and charters can be rated:
- Accredited (the desired rating)
- Accredited-Warned
- Accredited-Probation
- Not Accredited-Revoked
Accreditation status ratings for 2024-25, 2025-26, and prior years can be found at this link: https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/accountability/accreditation/accreditation-status
District accreditation ratings can be found here on Feb 12, 2026.
They were also posted in ISAM in advance on Feb 5, 2026.
The usual consequences for consecutive years of failure to meet Accredited status can be found here: Accreditation Matrix – also helpful to see what TEA looks at for Accreditation decisions
What action is required?
No action is required if your charter earned a rating of “Accredited.” Anything lower requires parents of students in the charter and property owners in the feeder districts to be notified using TEA-provided templates. The templates vary by rating type, and are located on the TEA accreditation website under “TEA Required Notification Language.”
Note: The templates are different for charters!
TEA will also be contacting any LEA with a rating lower than “Accredited” to detail required next steps.
If you have questions or concerns, contact TEA as indicated below:
Division of Accreditation and Enforcement
Phone: (512) 463-5899
Email: Accred@tea.texas.gov
Need help?
Please contact Charter School Success:
- Dr. Sheila K. Sherman at ssherman@charterschoolsuccess.com
Have questions?