Need-to-Knows about State and Federal Report Cards
Students aren’t the only ones that get report cards! Schools do too! This year, we have report card overload with 2024 and 2025 State Report Cards AND 2025 Federal Report Cards all needing public release to your parents and community. The State Report Cards deadline is first, and the Federal deadline follows; however, you might want to consider releasing them all together. It’s your call! CSS has compiled the chart below to assist you with understanding the distribution requirements.
The CSS Federal Team pulls report cards for our partner schools and provides a deeper level of support with notification letters and on-call availability!
Where are the report cards located?
The Texas Education Agency website has separate online locations for each type of report card. It is the responsibility of central administration to ensure that each campus has copies of its report card and has specific instructions for how to distribute them. In addition, central administration must ensure that district-level reporting (for federal) is completed, and the website is updated.
The 2023-24 State Report Cards were released at the same time as the 2024-25. The 2023-24 SRCs were released late due to lawsuits from districts contesting accountability results. Ultimately the courts found in favor of the State and released the report cards and accountability ratings. Regarding the STATE report cards, please be aware that there are TWO years to be released.
To locate the report cards, please navigate to the following websites:
- School (State) Report Cards (SRC) – 2023-24 and 2024-25 School Report Cards
- Federal Report Cards (FRC) – 2024-25 Federal Report Cards
What are the reporting requirements?
| School Report Card (SRC) | Federal Report Card (FRC) | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience | Parents and guardians | All LEA Campuses, parents of all enrolled students, general public ( if the charter district receives any Title I funds whatsoever) |
| Minimum Requirements | The campus may provide the SRC in the same way that it sends other official communications to parents and guardians • include the SRC in a weekly folder sent home with each student • mail it to the student's residence • provide it during a parent-teacher conference • enclose it with the student’s report card. Campuses may distribute the SRC electronically if they can ensure that parents and guardians are notified that the SRC is available and that they are able to access it. A campus or district must provide a printed copy (in color or black and white) to anyone who is unable to access the electronic version. | ALL of the following required: • Post direct links to the State, LEA, and campus (Federal) report cards on LEA web site. They should remain posted for 3 years. • Make hard copies available to parents upon request, • Make hard copies available for viewing in public locations such as front office, and • Notify parents of all students about the availability of the report cards and the options for obtaining them. • Provide appropriate translation (either oral or written) upon request. |
| Must print hard copy for parents? | No, only if unable to access the electronic version | No, only upon request Printing only notification letter is recommended as the FRC’s are extremely long Hard copies of LEA reports should be printed and posted in public places such as public library, City Hall, and Central Office lobby. |
| Letters and Resources | School Systems are not required to include a cover letter, but a sample is provided: Sample SRC Cover Letter - English Sample SRC Cover Letter - Spanish | Notification letter may be used in lieu of hard copy of entire FRC Sample FRC Letter - English Sample FRC Notification Letter - Spanish |
| Deadlines | Within six weeks of 12/18/25 according to your school calendar | March 11, 2026 |
What are the deadlines?
School (State) Report Cards (SRC) – Within six weeks of TEA released which happened on 12/18/25
Federal Report Cards (FRC) – Per email clarification that CSS received from Vivian Smyrl, the Title I program director at TEA, the deadline is March 11, 2026.
As is the case with all legal requirements, documentation is important. School systems should document the date and method of distribution of both State and Federal report cards.
Need help?
Please contact Charter School Success: