2025 A-F preliminary ratings on August 13, 2025, will remain based on final data submitted during 2024 PEIMS Submission and Resubmission.  

A district will have the option to submit an appeal of preliminary rating(s) during the 2025 appeals window on the basis of CCMR recalculations if the district submits a PEIMS Working Submission and it is accepted by the Information Technology/Data Standards, Data Quality and Business Analysis Division before the close of the 2025 appeal window. As established in 19 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §97.1002, the appeal window calendar dates for the accountability year are announced in conjunction with the release of preliminary accountability ratings in TEA Login (TEAL).  If the appeal is granted, the 2025 A-F final ratings released in December 2025 will be based on a calculation of CCMR using the Working Collection data. 

ESC PEIMS specialists are best equipped to support the completion of a Working Submission.

As was shared in TAA, Final A–F Accountability Rating System Manual for 2026, the Accountability Rating System Manual for 2026 was published in the June 27, 2025, issue of the Texas Register with an effective date of June 29, 2025. The manual is available on the 2026 Accountability Manual webpage and reflects feedback collected from the proposed rules posted on April 17, 2025. 

The adopted manual for 2026 ratings has been updated from proposed to reflect that only agency-reviewed and approved courses are eligible for College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) starting in the 2028 accountability year, with 2026-2027 graduates.  

The adopted 2026 manual also includes two minimal changes to data sources that were announced when proposed and were planned for and announced during the 2023 refresh. This includes military enlistment data and TELPAS composite score data. A proposed change to TELPAS in RDA was also removed at adoption. Edits for clarity regarding consistent language and terminology throughout each chapter are also embedded in the final A-F Accountability Rating System Manual based on public comment. 

The administrative rule adoption process for Chapters 1–12 of the Accountability Rating System Manual for 2026 Ratings is complete, having been filed on April 18, 2025, and going into effect on June 19, 2025. The Accountability Rating System Manual for 2026 Ratings is now published on the 2026 Accountability Manual webpage.  

The 2026 Academic Accountability System Framework document offers a clear and comprehensive overview of the school rating system in Texas, designed to assist stakeholders in understanding the system. The 2026 Academic Accountability System Overview document provides a condensed summary of the accountability system Texas and is designed to assist stakeholders in understanding the system. 

Both documents are available on the 2026 Accountability Rating System webpage.

The CCMR Tracker Part II and explanatory materials when released will be available in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application. This tool provides districts with a means to track CCMR indicator completion throughout high school for students reported as enrolled in grades 9–12 on the TSDS PEIMS Fall Snapshot. The CCMR Tracker will be released in two stages.  

Part II will be released in Summer 2025, and will add the following data to what was previously released:  

• SAT, ACT, AP, IB, and level I/II certificates updated through SY 2023-24  

Part I released March 28, 2025, utilized the following data:  

• CCMR indicators submitted via PEIMS through SY 2023-24  

• OnRamps and TSIA results through SY 2023-24, and  

• SAT, ACT, AP, IB, and level I/II certificate results through SY 2022-23 

Please note, the CCMR Tracker contains lagging data and while the CCMR Tracker contains students who were in grades 9–12 on the 2024–25 PEIMS snapshot, it does not contain results from school year 2024–25 as those data have yet to be reported. Additionally, corrections to the information presented in the CCMR Tracker cannot be submitted to TEA; this tool is for informational purposes only. If districts find errors, they are encouraged to work with testing vendors to make corrections.