Consolidated Accountability File Now Available  

The Consolidated Accountability File (CAF) was posted on August 8, 2025 to the Secure File Center. The CAF combines all State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), STAAR Spanish, STAAR Alternate 2, Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), and TELPAS Alternate data within the current accountability year into one record for a student. The record also includes data for the student for any state assessments within the previous accountability year. Records for which a student cannot be assigned a Texas Student Data System (TSDS) ID are not combined with data from another reporting administration. Conflicting data for a grade 3–8 subject, end-of-course (EOC), TELPAS, or TELPAS Alternate assessment within a reporting administration are not combined with other testing data for a student.   

Please refer to the 2024-2025 Consolidated Accountability Data File Format for additional information on the layout of the 2024-2025 CAF file that was shared. 

2025 A-F Accountability Ratings Coming Soon

On August 13, 2025, Accountability Reports and Data Tables, 2025 Accountability Data Downloads, and STAAR, Growth, AEA Retest Growth, and EL Student Listings will be available in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application.  The CCMR Student Listings were posted in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application on August 1st. The results reflect the methodology in the final rule adopting the Accountability Rating System Manual for 2025 ratings. 

On August 15, 2025, both 2024 and 2025 Accountability Reports, Accountability Downloads, and Statewide Summary slides will be posted on their respective 2024 Accountability Rating System and 2025 Accountability Rating System webpages. A new resource, a template for communicating accountability ratings with School Boards, will also be available on the 2025 Accountability Rating System.  These tools provide school systems additional information to support internal evaluation of campus and district academic performance. TXSchools.gov will also publicly report the 2025 scale scores and ratings. 2024 will be found on the “Change Over Time” table on the Accountability Overview tab.  

On August 15, 2025, TEA will also release the School Improvement (SI) federal identification list to the public on the 2025 Accountability System webpage. A TAA will be sent with next steps related to federal SI reporting. 

As we work to better serve our stakeholders, if you have suggested enhancements to existing products or processes or new tools that would better meet your needs, please share your ideas through our survey, Suggested Enhancements to Performance Reporting's Products and Processes.  We appreciate your feedback as we prepare for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond! 

District and Campus All Domain PDF Reports in TEAL  

There will be a slight change for districts who use the “District and Campus- All Domain PDF” report in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application for the 2024 and 2025 releases on August 13, 2025.  When district officials download this report, it will only include the “Rating Overall Summary” for each campus in the district.   

Users are encouraged to the “Accountability Listing,” available in public reports, which allows district users to see side by side performance for all campuses by domain.  Additionally, this report features hyperlinks for each campus for further analysis. 

2025 Final College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) Student Listing Released 

College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) is defined as the percentage of 2023–24 annual graduates or 2023–24 annual graduates plus non-graduating 12th graders who demonstrated CCMR by meeting any one of ten criteria. The 2025 Final CCMR Student Listing includes data for all students was released on August 1, 2025 and is now available in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application.  

To learn more about data sources and requirements, please see the Explanation of Methodology and Sources resource. 

Updated Campus Comparison Groups Now Available  

Updated campus comparison groups are now available on the 2025 Accountability Rating System webpage.  The updated campus comparison groups reflect changes to 42 campuses’ economically disadvantaged rates.   

Extensions were provided to complete the PEIMS Fall TSDS Submission in S24-25.  During the extension, some districts experienced issues accurately submitting their economic disadvantage indicator data.  As a result, updated data has been provided to Performance Reporting, which was used to update 2025 Campus Comparison groups.  

Industry-Based Certifications Preliminary 2025-30 List Now Available 

As shared in the TAA, Industry-Based Certifications List for Public School Accountability, the IBC list to be used for public school accountability is now posted on the Industry-Based Certifications page of the TEA website. Please refer to the Preliminary 2025-2030 IBC List for Public School Accountability deck, which gives further information on sources and process for IBC evaluation. The new list of IBCs takes effect in the 2025-26 school year and will apply to accountability ratings issued in August 2027.  There are 474 IBCs on the preliminary 2025-30 list, up from 309 from the 2022-25 list. 

Subject to the rulemaking process for the 2027 accountability manual, IBCs that were on the 2022-25 list but will not be on the 2025-30 list are subject to a one-year sunsetting period. During this one-year period, school systems may continue to report IBCs from the 2022-25 list for both accountability and reimbursement purposes for the class of 2026. Of note, at present there are only 23 IBCs from the old list being removed from the new list. 

2025 STAAR Preliminary Assessment Reports 

Your district’s June 2025 STAAR preliminary assessment reports for accountability are posted in the Secure File Center for the district testing coordinator. These preliminary assessment reports include student report cards, student labels, district and campus summary reports, and reporting data files. Reports posted in the Secure File Center are available for one year. 

The June 2025 STAAR preliminary assessment results for accountability will be posted to the Family and Research portals by July 31, 2025. District testing coordinators should refer to the Family Portal page of the District and Campus Coordinator Resources for information on helping parents access the secure Family Portal. 

TIDE UPDATES 

The Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) will undergo a user interface update for the 2025–26 school year. This enhancement is designed to improve navigation and the overall user experience while maintaining current system functionality.  Additional training materials will be available to district personnel later this summer.  

ChromeOS SECURE BROWSER UPDATE FOR 2025–26 

A new secure browser for ChromeOS is available for the 2025–26 school year and supports ChromeOS version 132 and above. After ChromeOS version 138 is released in October, it will become the minimum required version for the 2025–26 school year. Installation instructions are provided on the Secure Browsers page of the Texas Assessment website. At this time, limited support will continue for the legacy ChromeOS kiosk application, but devices must remain on ChromeOS 138 and have the native client allow policy enabled due to Google's planned deprecation of Chrome apps in kiosk mode. District technology staff may contact Texas Testing Support if assistance is required with installation of the new ChromeOS secure browser application.