Rockwall, TX (November 18, 2025) – Rockwall ISD proudly continues its tradition of strong financial leadership, earning a top “Superior” rating – the highest rating available – on the 2024–2025 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report. This achievement marks the 23rd straight year the District has received such distinguished recognition. The Texas Education […]
Rockwall, TX (September 26, 2025) – Congratulations to Rockwall High School for being ranked #1 in academic growth among 40 comparable high schools, according to the 2025 Texas Education Agency (TEA) Accountability Ratings. A distinction designation for outstanding academic growth is awarded to campuses whose raw score is ranked in the top 25 percent of […]
Garland, TX (August 15, 2025) – Garland ISD is on its way to becoming an A-rated district, achieving record gains and now ranking among the top-rated districts in Dallas County after a landmark year in the 2025 Texas Education Agency (TEA) Accountability Ratings. The district secured more A-rated campuses and top distinctions than ever before. More than […]
Rockwall, TX (August 15, 2025) – Rockwall ISD earned an 89 accountability rating for the 2024-2025 school year from the Texas Education Agency — an improvement of two points over last year’s rating and a true reflection of the dedication and hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and parent partnerships. We are proud to […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – August 15, 2018) Rockwall ISD’s 20 campuses earned the state’s highest rating, Met Standard, while the district accountability rating received an A, according to the Texas Education Agency’s preliminary accountability rating system that will go into effect 2019-2020. The new A-F accountability rating is based on student achievement on the high-stakes STAAR test. […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — August 24, 2017) Rockwall Independent School District and all 19 of its campuses have achieved the state’s highest rating for academic achievement. The district and all campuses were officially rated “Met Standard” according to the Texas Education Agency. “I am so proud of the excellence that has been achieved by our students […]
(ROCKWALL, TX — March 8, 2017) At their February meeting, the Rockwall ISD Board of Trustees adopted a resolution to initiate the District of Innovation consideration process. In compliance with Texas Education Agency eligibility guidelines, the board will host a public hearing within 30 days to consider whether the district should pursue the District of Innovation […]
(ROYSE CITY, TX — Dec. 6, 2016) Yesterday the Royse City ISD School Board approved a plan for the district to pursue the District of Innovation Status from the Texas Education Agency. The concept, passed by the 84th Texas Legislature in House Bill 1842, gives traditional school districts more flexibility and local control. Areas of interest […]
(ROCKWALL, TX – June 10, 2016) The Texas Education Agency approved Education Center International Academy’s (ECI Academy) petition for a 10 year charter school contract renewal. This is a significant milestone for ECI Academy which received the much awaited and encouraging news February 4, 2016 in a letter from TEA Commissioner of Education Mike Morath […]
[TEA] (Austin) Six exceptional educators from across Texas have been chosen as finalists in the Texas Teacher of the Year program, Commissioner of Education Robert Scott announced Aug. 23. Three elementary and three secondary school educators were selected from the 40 regional Teachers of the Year from each of the state’s 20 education service center […]