Individual School Rankings in Edinburg See Drop; One Campus Drops to “F,” Two Lowered to “D”
Arnoldo Mata
EDINBURG TX – Texas Education Agency district and campus ratings released early this morning show Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District experienced a decline in its state accountability rating for the 2022–23 school year, falling from an “A” to a “B,” according to data from the Texas Education Agency. The ratings for individual campuses showed specific issues at campuses, including one that dropped to an “F” while two campuses dropped to “D.”
The most striking drop was for Villarreal Elementary, which dropped from a “B” to an “F” from the 2021-2022 year to the 2022-2023 year. Monte Cristo Elementary dropped from an “A” to a “D” while Betty Harwell Elementary dropped from a “B” to a “D.”
The breakdown of campus ratings are as follows:
- While 30 of the district’s 42 schools had earned “A” ratings in the 2021-2022 school year, only six retained that rating in the 2022-2023 school year.
- Twenty-nine (29) campuses were ranked with a “B.”
- Five campuses were ranked with a “C.”
- Two campuses were ranked with a “D.”
- One campus was ranked with an “F.”
The chart below indicates the specific campuses and their respective ratings over the last 10+ years. “A” through “F” ratings were instituted in the 2018-2019 school year.
ECISD Campus Accountability Ratings (2018–2023)
| Campus | 2023 Rating | 2022 Rating | 2021 Rating | 2020 Rating | 2019 Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburg High School | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Economedes High School | C | B | NR | NR | B |
| Edinburg North High School | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Robert Vela High School | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Edinburg Collegiate High School | A | NR | NR | A | |
| B.L. Garza Middle School | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| South Middle School | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Memorial Middle School | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Francisco Barrientes Middle | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Betty Harwell Middle | D | B | NR | NR | D |
| Elias Longoria Sr. Middle | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Austin Elementary | A | A | NR | NR | A |
| Brewster Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Hargill Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Betts Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Jefferson Elementary | A | A | NR | NR | A |
| Trevino Elementary | A | A | NR | NR | A |
| Lee Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Lincoln Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Guerra Elementary | C | A | NR | NR | B |
| Zavala Elementary | C | B | NR | NR | A |
| Travis Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Freddy Gonzalez Elementary | A | A | NR | NR | B |
| L.B. Johnson Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Canterbury Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Monte Cristo Elementary | D | A | NR | NR | B |
| Escandon Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| De La Viña Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| San Carlos Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Truman Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Eisenhower Elementary | C | A | NR | NR | B |
| John F. Kennedy Elementary | B | B | NR | NR | B |
| Cano-Gonzalez Elementary | B | B | NR | NR | A |
| Cavazos Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Villarreal Elementary | F | B | NR | NR | B |
| Carmen V. Avila Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | B |
| Anne L. Magee Elementary | C | A | NR | NR | B |
| Dr. Thomas Esparza Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Dr. Kay Teer Craw-ford Element-ary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Alfonso Ramirez Elementary | A | A | NR | NR | A |
| R.C. Flores-Mark A. Zapata Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary | B | A | NR | NR | A |
| Early Child-hood Centers | B | A | NR | NR | B |
In the most recent 2022–23 summary, Edinburg CISD received an overall scaled score of 82, earning a “B” grade. The district saw a drop in several key areas, including Student Achievement, which fell to a “C” with a score of 77, and Academic Growth, which also received a “C” with a score of 71. The “Closing the Gaps” domain dropped to 78, also yielding a “C” rating. The only area to maintain a “B” was School Progress, which posted a scaled score of 84 and accounted for 70% of the overall rating.
This contrasts sharply with the 2021–22 academic year, when Edinburg CISD earned an “A” in both School Progress and Academic Growth, and a “B” in Student Achievement and Closing the Gaps. That year, the district posted a College, Career, and Military Readiness score of 95 and a graduation rate of 94.3%, contributing to its high performance.
The district also previously earned a “B” in the 2018–19 school year, with an overall score of 89, but one campus performed below the threshold of 70, which prevented the district from qualifying for an “A” rating overall. The 2019 report also highlighted strong performance in School Progress, with a score of 93 and an “A” rating in that domain and the College, Career and Military Readiness score was a strong 96,
No accountability ratings were issued for the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which interrupted statewide testing and other educational benchmarks.
Despite the decline in 2022–23, Edinburg CISD earned the Postsecondary Readiness Distinction in 2022–23 and in 2018-19 and 2021–22 school years, a recognition for exceptional preparation of students for life after high school, including college enrollment, workforce training and military readiness.
Source – Texas Education Agency.