San Antonio ISD, Judson ISD, Edgewood ISD and several charter networks have campuses among the lowest-rated schools in Bexar County despite broader statewide improvement
Thirty-three Bexar County schools received failing grades in Texas’ newly released 2026 accountability ratings, highlighting persistent academic struggles at campuses across San Antonio even as the state reported overall improvement in public school performance.
The Texas Education Agency released its latest A-F ratings Friday, grading 1,202 school districts and 9,105 campuses statewide.
Twenty-four percent of both districts and campuses improved from their 2025 ratings, while 85% of rated campuses earned at least a C, which the state considers acceptable academic performance.
But in Bexar County, 33 campuses received an F.
The failing schools span traditional public school districts and charter networks and include campuses serving students from elementary grades through middle school.
San Antonio ISD campuses on the F-rated list include David Crockett Academy, Ogden Elementary, Rhodes Middle School, Tafolla College Prep Middle School, Carvajal Elementary, Collins Garden Elementary, M.L. King Academy, Davis College Prep Middle School and Hirsch Elementary.
Four Judson ISD campuses also received F ratings: Kirby STEM Academy, Park Village Blended Learning Academy, Henry Metzger Middle School and Judson Middle School.
Edgewood ISD had two campuses on the list — Loma Park Elementary and Brentwood Middle School — while Harlandale ISD had three: Wright Elementary, E.H. Gilbert Elementary and Vestal Elementary.
Northside ISD had five F-rated campuses: Glass Elementary, Oak Hills Terrace Elementary, Passmore Elementary, Adams Hill Elementary and Valley Hi Elementary.
South San Antonio ISD’s Palo Alto Elementary also received an F.
Several charter schools were among the lowest-rated campuses as well, including Essence Preparatory Charter School, Celebrate Dyslexia School and campuses operated by IDEA Public Schools, Lighthouse Public Schools, Royal Public Schools and Burnham Wood Charter School District.
The campus-level failures contrast with some improvements at the district level.
Judson ISD improved from a D in the previous ratings to an overall C in 2026. Harlandale and South San Antonio ISDs also moved from D ratings to C ratings.
San Antonio ISD, Northside ISD and East Central ISD each received overall C ratings, while North East ISD improved from a C to a B.
The ratings measure schools across three major areas: Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps, which examines performance among different groups of students.
The accountability system was created by the Texas Legislature in 2017 and relies heavily on student assessment results, academic growth, graduation outcomes and college, career and military readiness indicators.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said this year’s results show progress while identifying where additional work remains necessary.
Statewide, the share of high-poverty campuses earning strong grades also improved. TEA reported that 49% of high-poverty campuses earned an A or B in 2026, compared with 47% last year. The percentage receiving F ratings declined statewide.
Those statewide gains make the concentration of failing campuses in parts of San Antonio particularly significant.
Many of the schools receiving F ratings serve communities that have long confronted higher poverty rates, student mobility and other challenges, putting renewed attention on whether struggling campuses are receiving sufficient staffing, academic intervention and district resources.
The results also arrive during an unusually turbulent period for San Antonio-area public education, with several districts confronting enrollment losses, financial pressures and leadership changes.
Texas provides intervention requirements for chronically underperforming campuses, and repeated unacceptable ratings can eventually trigger increasingly serious state consequences.
Districts also have an opportunity to appeal their 2026 accountability ratings until Sept. 11 to appeal their ratings to the Texas Education Agency. The new ratings give parents a snapshot of where schools stand entering the 2026-27 academic year.
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