The Texas Education Agency rated the Arlington ISD Met Standard in its release of ratings under the state's accountability system, which utilizes four indices student achievement, student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness. This year, there were increased target scores in Index 1 and significant changes in the state testing program and in the technicalities of the state accountability system.

Individual campuses receive ratings of either Met Standard or Improvement Required and have the ability to earn distinction designations. All campus levels can earn distinctions for reading/ELA, science, top 25 percent student progress, top 25 percent closing performance gaps and post-secondary readiness. Both junior high schools and high schools can also earn a distinction designation in math and social studies. (Arlington Collegiate High School was not eligible for a distinction designation in social studies.) Forty of the district's 70 campuses eligible to receive distinctions received at least one designation:

• 5 of 7 high schools
• All 12 junior highs
• 23 of 51 elementaries

"I am proud of the work of our staff and students that has gone into the progress and success of our district," Superintendent Dr. Marcelo Cavazos said. "I am especially proud of Sam Houston High School, Newcomer Center and Webb Elementary for meeting standard this year after being rated Improvement Required last school year and of the four schools that received all possible distinction designations, up from two schools last year."

Arlington Collegiate High School (six out of six distinctions), Bailey and Gunn junior highs (seven out of seven distinctions), and Butler Elementary (five out of five) each received all possible distinction designations, and the following schools received at least half of their eligible distinctions: Arlington High School (four out of seven), Seguin High School (six out of seven), Ferguson Junior High (six out of seven), Nichols Junior High (five out of seven), Ousley Junior High (six out of seven), Shackelford Junior High (five out of seven), Ditto Elementary (three out of five), Duff Elementary (three out of five) and Pearcy Elementary (three out of five).

According to the TEA, 71 of the 74 campuses that are eligible for ratings are rated as Met Standard. Adams, Berry and Wimbish elementaries missed Indices 1 and 3.