Accountability Research

The Accountability Research Unit in the Division of Research and Analysis is responsible for research and policy analysis on state and federal accountability measures, education policy research, development of public school data and information systems, and reports on educational progress in Texas public schools. The unit also manages AskTED—the web-based application that provides school district and campus organization and contact information—and provides administrative support to a Texas Education Agency committee responsible for reviewing agency data collections.

The unit develops indicators and measures for high school completion, graduation, dropouts, grade-level retention, college entrance examinations (SAT and ACT), and advanced courses (Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate). The measures are used in the Texas Academic Performance Reports, state and federal accountability, performance-based monitoring, and numerous state and federal reports. Moreover, the unit publishes annual reports and searchable databases on the measures. The unit also coordinates and publishes an annual report on enrollment trends, the Comprehensive Report to the Texas Legislature on Texas Public Schools, and a number of special reports on education in Texas.

Navigating Our Website

Navigate the Accountability Research website by following the links listed below.

• Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB)
• Campus and District Type Data Search
• College Admissions Testing (SAT and ACT)
• Completion, Graduation, and Dropouts
  • Annual Dropouts
  • High School Completion
  • Graduation Summaries
  • Reporting on Annual Individual Graduation Committees
  • Year-to-Year Reporting of Students
  • Annual Attrition Rates
  • Annual Leavers
• Comprehensive Report on Texas Public Schools
• Enrollment Trends
• Grade-Level Retention
• Comprehensive List of Reports

What's New

Following is a list of the latest reports, interactive reports, data searches, and other documents and announcements from Accountability Research.

• 2024 Comprehensive Biennial Report on Texas Public Schools (December 2024), PDF (2.9 MB)
• Advanced Placement Examination Results in Texas and the United States, 2022-23 (November 2024), PDF (182 KB)
• Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools, 2022-23 (October 2024), PDF (354 KB)
• Grade-Level Retention in Texas Public Schools, 2022-23 (September 2024), Interactive Report
• Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Examination Results in Texas Public Schools, 2022-23 (September 2024), PDF (825 KB)
• Secondary School Completion and Dropouts in Texas Public Schools, 2022-23 (August 2024), PDF (2.2 MB)
• College Admissions Testing Results for Graduating Seniors in Texas and the United States, Class of 2023 (August 2024), PDF (459 KB)
• Enrollment in Texas Public Schools, 2023-24 (August 2024), PDF (1.3 MB)
• Processing of District Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, Class of 2023 (June 2024), PDF (268 KB)
• Processing of District Five-Year Extended Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, Class of 2022 (June 2024), PDF (276 KB)
• Processing of District Six-Year Extended Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, Class of 2021 (June 2024), PDF (291 KB)
• Update to Graduation and Dropout Rate Reporting; Accountability Symposium, April 2024, PDF (3.1 MB)
• College Admissions Testing Results for Graduating Seniors in Texas Public Schools, Class of 2022 (2nd ed.) (November 2023; Update August 2024), PDF (968 KB)
• Student Instructional Environments in Texas Public Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic, October 2020 (April 2021), Interactive Report
• Student Engagement in Texas Public Schools Due to COVID-19, Spring 2020 (January 2021), Interactive Report

This page last updated December 12, 2024.