Dickinson High School earned a TEA A rating with an overall score of 93, the district announced Wednesday, Aug. 12, one day before the district's 4,000-plus high school students began the 2026-27 school year.
That's an 11-point jump from the campus's prior published rating of B (82), which was based on 2022-23 school year data and released in April 2025. Dickinson ISD credited the improvement to academic growth and progress in closing achievement gaps, according to the district's official announcement on X.
An A is rare statewide. In the prior ratings cycle, only 14% of Texas school districts earned the top letter grade, according to a Texas Tribune analysis of TEA data. The TEA grades campuses on Student Achievement, School Progress and Closing the Gaps, with the first two categories accounting for 70% of the final score.
Dickinson ISD, led by superintendent Dr. Rebecca Brown, serves approximately 12,500 students across 14 campuses in five cities: Dickinson, League City, Texas City, San Leon and Bacliff. Dickinson High School is the district's only high school, with each grade level averaging about 1,050 students.
The rating arrives amid broader momentum. A Houston Chronicle report noted Dickinson ISD posted double-digit increases in average score points in the 2025 Children at Risk school rankings, placing it among the most improved districts in the Houston area.
The district is also growing. Brown said in a July 2025 interview that enrollment is projected to surpass 15,000 students within the next five to eight years as new housing developments expand across the service area.
