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Accreditation
Accreditation is a process where educational institutions are certified as achieving minimum standards of quality.
District accreditation
Per Texas Education Code (TEC) §39.052(b) and (c), the Commissioner of Education is annually required to assign an accreditation status, or rating, to school districts. There are four accreditation ratings:
Accredited
Texas Education Agency (TEA) recognizes the district as a public school that meets the accreditation standards.
Accredited-Warned
District exhibits deficiencies in academic performance and/or financial accountability for two consecutive school years. If deficiencies are not addressed, continued deficiencies will lead to probation or revocation of accreditation.
Accredited-Probation
District exhibits deficiencies in academic performance and/or financial accountability for three consecutive school years. These deficiencies must be addressed to avoid revocation of accreditation.
Not Accredited-Revoked
TEA does not recognize the district as a Texas public school because the district failed to meet accreditation standards for four or more consecutive school years.
2025-2026 Garland ISD rating: Accredited
Our district currently meets the accreditation standards of the state of Texas.
Read more about Accreditation on the Texas Education Agency's Accreditation status page.
Academic performance and financial accountability information that contributed to GISD's accredited rating is provided below:
Garland ISD accreditation details
| Year | FIRST Rating | Accountability Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A-Superior Achievement | B |
| 2024 | A-Superior Achievement | B |
| 2023 | A-Superior Achievement | B |
| 2022 | A-Superior Achievement | B |
| 2021 | N/A* | N/A* |
| 2020 | N/A* | N/A* |
| 2019 | A-Superior Achievement | B |
| 2018 | A-Superior Achievement | B |
| 2017 | A-Superior Achievement | Met Standard |
| 2016 | A-Superior Achievement | Met Standard |
| 2015 | Pass | Met Standard |
| 2014 | Superior Achievement | Met Standard |
| 2013 | Superior Achievement | Met Standard |
| 2012 | Superior Achievement | N/A** |
| 2011 | Superior Achievement | Academically Acceptable |
| 2010 | Superior Achievement | Recognized |
| 2009 | Superior Achievement | Recognized |
*Scores were not released for 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19.
**Due to the implementation of the STAAR assessment program and a new state accountability system, accountability ratings were not issued for the 2011-2012 school year.
High school accreditation
All of GISD's high schools have active accreditation status from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI).
Accreditation is based on requirements established by Cognia (formerly AdvancED), the world's largest education community serving public and private educational institutions across the globe.
The accreditation process is a voluntary method of quality assurance designed to distinguish schools that follow a common set of educational standards and includes rigorous protocols and research-based processes for evaluating institutional effectiveness in such areas as educational programs, cultural contexts and community stakeholders.
For additional information visit Cognia’s website.
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