The report cards are in for charter school campuses serving the greater Katy area.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2026 A-F Accountability Ratings for public school systems and campuses across the state on August 14, and results are mixed for the Katy area’s smaller charter school districts and campuses.

Calvin Nelms Charter Schools, located at 20625 Clay Road in Katy, received an overall A/90 rating for 2025-2026, improving from a B/87 in 2024-2025. The district was graded B/88 in student achievement, B/88 in school progress and A/93 in “closing the gaps.” The district was previously rated B/89 in 2023-2024 and received its last A/90 rating in 2022-2023. Calvin Nelms Charter Schools has two campuses serving 414 students, of which 59.2 percent are Hispanic, 16.4 percent are African American, 13 percent are white and 5.8 percent are Asian. About 49.8 percent of the students are economically disadvantaged while 8.5 percent are in special education and 16.4 percent are emergent bilingual.

Aristoi Classical Academy has three schools totaling 1,713 students and is based at 5610 Morton Road in Katy. It serves a student population that is 46.6 percent white, 35.1 percent Hispanic, 8.4 percent African American and 3.2 percent Asian. Only 19.4 percent of the students are considered economically disadvantaged, and special education students represent 14.0 percent of the student population, with 5.7 percent classified as emergent bilingual. The Aristoi district received an overall rating of B/83 for 2025-2026, consistent with prior ratings from TEA – B/82 in 2024-2025, B/82 in 2023-2024 and B/87 in 2022-2023. For the 2025-2026 year, Aristoi received a ranking of B/82 in student achievement, C/72 in school progress and B/85 in “closing the gaps.”

International Leadership of Texas has two campuses in the greater Katy area. ILT Katy Elementary at 24406 Franz in Katy, with 936 students in kindergarten through fifth grade, received a D/69 overall rating for 2025-2026, falling from a B/80 in 2024-2025. The elementary was ranked D/69 in 2023-2024 and C/72 in 2022-2023. ILT Katy Elementary was ranked C/71 in student achievement, D/67 in school progress and D/65 in “closing the gaps” for 2025-2026. The campus is 66.5 percent Hispanic, 18.2 percent African American, 7.3 percent white and 4.8 percent Asian. About 59.7 percent of the students are economically disadvantaged, 14.3 percent are special education, and 52.7 percent are emergent bilingual.

ILT Katy Middle School, serving 451 students in grades 6 through 8 on the same campus, received a B/83 rating for 2025-2026. The middle school campus was previously rated B/84 in 2024-2025, C/78 in 2023-2024 and B/81 in 2022-2023. ILT Katy Middle School received a rank of C/78 in student achievement, B/83 in school progress and B/83 in “closing the gaps” for 2025-2026. The middle school is 79.1 percent Hispanic, 16.6 percent African American, 5.3 percent white and 4.7 percent Asian. Economically disadvantaged students make up 63.9 percent of the student population, with special needs students making up 13.5 percent of the population and 35.7 percent as emergent bilingual.

TEA rated 1,202 districts and 9,105 campuses in 2026, with 24 percent of both districts and campuses increasing in rating compared to 2025, according to its website. About 585 campuses across Texas improved from below an A to an A rating in 2026. In total, 85% of campuses that received an A-F rating statewide achieved acceptable academic performance (C or above).

“A-F Ratings provide clear, accessible information on school and district performance, serving as an essential tool for parents, educators, policymakers and local communities to make informed decisions that support student success,” TEA said on its website.

For more information, go to https://txschools.gov.