Clarendon High School earned a state distinction and scored well in the 2026 Texas accountability ratings, but Clarendon CISD has improvements to make, according to school officials.
“These results give us a clear starting point,” Superintendent Byron May said. “There are things here worth celebrating, and there are areas where our students deserve stronger results. Our responsibility now is to build on what is working and create greater consistency across the district.”
CHS earned a state Distinction Designation in Social Studies and received an overall accountability score of 87 in the 2026 Texas Education Agency ratings. Clarendon Elementary earned a 79 with a relative strength in math, and Clarendon Junior High received a 69 with a relative strength in reading. The combined results from the district’s campuses produced an overall Clarendon CISD score of 79, and it was noted that Student Achievement outpaced Academic Growth.
Clarendon High School earned an A rating. Fifty-seven percent of students reached Masters on the US History End of Course (EOC) exam, and the campus also posted a 100 percent four-year graduation rate and strong college-readiness results. The primary concern was Academic Growth, which scored 58.
Clarendon Elementary earned a 79, or a C, with mathematics emerging as a clear strength. Sixty percent of students met grade level in math, and 21 percent reached Masters. The elementary campus also improved its Closing the Gaps score from 73 to 78.
Clarendon Junior High received a 69, or a D. Reading remained a relative strength, with 80 percent of students reaching Approaches and 23 percent reaching Masters. The CJH campus’s most significant concerns were student growth and mathematics. Academic Growth scored 52, while 29 percent of students met grade level in math.
The combined results from Clarendon CISD campuses produced an overall district score of 79, or a C. The clearest districtwide pattern was the gap between Student Achievement, which earned an 81, or a B, and Academic Growth, which scored 61, or a D.
The district says it is entering this work after several years of significant changes in leadership (a new superintendent and new junior high and high school principals), curriculum, and instructional systems. The 2026 results provide a baseline as the current leadership team works to establish greater consistency across campuses.
The district says its priorities for 2026-27 include stronger instructional alignment, closer monitoring of individual student growth, targeted support in junior high math and continued expansion of successful college and career opportunities.
“We have proof that Clarendon students can achieve at a very high level,” Dr. May said. “Now our job is to make that success more consistent across classrooms, subjects and campuses. That is where our work is focused.”
Complete results are available at TXschools.gov.
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