Klein High School earned an overall A rating in the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Accountability Ratings for the 2024-2025 school year. Klein also received distinctions in Academic Growth in Reading/Language Arts, Mathematics, Top 25% Comparative Academic Growth, Postsecondary Readiness, and Top 25% Comparative Closing the Gaps.
Klein High has risen from a score of 85 in 2024 to 92 in 2025. Principal Shannon Strole credits the achievement to the commitment the school’s made to goal-setting.
“I think we were just very intentional about what we’re asked kids to do,” Strole said. “I think that goal setting piece we started at the start of the school year, we use a strategy called SMART goals. And I think that made the teachers be even more intentional about what their lessons look like.”
Senior Kevyn Taylor said that he feels proud of Klein’s achievement.
“I think that Klein High getting the A rating carries major importance because it is the first time in KHS history to achieve this, signaling that the school is still advancing after all this time,” Taylor said.
Part of the A rating is based on College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) ratings. Klein High received an A rating for CCMR specifically.
“Having the state recognize that we are actually preparing students for the next step is a fantastic feeling and it truly hits our Klein Promise 2 Purpose vision,” associate principal Jacob Rice said.
CCMR can be earned through tests such as the TSI, PSAT, SAT, ACT, as well as college-level classes such as Dual Credit and AP, and CTE certification.
“CCMR is important for students to know that they are prepared for life after high school in one or more of the following paths they choose: 4 year university, 2 year college, technical school, military or the workforce,” College and Career Center counselor Gayla Zamora said. “The expectation is for Klein ISD high school students to leave with a purpose.”
In addition to goal-setting and CCMR prep, small groups and enrichment activities were implemented twice a week to help students improve their performance on STAAR tests. Strole said they will continue to do that this school year.
“My experience has been, once you have systems in place that work, people buy into the process, kids buy into the process, and then you just continue to improve in the areas,” Strole said. “We’re gonna do the same thing with the new freshmen, set the goal, be intentional about the work. Tell them why they’re taking the test. And just every year you continue to fine tune the process. Things just get better.”
