Longview High Earns A Rating and 95 Score
Longview ISD families see readiness rise to 85% and a balanced $152.2 million budget for 2026-27.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Secondary Education
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Longview ISD Superintendent Marla Sheppard reported academic and operational gains at the district's second annual State of the District event. Longview High School earned a 2026 accountability score of 95 and an official A rating, and families of the district's students can expect a balanced $152.2 million budget for 2026-27.
Why it matters
For Longview households, the district's rating and readiness numbers bear directly on where students can be prepared for college, careers, or military service. The one-cent cut to the operations tax rate per $100 of taxable property value also affects what local homeowners pay for schools.
Longview High School's 2026 accountability score of 95 and official A rating anchor the district's report, alongside a rise in college, career, and military readiness from 72% to 85% across two graduating classes. The 541-member Class of 2025 secured $6.87 million in scholarships and the district earned 797 industry certificates in 2025-26.
The players
Longview ISD
A public school district in Longview, Texas, serving local families with K-12 instruction and bond-funded campus construction.
Marla Sheppard
Superintendent of Longview ISD, who presented the district's academic and operational milestones at the State of the District event.
Kilgore College
A public community college in neighboring Kilgore, Texas, partnering with Longview ISD on an early-college pathway.
The details
Sheppard delivered the address at the district's second annual State of the District event and used it to update the community on major bond construction projects. Those projects include the James Paul Brewer CTE Center, the Trent Williams Indoor Multipurpose Center, a new natatorium, an Early Childhood Learning Center, and a Transportation Center. The district also said it is expanding its early-college pathway partnership with Kilgore College.
Timeline
The 2024-25 school year is the baseline when the Class of 2024's 72% college, career, and military readiness rate was measured.
The 2025-26 school year is when students earned 797 industry certificates.
The 2026-27 fiscal year begins under the balanced $152.2 million district budget.
The Home Front
Longview's readiness rise from 72% to 85% over two graduating classes is a local, district-reported trend that sits alongside a budget set at $152.2 million for 2026-27. The one-cent operations tax rate reduction also shifts the property-tax side of the local school funding picture for homeowners.
If you have a student in Longview ISD, check the district's bond construction updates and the readiness and certificate offerings available at your child's campus. Homeowners should review the one-cent operations tax reduction on their property tax statements when the 2026-27 bills arrive.
The takeaway
Longview's readiness gains and budget news reflect the district's current direction, and families can use these outcomes to compare campuses and college pathways. Keep the 2026-27 budget and tax-rate change on file when reviewing local school costs.
Further reading
For more on how high schools are preparing students after graduation, browse the Secondary Education section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by East Texas Review.
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