Longview ISD Reports Gains in Graduation and Readiness
Superintendent Marla Sheppard highlighted accountability ratings, scholarship totals and college, career and military readiness at the district's State of the District event.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Secondary Education
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Longview ISD Superintendent Marla Sheppard announced academic and operational milestones at the district's second annual State of the District event. Longview High School received a 2026 accountability score of 95 and an official A rating.
Why it matters
The figures show a rise in college, career and military readiness among Longview students, which bears directly on how families in Longview judge local secondary education. The district also reports a balanced budget and a small tax-rate reduction for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Longview High School's 2026 accountability score of 95 and A rating reflect district-reported performance, while 797 industry certificates earned in 2025-26 show students completing career credentials alongside core coursework.
The players
Marla Sheppard
Superintendent of Longview ISD, who delivered the State of the District address and presented the district's academic and budget updates.
Longview ISD
The public school district serving Longview, which hosted the State of the District event and manages the bond construction projects described.
Kilgore College
A public community college in Kilgore, Texas, that is partnering with Longview ISD to expand an early-college pathway for high school students.
The details
Sheppard delivered the address at the district's second annual State of the District event, where she also updated residents on bond construction projects, including the James Paul Brewer CTE Center, Trent Williams Indoor Multipurpose Center, a new natatorium, an Early Childhood Learning Center and a Transportation Center. The district is also expanding its early-college pathway partnership with Kilgore College.
Timeline
The 2024-25 school year served as the baseline for the Class of 2024 readiness measure of 72%.
The 2025-26 school year saw students earn 797 industry certificates.
The 2026-27 fiscal year opens with a balanced $152.2 million district budget.
Season Trajectory
Longview High School's A rating places it within the Texas accountability system that assigns campus ratings each year. The 2026 result sits alongside the district's rising readiness rate, which climbed from 72% to 85% across two graduating classes.
Parents of Longview High School students can review the district's readiness and certificate results when planning course choices for industry certificates and early-college classes. Families can also track the bond construction projects, since their timelines affect campus facilities.
The takeaway
Rising college, career and military readiness rates show that students in Longview are finishing high school with more concrete pathways beyond graduation. Families weighing secondary education options can use these district results alongside campus ratings and course offerings to plan ahead.
Further reading
For more on how schools measure student outcomes, see Secondary Education coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by East Texas Review.
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