The Texas Education Agency on Monday released its first public school ratings in three years. There are a total of 1,207 school districts in Texas, and 1,195 were evaluated. Out of the districts evaluated, 33.1% got an A, 54% got a B, 9.4% got a C and 3.5% got a “Not Rated” label.

In Brown County, Early, Brookesmith and May ISDs received A ranks, Brownwood, Bangs and Zephyr ISDs received a B ranking, and Blanket ISD had a C ranking.

The grades are determined by ratings in three categories: student achievement, student progress and how well a school closes student learning gaps. Two categories — student achievement and student progress — count for 70% of the overall grade. The remaining 30% of the score is based on a school’s closing the gap score.

The state agency’s ratings — tied in large part to results of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test — are the latest metrics used to grade how well Texas public schools are performing as students emerge from the worst of the global coronavirus pandemic.