Two A’s and one C are the grades three Hays County school districts received as part of the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) A-F academic accountability rating system, which was unveiled Wednesday.

While Dripping Springs and Wimberley both earned top marks, struggles in several areas led Hays CISD to join 247 other districts in the state to garner a “C” rating.

TEA’s rating system utilizes three domains to measure academic performance of districts.The system ranks schoo...