Despite improvement at a handful of individual campuses, Hays CISD officials maintain there is “work to do” after the district received a C in the Texas Education Agency’s 2018 A-F accountability ratings.

But Eric Wright, Hays CISD superintendent, said he opposes the state’s rating system, citing its over-reliance on standardized testing scores.

“I’m against a ‘one-size, fits-all’ system,” Wright said. “Our students don’t come to us...