The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released preliminary Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) ratings for the 2025–26 school year, and Granbury ISD has once again earned the highest distinction.
Granbury ISD received an A rating for Superior Achievement, the highest recognition a Texas school district can achieve for financial accountability. This marks the 11th consecutive year GISD has earned a Superior Achievement rating.
The state's school financial accountability rating system, known as the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST), ensures that Texas public schools are held accountable for the quality of their financial management practices and that they improve these practices. The system is designed to encourage Texas public schools to better manage their financial resources to provide the maximum allocation possible for direct instructional purposes.