Irving ISD Earns Perfect Financial Rating for Second Straight Year, Lowers Tax Rate
IRVING, Texas - Irving ISD has earned a perfect score of 100 on the state's school financial accountability system for the second consecutive year, according to preliminary results released by the district.
The score covers the 2025-26 rating year under the School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas, commonly known as School FIRST. Irving ISD also received a 100 for the previous rating year. The district's website confirms the consecutive perfect scores.
School FIRST is the Texas Education Agency's financial accountability system for public school districts. Irving ISD said its latest evaluation covered 21 financial indicators involving areas such as financial efficiency, reporting, fund balance, investment practices and the ability to meet long-term liabilities.
The latest score continues a six-year run of "Superior" FIRST ratings for Irving ISD. Before its back-to-back scores of 100, the district received scores of 98 twice and 96 twice.
The financial rating comes as the district enters the 2026-27 school year with a lower property tax rate. The Irving ISD Board of Trustees adopted a rate of 98.84 cents per $100 of taxable value, 2.75 cents below the previous year's rate, along with a $405,034,564 budget.
The district's official website lists its 2026-27 budget among the budgets approved by the Board of Trustees.
"The 100 score is a reflection of the people across Irving ISD making responsible decisions with the resources entrusted to us," Superintendent Dr. Dorian Galindo said in announcing the results.
Galindo credited the district's finance team, central office departments and campus leaders for the rating and linked the result to the district's recent budget and tax-rate decisions.
Although the adopted tax rate is lower, Irving ISD's required tax notice states that the adopted rate will generate more maintenance-and-operations tax revenue than the previous year's rate. That distinction can occur when taxable property values or the tax base increase even as the rate itself falls
