In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
[1] By December 2015, the district had failed to meet academic standards for four years in a row.
[2] Nobert Rodriguez, the superintendent, stated that turnover among teachers and staff had caused student performance to decline.
[2] In October 2016, Pearsall ISD was taken over by the TEA, with plans to replace the district's entire board of trustees and superintendent, citing years of "academically unacceptable or insufficient performances.
"[5] Pearsall ISD successfully appealed, and avoided a state takeover in November 2016, when the district was able to meet academic standards.