How the inspection score works
Texas inspects licensed centers at least once a year and investigates reports. Each rule an inspector finds broken is recorded as a citation with a state-assigned risk level.
For each center we add its citations since Oct 1, 2021, weighted by risk, and divide by inspections in the same period.
| State risk level | Weight |
|---|---|
| High | 4 |
| Medium High | 3 |
| Medium | 2 |
| Medium Low | 1 |
| Low | 0.5 |
That rate is ranked against all 9,147 Texas licensed centers with at least 3 inspections (statewide median 2.00). “Better than 70%” means 70% of Texas centers have a higher weighted citation rate. Center size has almost no relationship with this rate, so larger centers are not penalized for size.
Labels: 75% and up “Fewer citations than most”, 40–74% “About typical”, 15–39% “More citations than most”, below 15% “Among the most cited”.
The score does not measure teaching quality or anything an inspector did not record. Visit the center and ask about any citation that concerns you.