Lake Worth ISD to be taken over by TEA, joining Fort Worth ISD

LAKE WORTH, Texas — Lake Worth ISD is set to be taken over by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), according to Commissioner Mike Morath.

This comes after all, but one of Lake Worth ISD’s campuses received failing grades. One school, Marilyn Miller Language Academy, received an unacceptable rating for five consecutive years, WFAA previously reported .

In a letter to Lake Worth ISD's superintendent and board of trustees, TEA Commissioner Mike Morath wrote that he was ordering the appointment of a board of managers and a conservator to oversee the district after TEA conducted an analysis of district data and vetted its systems, leadership and student results.

Marilyn Miller Language Academy was notified in June 2025 that it was required to put the approved Campus Turnaround Plan in place d