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State law requires school districts to annually assess the physical fitness of students enrolled in grade three or higher and to provide the results of individual student performance on the administered physical fitness assessments to the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. The Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) is a program designed to collect and analyze the required student physical fitness data.

In accordance with , the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is required to complete the following objectives:

1. Adopt an assessment instrument to be used by all Texas public school districts
2. Compile the results of the physical fitness assessment captured by school districts and provide summary results
3. Analyze the results received for each school district to determine whether a relationship exists between student academic achievement levels, attendance levels, obesity, student discipline problems, and school meal programs.

Announcements

Physical fitness assessment data for the 2025-2026 school year must be submitted to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ on or before Friday, June 12, 2026, by 5:00 pm Central. No additional extensions will be granted.

The documents listed below are provided to assist school districts with a successful upload experience:

• Quick Start Guide: Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) – provides information about gaining access to PFAI through the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL system, organizing data, and using the PFAI application
• PFAI File Information and Upload Help Template (.pdf) – provides detailed information on creating the PFAI student data submission file
• PFAI File Information and Upload Help Template (.xlxs) – provides detailed information on creating the PFAI student data submission file
• PFAI Data Template (Spreadsheet) – provides a ready-to-use data template
• PFAI Data Submission FAQs – provides answers to frequently asked questions link
• ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative End-of-Year Checklist
• ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ PFAI Data Upload Presentation

Important PFAI Information

Each year, physical fitness educators collect various fitness measurements of students for the PFAI and record the data.

• ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ aggregates the physical fitness data collected for the PFAI and provides a report to the legislature.
• Schools are not required to submit ethnicity data due to changes in federal and state ethnicity codes.

How to Get Started

Using the PFAI Application in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL

• All Texas schools will use the PFAI application in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL to upload data to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ. 
• Schools should appoint individuals responsible for submitting physical fitness data via the PFAI application and ensure that they are equipped with user names and passwords for a ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL account. 
• Instructions for registering for a ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL account are provided in the Quick Start Guide: Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI).
• All student data must be submitted at one time using the PFAI application in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL. Districts must wait until information for every eligible student has been gathered, and then upload all data to ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ in one submission.
• The Quick Start Guide: Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) provides step-by-step instructions for uploading student data in the PFAI application.
• For technical assistance for the PFAI application in ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵL, email pfaiprogramsupport@tea.texas.gov.

More Information

• PFAI FitnessGram® Assessment Resources - provides information to assist with administering and entering data for the PFAI

Visit the following additional sites for more information on the PFAI:

• Aggregated Fitness Assessment Results