Lamar Consolidated ISD trustees reviewed the district’s Texas Academic Performance Report at a Feb. 17 meeting.
The report, which is filled with data comparing the district to the region and state, breaks down students’ performance on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test during the 2024-25 school year, said Brian Moore, who serves as the director of reporting, assessment and accountability for LCISD.
The report also looks at student population, attendance rates and employee retention.
The overview
Data shows LCISD students outperformed both the state and region averages across nearly all grades in all subjects, including English language arts and reading, math, science and social studies during the 2024-25 school year.
The only grade level where LCISD students did not test better than the state or region was in seventh-grade mathematics, but Moore said this is a “statewide issue."
“Students that are more advanced in mathematics skills usually will split off at that point and will take advanced math for eighth grade and then Algebra 1 in eighth grade to get into more advanced mathematics courses such as calculus, pre-calculus, college algebra once they get to high school,” Moore said.
However, officials said the district is doing supplementary professional development and planning with seventh-grade teachers to tighten up alignment between test curriculum and test.”
What's changed?
Compared to the 2020-21 school year, there has been a 22% increase in the student population, with officials classifying LCISD as a "hyper-growth district" as development continues.
In terms of who is enrolling at LCISD, the Asian student population grew the most, with additional growth in the African American, Hispanic and Native American student populations.
Measuring the impactAttendance rates have also risen in recent years, getting up to just under 95%, while the drop-out rate is at only 0.8%, data shows. Meanwhile, LCISD’s four and five-year graduation rates are both more than the state and Houston regional averages.
In 2021 and 2022, officials said the COVID-19 pandemic affected the percentage of students who attended a Texas institute of higher education, but 2024 saw a return to pre-pandemic levels at just under 60%.
What else?
There has also been a boost in the district hiring employees in the last five years, yet the statewide teacher shortage has caused the percentage of new teachers being brought in to drop, Moore said.
