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Lamar CISD reviews 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report; district says it would have scored B under current TEA metrics
Summary
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees opened a public hearing Feb. 18 on the district’s 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report, and district staff said the data would have produced an 84 (a B) if the TEA had released ratings.
The Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees opened a public hearing on the 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) on Feb. 18, 2025, with district staff presenting student performance, demographic and discipline data and projections for college, career and military readiness (CCMR).
District staff said that, based on data received in August 2024, Lamar CISD would have received an 84 (a B) for 2023–24 under current Texas Education Agency (TEA) metrics if the agency had published ratings. The presentation showed the district outperforming regional and state averages in reading and language arts, most grade-level math measures, science and social studies at multiple performance levels (Approaches, Meets and Masters).
The presentation stressed a statewide testing alignment issue affecting seventh-grade math scores. District staff explained that many high‑achieving seventh graders are accelerated onto eighth‑grade/algebra testing, which changes the composition of the seventh‑grade tested cohort and creates a measurable dip for students who remain in grade‑level seventh‑grade math and require additional intervention.
Administrators highlighted other key findings: rapid enrollment growth (9,353 students, a 21.1% increase from 2019–20 to 2023–24), a notable rise in English Learner enrollment (about 4,200 additional students in bilingual/ESL programs), modest declines in four‑year graduation rate but overall increases in the number of graduates (+583), improved attendance (up about one percentage point) and a small rise in serious disciplinary incidents (from roughly 17 to just under 21 incidents per 1,000 students). The speakers also described the district’s CCMR gains: staff projected roughly 90% of the Class of 2024 meeting at least one CCMR indicator, driven by increased dual‑credit/TSI participation and investments in industry‑based certifications and CTE pathways.
The public hearing period opened for comments but no TAPR-specific public testimony was given; the board closed the public hearing and moved to regular agenda business.
Why it matters: TAPR results feed state accountability calculations and inform local planning for intervention, staffing, CTE and dual‑credit expansion. Trustees discussed the testing alignment concern and district-level supports for seventh‑grade math and CCMR intentionality for underclassmen as part of ongoing planning.
