Lake Dallas ISD hears 2023–24 Texas Academic Performance Report; district retains strengths, notes focus areas

Lake Dallas Independent School District officials presented the 2023'24 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) at a public hearing during the board of trustees' Jan. 13 meeting, highlighting that the district generally remains above regional and state averages in English/language arts while identifying specific math and elementary reading grades for additional intervention.

Dr. Kelly O'Sullivan, the presenter, told the board the TAPR data for the district 'which includes STAAR and end-of-course exams' covered 5,906 assessments across tested grades and subjects. She said Lake Dallas remains above the state and region in all-subject, all-grade measures and is "staying above the state and the region at 78%," a reference to the percentage of students achieving the approaches-grade-level standard in English language arts and reading.

The report included demographic and program statistics for the 2023'24 school year: African American students 9.8%, Asian students 3.3%, Hispanic students 35.9%, students of two or more races 5.5% and white students 44.9%. The district reported 42.9% of students as economically disadvantaged, 13.4% receiving special education services…