Round Rock ISD presents annual Texas Academic Performance Report; staff cite TEA testing changes and note mixed results

Round Rock ISD staff presented the districts annual Texas Academic Performance Report during a board meeting that began at 5:31 p.m., telling trustees that changes to statewide testing and litigation at the Texas Education Agency (TEA) limited release of some accountability determinations for the 2023-24 reporting year.

Erica Simmons, Executive Director of Assessment and Evaluation, told the board the annual report (released 01/23/2025) meets the districts obligation under Texas Education Code 39.362 and is a one-year-lagged snapshot covering the 2023-24 school year. Simmons said the district relies heavily on local property taxes for operations (about 85.76%), with roughly 7% from the state, about 2.5% federal funds, and roughly 4.5% other local revenues; she also reminded trustees the district returned about $115,000,000 to the state in a prior year, which affects local budgeting decisions.

On academic performance, Simmons reported that third-grade reading at the "meets" level fell from about 66% in 2023 to about 61% in 2024 and that early-numeracy math "meets" also declined (62% in 2023 to 57% in 2024). Simmons and Dr. Aziz emphasized that substantial changes in the…