Plano ISD reports 2024–25 TAPER results: overall B in academics, district financial grade A

Plano ISD officials presented the district’s 2024–25 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPER) at a public hearing on Feb. 17, summarizing academic ratings, growth measures, and post‑secondary readiness indicators.

Assistant Superintendent Courtney Gober told the board the district earned an overall B in academic accountability for 2025; 36 campuses received at least one academic distinction designation. On finance, the district earned an A (superior achievement) under the Financial First system. Gober also said the district’s special education determination was “meets requirements,” the highest designation for that category.

Gober reviewed the district’s progress toward House Bill 3 goals on third‑grade reading and math and college, career and military readiness (CCMR). Third‑grade reading and math results exceeded HB3 targets (readers and math students at the 'meets' level or above exceeded the board’s posted goals). For CCMR, Gober said the class of 2023 met the then‑goal (75%); for the class of 2024 the district achieved 76% on at least one CCMR indicator, short of the 88% target established for that cohort.

Assistant Superintendent Lisa Wilson supplemented the presentation with out‑of‑state college enrollment and persistence data from the National Student Clearinghouse, reporting a 93% persistence rate among Plano ISD students who enrolled in college within two years of graduation (class of 2023 data). Wilson noted the TAPER is lagging data for some measures and that full financial actuals will be posted later in spring on the TEA website.

Gober emphasized that Plano ISD students outperform region and state averages across many STAR measures, and the report includes participation, attendance, graduation and dropout rates, and district/ campus improvement plans required by the TEA.