BY MARK FADDEN & JONATHAN PERRIELLO
LISD students exceed state average STAAR scores
LISD adopts $4.5M shortfall in FY 2024-25 On Aug. 26, Lewisville ISD trustees approved the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, which includes a $4.5 million shortfall. The budget plans for $561.1 million in expenses and $556.6 million in revenue with a total tax rate of $1.1178 per $100 valuation, per district documents. The taxable value of an average resi- dence in LISD decreased 2.6%, dropping to $437,609 in FY 2024-25, Chief Financial Officer Scott Wrehe said. This will result in a $189 decrease in an average tax bill. The context LISD’s financial issues stem from a lack of increased state funding, declining enroll- ment and rising costs, Wrehe said. To help, LISD has cut staff and is examining low-en- rollment electives, among other things.
Lewisville ISD third through eighth grade students beat state averages on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test, except in seventh grade math, according to June results. However, on average LISD scores dropped from spring 2023 in all grade levels, per Texas Education Agency data. This trend was consistent across the state, according to a news release. The gist Results are measured using four performance levels: did not meet grade level, approaches grade level, meets grade level and masters grade level. By the numbers Seventh grade students statewide scored lower in math than in other grades. LISD students’ math scores dropped from 2023 to 2024 except in fourth grade, which remained the same. For information on other districts’ STAAR results, visit www.communityimpact.com.
Passage rate changes, 2023-24 The data shows the change in percentage of students who passed the math STAAR between the spring 2023 and 2024 administrations. Lewisville ISD Statewide -15 -10 -5 +5 +10 +15 0
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SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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