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Lovejoy ISD
Collin County · Region 10: Richardson · 3,841 students
Lovejoy ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 90.4 average of the 20 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is down 1 point since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 99.
Ranks 26th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 15 others), and 2nd of 80 in Region 10: Richardson (tied with 1 other).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 99 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 94 | 90.4 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 94 | 90.2 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 94 | 88.6 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 96 | 89.5 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 95 | 90.9 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Lovejoy ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 10: Richardson
Collin County
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Lovejoy ISD
- Similar student population (20)
- Region 10: Richardson (80)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 95 | A | — |
| School Progress | 86 | B | 4 |
| Closing the Gaps | 93 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 86 | B | 4 |
| Relative Performance | 84 | B | 6 |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this district that better measure is Student Achievement (95), so School Progress (86) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 95.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (20)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (20 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 99.8%+2.2 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 99.5%+5.9 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+6.3 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.1 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 93.0% | 89.5% | +3.5 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 76.8% | 69.8% | +7.0 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 76.6% | 61.7% | +14.9 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 65.6% | 38.5% | +27.1 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 58.5% | 43.1% | +15.4 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 20.4% | 24.7% | −4.3 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 2.3% | 0.2% | +2.1 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 0.1% | −0.1 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 8.2% | −8.2 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.2% | 1.8% | −1.6 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 3.5% | 5.1% | −1.6 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.5% | 1.1% | −0.6 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 3,841
- Economically disadvantaged
- 3.7%−2.7 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 2.4%−1.8 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 10.8%−2.5 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 96.1%−0.1 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 6.5%+0.1 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 3.7%
- Hispanic 10.1%
- White 66%
- American Indian 0.5%
- Asian 14.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.5%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Lovejoy ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $3,574 less per student than its peer group, and $3,056 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $69,258+$605 vs similar
- Teachers
- 253
- Students per staff member
- 15.2
Teaching experience
- Beginning 5.1%
- 1 to 5 years 29.7%
- 6 to 10 years 18.2%
- 11 to 20 years 24.5%
- 21 to 30 years 18.8%
- Over 30 years 3.8%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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1of 80
Science — Approaches
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Science — Meets
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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Science — Masters
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure
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Social Studies — Approaches
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Social Studies — Meets
Region 10: Richardson · of the 80 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 17
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Similar student population · of the 17 that report this measure
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1of 14
Overall score
Collin County · of the 14 that report this measure · full ranking
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1of 14
Student Achievement
Collin County · of the 14 that report this measure
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1of 14
Closing the Gaps
Collin County · of the 14 that report this measure
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1of 14
Academic Growth
Collin County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 1
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All Subjects — Approaches
Collin County · of the 14 that report this measure
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All Subjects — Meets
Collin County · of the 14 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
6 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy HS | High School | A | 96 | 1,492 |
| Willow Springs MS | Middle / Jr. High | A | 95 | 694 |
| Joe V Hart Elem | Elementary | A | 95 | 538 |
| Sloan Creek Int | Middle / Jr. High | A | 93 | 558 |
| Lovejoy Childhood Development Center | Elementary | A | 90 | 53 |
| Robert L Puster Elem | Elementary | A | 90 | 506 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.