Case Study: Plano Independent School District exceeds achievement and growth benchmarks with SAS

Teachers in Plano Independent School District use SAS® to access student data, predict student outcomes and help them succeed

Plano Independent School District in Texas needed a better, faster way to measure student achievement and progress so teachers could spot problems early and intervene before end-of-year testing. Relying on pass/fail rates was not enough; the district wanted actionable, timely insight into student growth and program effectiveness.

By implementing the SAS Enterprise Intelligence Suite for Education, Plano gave 4,000 teachers and hundreds of administrators immediate access to student history, growth charts and predictive analytics to identify at‑risk students and assess instructional practices. As a result the district consistently exceeds achievement and growth benchmarks, maintains a low dropout rate, has many schools in the 90th percentile for performance, and delivers faster, more efficient data-driven decisions without increasing staff.

Plano Independent School District

Jim Hirsch

Associate Superintendent