Allen ISD has closed the book on the 2024-25 school year with a final report on academic performance and accountability delivered in February.

The full story: Jennifer Wilhelm, assistant superintendent of Learner Services, reviewed the district’s performance during a Feb. 23 board of trustees meeting. The annual report includes eight components measuring academic performance, financial standards, campus performance objectives and more.

Much of this data had been reported previously but the annual report and public hearing is required by the Texas Education Code.

“Tonight's presentation on the annual report is a component within our collective efforts and partnership with the board in monitoring academic performance within an academic school year,” Wilhelm said.

Zooming in: Wilhelm’s presentation included an overview of the 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report that measures student performance on state standardized tests. In the 2024-25 school year, a higher percentage of Allen ISD students met state standards compared to the rest of Region 10 and the state, according to Wilhelm’s presentation.

The gist: The 2nd Ideal Dental office in Allen opened late February, a company representative said.

The specifics: The business offers general dentistry, emergency dental care, orthodontics, oral surgery and more, according to the practice’s website. Ideal Dental has another Allen location at 1985 N. Central Expressway, Ste. 110. 

• 1480 N. Custer Road, Ste. 120, Allen

Allen saw 58 homes sold during January, with the most homes sold in the 75002 ZIP code. The city’s median home sale price was $468,735 with an average of 105 days on the market.

The specifics: Check out this real estate data for Allen, comparing data from January 2025 to January 2026 in categories such as:

• Number of homes sold by ZIP code
• Median home sales price by ZIP code
• Average days on the market by ZIP code
• Number of new listings by ZIP code
• Number of homes under contract by ZIP code
• Homes sold by price point

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