STAAR Assessment Update

STAAR is the standardized testing program for the state of Texas. This assessment measures student mastery of learning objectives called the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, or TEKS.

• Federal and state laws require that all students participate in summative

assessments in grades 3 -8 and in specific high school courses.

• Your child’s STAAR score provides you with the assurance that your child is prepared to enter the next grade level through the students’ mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for a given course and determines college and career readiness at the high school level.

• The results provide educators and administrators with uniform information about where to focus resources and instruction to meet the needs of each student - especially in the core subjects being taught for the following school year.

Tested Grade levels and Subjects

3rd Grade - Math and Reading Language Arts

4th Grade - Math and Reading Language Arts

5th Grade - Math, Reading Language Arts, and Science

6th Grade - Math and Reading Language Arts

7th Grade - Math and Reading Language Arts

8th Grade - Math, Reading Language Arts, Science and Social Studies

High School students take the End of Course (EOC) exams and must pass in order to graduate.

English I

English II

Biology

US History

Algebra I.

The STAAR was redesigned by the state to better align with classroom

instruction and to allow students to demonstrate their learning better.

Due to the redesign, reporting of final test results for the spring STAAR assessments will take a bit longer this year because educators from across the state will meet to provide their expert opinions on the passing scores for the redesigned assessments prior to TEA providing results to districts and families.

STAAR results will be available on a later timeline this year, with complete results available at the start of the 2023-2024 school year in August-September 2023.

Grades 3 - 8

August 11 - Districts can access scale scores and performance levels for students.

August 16 - Final results published in the Family and Analytic Portal

End-of-Course

May 31 - Districts can access scale scores and performance levels for students.

June 30 - Final results published in the Family and Analytic Portal

*Please note that the district will receive what they call "Preliminary Scores" prior to the data being released to families. The data that the district receives will be listed as the following:

• Likely did not pass
• Zone of uncertainty
• Likely passed

You can view these published tables by clicking here.

When scores are released, guardians can view their student scores in the Family and Analytic Portal.

Click here for the portal.