Assessments/Testing
2023-2024 Student Assessment Testing Calendar
Testing Transparency - Title 1, Part A Recipients (20 U.S.C. § 6312(e)(2)(B))
Requires school districts that receive Title 1, Part A funds to post on the website of each school served information on each assessment required by the state to comply with 20 U.S.C. 6311, other assessments required by the state, and assessments required district-wide.
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) program, which was implemented in spring 2012, includes annual assessments for
- reading and mathematics, grades 3-8
- writing at grades 4 and 7
- science at grades 5 and 8
- social studies at grade 8
- end-of-course (EOC) assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and U.S History.
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, commonly referred to as its acronym STAAR, are a series of state-mandated standardized tests used in Texas public primary and secondary schools to assess a student's achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level. It tests curriculum taught from the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills, which in turn is taught by public schools.
TEA designed the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) to assess the progress that limited English proficient (LEP) students make in learning the English language.
- TELPAS grades K-12 assesses progress of limited English proficient students (LEP)
Classroom assessments are short tests administered throughout the school year that give teachers immediate feedback on how students are meeting academic standards. Regular use of classroom assessments is seen by many as a tool to measure student growth and design curriculum to meet individual learning needs.