Research, Assessment, and Accountability
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State Assessment
Due to privacy guidelines, the staff of the Department of Research, Assessment, and Accountability are not authorized to release student information or scores to the public, including parents or guardians. Please contact your student's campus for access to student records, including assessment results.
The Department of Research, Assessment, and Accountability often receives questions from the community about “opting out" of state testing. Please see the FAQ Opting Out of State Testing document to clarify state requirements.
Contact Dr. Jennifer Tracy at 281.396.7638 for questions.
2022-2023 STAAR TESTING
As required by House Bill 3261, STAAR will be administered online beginning in the 2022-2023 school year. The STAAR online testing platform offers all students multiple online tools to support the testing process. In addition, the STAAR assessments no longer have a time limit. Students are expected to complete STAAR tests in about three hours; however, any student who needs additional time may continue testing until the end of the school day.To support students with the online testing transition, the district began online testing implementation in the 2021-2022 school year for all STAAR tested grade levels. Students will continue to be provided multiple opportunities to experience online testing platforms through District Learning Assessments (DLAs), STAAR Interims for specific subjects, and STAAR practice tests. Parents are encouraged to access the Practice Tests Login located on the Texas Assessment website to explore practice tests. Practice Tests Login is found under the section How to Help Prepare Your Child. STAAR testing dates are posted on the Department of Research, Assessment, and Accountability website. For questions regarding local and state assessments, contact your Campus Testing Coordinator.
How to Access Test Scores and the Unique Access Code
As in previous years, families will be able to access detailed information about their child's areas of strength as well as any gaps in learning by reviewing STAAR and STAAR EOC results.
Please utilize the letters listed below to access state testing results. Note: New Student Unique Access Codes are not in the Home Access Center (HAC). New Student Unique Access Codes will be in the Home Access Center (HAC), once the Texas Education Agency releases the codes to districts.
Parent Directions to Access State Testing Results - English version
Parent Directions to Access State Testing Results - Spanish version
The new and improved redesigned CSR will include new performance labels. Parents may review a short video, additional resources, and the release timeline on the new STAAR report card, also known as STAAR confidential student report (CSR) TEA website . An adopted amendment which establishes a final set of performance standards for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) Grades 3-8 and end-of-course (EOC) assessments beginning with the 2016-2017 school year was approved.
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See the following website designed by the Texas Education Agency (TE) to learn more about the STAAR Redesign overview, Transition to Online Assessment for the 2022-2023 school year, New Item Types, and Reading Language Arts Redesign.
https://tea.texas.gov/student-assessment/assessment-initiatives/hb-3906/staar-redesign
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) includes the following assessment programs: STAAR, STAAR Spanish, and STAAR Alternate 2.
STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) assessments include English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History. Students are required to meet standard on all the EOC assessments; English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History, in order to meet testing graduation requirements.
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) assesses the progress that Limited English Proficient (LEP) students make in acquiring the English language. The assessment consists of four domains: listening, speaking, writing, and reading.
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STAAR Alternate 2 will assess students who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services.
Parents may view their child's assessment data using the Student Portal at:
www.texasassessment.gov/families
STAAR End-of-Course (EOC)Substitute Assessments– TAC, Chapter 101A student is eligible to use a substitute assessment if the student was administered an approved substitute assessment for an equivalent course in which the student was enrolled.
The student must receive a satisfactory score on the substitute assessment (provided in the chart). The chart is located at https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/ch101dd.pdf
If you believe your child has met a substitute assessment requirement, please contact your child's campus testing facilitator.