Assessment & Testing
Assessment
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Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS)
This testing system consists of reading tests and holistically rated assessments of listening, speaking, reading (K-12) and writing. TELPAS is designed to assess the progress that Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students make in learning the English language.Additional TELPAS Information
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Credit by Examination
State Board of Examination rules requires school districts to offer Examinations for Acceleration to students who wish to test for advancement to the next grade level or receive credit for a high school course for which he or she has had no prior instruction. For more information contact your school counselor or click the link below. -
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.
STAAR Grades 3 - 8 Reading and Math
STAAR Grades 5 and 8 Science
STAAR Grades 4 and 7 Writing
STAAR Grade 8 Social Studies
End of Course for English I, II, Algebra I, U.S. History, and BiologyTELPAS Grades K-12 assesses the progress of limited English proficient students (LEP)
Campus-level subject area on-going assessments
District-wide Benchmarks twice a yearSTAAR Testing
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 STAAR Resources
TEA Assessment ResourcesTELPAS Testing
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) designed the Texas English Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) to assess the progress that limited English proficient (LEP) students make in learning the English language
TEA TELPAS Testing
TEA Assessment Results
