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Assessment & Testing

Assessment

  • 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.

    Request to Credit by Examination

  • Assessment Instrument Overview Students Subject(s)
    mClass Given three times a year,  mCLASS provides proven early literacy diagnostic and progress-monitoring assessments for grades K–6. Its ecosystem of early literacy resources work together seamlessly to target skill gaps and provide the right instruction at the right time. PreK-6th Reading
    MAP Growth Using MAP Growth insights, teachers can confidently tailor instruction to challenge every student, whether they are below, at, or above grade level. K-5th Math
    Star Renaissance Teachers analyze the data they get from Star Assessments to learn what students already know and what they are ready to learn next, to monitor student growth, and to determine which students may need additional help. Star Assessments are heavily researched and scientifically proven to help teachers guide each student on his or her unique path to mastery. 1-10th Reading
    STAAR Designed to measure the extent to which students have learned and are able to apply the knowledge and skills defined in the state-mandated curriculum standards, the Texas Essential Knowledge 3rd-12th Reading, Writing , Math, Science, Social Studies
    STAAR ALT Assess students who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services 3rd-12th Reading, Writing , Math, Science, Social Studies
    TELPAS Assesses the progress that limited English (LEP) students make in learning the English Language K & 1st Reading, Writing
    TELPAS     
    Assesses the progress that limited English (LEP) students make in learning the English Language    		 2nd-12th Listening , Reading, Writing, Speaking

     

  • 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 Biology

    TELPAS Grades K-12 assesses the progress of limited English proficient students (LEP)
    Campus-level subject area on-going assessments
    District-wide Benchmarks twice a year

    STAAR 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

    TELPAS 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

  • 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