HOUSTON – The Houston Independent School District held a special announcement to release the state’s preliminary STAAR test results. HISD Superintendent Mike Miles announced the scores for ...

STAAR results grades 3-8 released Tuesday show Texas students made some gains in reading but are still struggling with math. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...

Satisfactory math scores dropped 32 percent in districts where most students learned online. Students who learned in-person performed markedly better on the STAAR.

An effort to replace the state's standardized test fell apart in the final stretch of this year's regular session. Texas ...

The latest STAAR test results reveal many Texas public school students are still struggling to catch up in reading and math after pandemic-related setbacks. Despite efforts by state leaders ...

The STAAR exam requires students from third through eighth grade to test in math and reading. In addition, fifth-graders are tested in science and eighth-graders in science and social studies.

A Texas Education Agency chart shows how math STAAR test results fell to 35% after the COVID-19 pandemic’s first and second year. STAAR test results for reading show students in grades 3-8 are ...

The standardized test is used as the Texas Education Agency's barometer for academic growth around the state – but it's seen its fair share of criticism.

Texas students’ passing rates on the reading STAAR test mostly held steady, and, while they saw growth in math, performance still lags behind pre-pandemic levels. Statewide STAAR results for ...

Here's how much more rain is forecast. There’s more to Houston with the Chronicle. Subscribe today for just 25¢. Houston ISD sees growth in preliminary reading and math STAAR scores, Miles says ...

State testing data released Friday shows students’ math and science scores slipped as they struggle to catch up after the pandemic. Texas elementary students who took the State of Texas Assessments of ...