STAAR/EOC
State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (or STAAR) assesses Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of core content areas. Students across Texas take the STAAR annually, depending on grade level. Testing begins at the third-grade level and takes place through end-of-course exams at the high school level. Please see the Texas Education Agency's STAAR website for more information.
Who is tested?
3rd Grade: Reading, Math
4th Grade: Reading, Math
5th Grade: Reading, Math, Science
6th Grade: Reading, Math
7th Grade: Reading, Math
8th Grade: Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies
Course Dependent (High School EOC): Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, U.S. History
TELPAS
Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
The Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) is an English language proficiency assessment aligned to the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS). This assessment is designed to assess the progress that emergent bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language. TELPAS fulfills ESSA requirements for assessing EB students in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Who is tested?
All EB students in kindergarten through grade 12 enrolled in Texas public schools or open-enrollment charter schools are required to participate in TELPAS. EB students are required to be assessed annually with an English language proficiency assessment until they meet EB reclassification criteria.