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

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.