STAAR scores show if we’re creating opportunity for all students. Here’s what this year’s tell us.
Over the past two weeks the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released 2025 results for the state’s annual State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams. To learn more about the STAAR test, check out this blog post we recently published. Overall, this year’s STAAR results mostly showed promising gains for students across the Houston […]
STAAR Results Signal Progress—and Possibility—for Houston’s Young Learners
This week, Texas released State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for 3rd-8th grade students from the 2024-25 school year. Unlike last week’s EOC score results, which showed strong progress in Algebra 1 but concerning declines in English 1 and 2, the 3rd to 8th grade results this week show promising, consistent improvement […]
Houston Students Are Making a Comeback. But the Work Is Far From Finished.
STAAR scores show progress in reading, momentum in math, and the power of high-impact strategies This year’s STAAR results tell a bigger story than just test scores. They show that more students in Houston are stepping onto the path to a better future. They show that when systems focus, align, and invest in what works, […]
