Education
BY ELLE BENT & DARCY SPRAGUE
BY HANNAH NORTON
AISD lags in test score growth, DSISD outperforms state
State STAAR scores for grades 3-8 show gradual improvement Commissioner Mike Morath said. “This year’s results show the efforts of our educators continue to deliver improved results for students.” State STAAR passage rates Below are the 2022-23 state STAAR passage rates compared to the prepandemic baseline.
Austin ISD STAAR results
Dripping Springs ISD STAAR results
Spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results, released by the Texas Education Agency on Aug. 16, show Dripping Springs ISD students continue to perform better than the state and Austin ISD. AISD scores showed students made progress on some tests but fell behind in subjects such as fourth grade math. Zooming in In AISD, students performed better than the state average on about half of the tests, including third through fifth grade reading. AISD received lower scores in sixth through eighth grade reading and all math levels except fourth grade. AISD saw a noticeable decline in passing scores in subjects such as fifth and third grade Spanish reading. Average passage rates in DSISD were higher than in 2022 in all subjects except third and seventh grade reading, and fourth and seventh grade math. Parents can access their student’s scores at www.texasassessment.gov.
The 2022-23 statewide standardized test scores for third to eighth grade show students across the state have recovered from pandemic lows in reading and language arts but are still struggling in math, the Texas Education Agency reported. The TEA released results from the spring State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness on Aug. 16. The tests were redesigned in 2023 “to better align with classroom instruction” following the passage of House Bill 3906 in 2019. The details Students in all grades performed better in read- ing and language arts than before the pandemic. According to the TEA, 51% of third to eighth grade students met their grade level in 2023, compared to 52% the year prior. In 2019, 45% of students met expectations in reading and language arts. “Teachers across Texas continue to work with passion and skill to help students learn,” TEA
2022
2023
2022
2023
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
“Significant effects of the pandemic still linger” in math, the TEA said in a news release. Students in five of the six grade levels tested improved year over year, while sixth graders performed about the same as 2022. In 2019, prior to the pandemic, 48% of students met expectations in math. This year, 42% of students met expectations, a 3 percentage point improvement from 2022. Learn more Families can visit www.texasassessment.gov to access their children’s individual STAAR results. The TEA will issue accountability ratings for all Texas public schools and districts in mid-October following months of revisions to the accountabil- ity system.
Reading 3rd grade
Reading 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
Spring 2019 Spring 2023
-1.25 -2.40 -2.35 +9.09 -5.26 -1.28 0 +1.42 0 +6.34 +9.09 +1.47
-1.08 +3.30 +2.17 +6.90 -1.06 +3.19 +1.14 -2.22 +4.49 +1.15 -2.22 +2.15
0%
100% 20% 40% 60% 80%
4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
Reading 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade Math 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
+4 +3 +4
+15
+5 +3
Math
Math
3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade
-4
0
-6 -8 -6
-10
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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