Education
BY DESTINE GIBSON
Lewisville ISD sees little change in statewide scores
Coppell ISD saw academic growth–particularly in mathematics–from 2022 to 2023, according to results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR. Statewide results show reading and language arts proficiency in grades 3-8 remains largely unchanged as students recover from learning loss due to the pandemic, according to the Texas Education Agency. Meanwhile, schools are struggling to bring scores to prepandemic levels in math. The breakdown The percentage of CISD students in grades 3-8 approaching grade level on each exam stayed at or a few points above or below last year’s results, according to the TEA. Students in each grade level performed better in mathematics this year compared to last year. Coppell ISD STAAR scores show math improvement
Lewisville ISD STAAR results Most grade levels saw little to no change in STAAR scores from 2022 to 2023 in Lewisville ISD. Spring 2022 Spring 2023 0 100% 20% 40% 60% 80% Reading
Coppell ISD STAAR results Students in Coppell ISD generally improved their reading and math scores from 2022.
Public school students must perform to at least the “approaches grade level” standard to pass. Quote of note CISD views STAAR test results as only one assessment of a child’s academic progress, Superintendent Brad Hunt said in a statement. The district also supports a community-based accountability system which relies less on STAAR assessments and more reflects the expectations of its district and the surrounding community, he said. “We look at the whole child and desire for our students to have a full experience emphasizing academics, athletics, fine arts, service and much more,” Hunt said in an email. “Our incredible staff are partnering with our students and families to create innovative learning experi- ences and opportunities that defy the ability of a standardized test to measure the growth of our learners. As we like to say, ‘You can’t test that.’”
Lewisville ISD saw academic growth in some grades and subjects while staying the same or slightly declining in others, according to results from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness. The breakdown The percentage of LISD students in grades 3-8 approaching grade level on each exam stayed at or a few points above or below last year’s results, according to the TEA. • In sixth grade, reading scores improved by six percentage points. Eighth grade science and social studies scores each fell by five percent- age points. • Science and math scores stayed relatively the same for fifth graders, but reading scores dropped for that grade level. • Both reading and math scores dropped for seventh graders.
Zooming out Parents can visit www.texasassessment.gov to access their child’s individual STAAR results. The online portal includes students’ individual scores, how a student answered each question on their exams and recommendations to help the student grow academically. • “We recommend parents log in and learn more about their child’s STAAR scores,” Texas Educa- tion Commissioner Mike Morath said in a news release. “Being fully informed about their child’s academic progress can help them work with their child’s teacher during the new school year.” • This year’s exams were redesigned “to better align with classroom instruction” following the passage of House Bill 3906 in 2019. The exams were administered almost exclusively online, focused on writing and included more questions that mirrored how students learned in class, officials said.
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Reading 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 Science
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 Science
Social studies 5th grade 8th grade 8th grade
Social studies 5th grade 8th grade 8th grade
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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