Education
BY CODY THORN
STAAR passage rates decrease for grades 3-8 over last year
Standardized test passage rates declined slightly year over year among grades third through eighth in Carroll and Grapevine-Colleyville ISDs, accord- ing to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results released June 14. The state and districts saw little improvement in the rates of students approaching grade level— which is considered passing—in reading and math between the spring 2023 and spring 2024 adminis- trations of the STAAR test. Statewide, students are still struggling with their math scores. The decrease in math proficiency can be attributed to learning loss during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a June 14 news release from the Texas Education Agency. “The continuous improvement process uses a variety of data sources to identify focus areas. Our focus is not on scores, but rather on how to help students with their individual progress and growth,” GCISD Chief Academic Officer Shiela Shiver said. The breakdown CISD continues to have some of the highest test scores across the state in reading and math. Between the six grade levels, the lowest score for CISD was 92% in seventh-grade math. The other passage rates for math ranged from 95% to 98%. Reading ranged from 95% to 99%, the highest being fourth-grade reading. Fourth- and sixth-grade reading each saw a 1% bump in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the data. CISD’s communications department did not provide a comment about the STAAR results.
A closer look GCISD continues to be above the state aver- age in both reading and math in grades third through eighth. The data shows that GCISD, like CISD, had increases in only two grade levels. For GCISD, it came in fourth-grade reading and eighth-grade math. GCISD’s reading passage stayed the same in third, went up in fourth and saw a 1% decrease in sixth and eighth grade. Math was a subject where GCISD saw a decrease in five of the six grade-levels tests, according to the data. The decreases ranged from 1% to 7%. “GCISD engages in ongoing continuous improve- ment,” Shiver said. “As student results from a variety of sources become available throughout the year, including STAAR, we use it to inform our instructional decisions and we update our board.” What you need to know The STAAR was redesigned in 2023, and how tests were graded changed in 2024. In 2019, House Bill 3906 mandated a redesign of the state’s standardized test, which was then given online. The new test also emphasized writing skills and a larger variety of questions, according to the Texas Education Agency’s website. In an effort to save money, the 2024 tests were largely graded by computers with human oversight. Parents and guardians can view their children’s individual STAAR scores, including their student’s answers for each question, on the TEA’s Texas Assessments website.
Passage rate changes, 2023-24 The data shows the change in percentage points of students who passed the STAAR between the spring 2023 and 2024 administrations. Carroll ISD Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Statewide -10 -5 0 +5 +10
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade
3rd grade
4th grade
5th grade
6th grade
7th grade
8th grade
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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