Education
BY VALERIA ESCOBAR & GRACE HU
STAAR results show KISD, LCISD outperform state peers
seeing 97%, data shows. Meanwhile, the lowest passage rate for both was in seventh-grade math at 58% and 47%, respectively. KISD saw improvements in sixth-grade math, third-grade reading and fifth-grade science compared to the 2023-24 school year, data shows. Regressions were seen in third-grade math, fifth- grade math and fifth-grade reading. LCISD saw the most improvement in third-grade and fourth-grade reading, fifth-grade science, sixth-grade and seventh-grade reading, and eighth-grade math compared to the 2023-24 school year, per the data. Meanwhile, the highest regres- sions were seen in eighth-grade social studies, Algebra I EOC and English II EOC. Taking a step back According to a June 17 TEA news release,
Students at Katy and Lamar Consolidated ISDs are passing the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Excellence, or STAAR, at a higher rate compared to their statewide peers, with KISD students outperforming their peers in all areas, according to spring 2025 results released by the Texas Education Agency on June 17. The release of the STAAR scores follows the TEA’s 2022-23 A-F ratings release in late April, for which both KISD and LCISD earned a ‘B’ rating, Commu- nity Impact reported. Public school accountability ratings for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years will be available Aug. 15 following lawsuits. Diving in deeper The highest passage rate for both districts was in the U.S. history end-of-course, or EOC, exam with KISD seeing 98% of students pass and LCISD
students across the state showed growth in read- ing but didn’t see as much progress in math. About 43% of Texas students met grade-level standards in math, compared to 50% in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Community Impact reporting. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in the release that the overall results around the state reflect “strategic supports” that have been implemented recently; however, he said there is still room for improvement. “With [reading language arts] scores now surpassing pre-pandemic levels, we are seeing meaningful signs of academic recovery and prog- ress. While this year also saw some improvements in math, clearly more work is needed,” Morath said in the release.
STAAR passage rate changes, 2024 vs. 2025
The data shows the difference in the percentage points of students who approached grade level— which is considered passing—between the spring 2024 and spring 2025 administrations of the STAAR.
Katy ISD Lamar CISD Texas
Math STAAR scores
Reading STAAR scores
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
3rd grade
3rd grade
4th grade
4th grade
5th grade
5th grade
6th grade
6th grade
7th grade
7th grade
8th grade
8th grade
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