Education
BY JAMES T. NORMAN
CCISD exceeds state averages in spring 2025 STAAR scores
CCISD passing rate for STAAR vs. state averages Clear Creek ISD outperformed the state in every grade level and subject for the STAAR test in spring 2025.
Clear Creek ISD had another year of exceeding the state averages in the State of Texas Academic Assessment of Readiness, or STAAR, tests. As was the case in spring 2024, the district saw a higher passage rate in all subjects for grades three through eight compared to the state, according to results released by the Texas Education Agency on June 17. The overview Across each grade level in reading and math scores for grades three through eight, CCISD saw a higher rate of students who approached grade level, which is considered passing, compared to state averages, according to the data. This was also the case for science and social studies, TEA data shows. Meanwhile, results for the state show reading scores improved across nearly every grade level, while performance varied in mathematics, accord- ing to a June 17 news release from the TEA.
Diving in deeper Many of the district’s grade levels saw no change from 2024 to 2025. Areas that saw changes included sixth-grade math and third-grade reading, which increased by 3 and 4 percentage points, respectively. The largest decline for the district was in its fifth-grade math scores, which, along with the state, saw a decline of 3 percentage points. In science, CCISD saw improvements in both fifth and eighth grade, data shows. The rate of passage for eighth-grade social studies in CCISD declined by
Clear Creek ISD
Statewide
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 percentage points. What they’re saying CCISD Chief Communications Officer
Elaina Polsen said in a June 18 email the district was “pleased with the progress our students are making.” Polsen said it will be some time before the district receives the final reports and the A-F accountability ratings for the 2024-25 school year.
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Percent of students who approached grade level (passed)
SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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