TEA releases 2023 STAAR test results

The Texas Education Agency has released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for students in Grades 3-8. Individual STAAR report cards were made available to parents across Texas today.

Parents and guardians can visit TexasAssessment.gov to see the specific STAAR results for their child, how their child answered each question on the test, and specific recommendations to help their child grow academically.

Results can be accessed by using their child’s unique access code, or by looking up the access code using their child’s TSDS ID. Parents and guardians should reach out to their child’s school for any questions regarding access codes.

“We recommend parents log in and learn more about their child’s STAAR scores. Being fully informed about their child’s academic progress can help them work with their child’s teacher during the new school year,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said.

In 2023, STAAR assessments were redesigned to look more like how students learn in the classroom. With updates put in place by House Bill 3906 (86R in 2019), TEA engaged in a multi-year, collaborative effort with a wide range of Texas teachers, educator advisory committees, students, parents, and community members to redesign the STAAR.

This year’s STAAR test incorporated items designed more like questions asked in class, emphasized writing, featured more questions that were not multiple-choice items, and was administered online with exceptions made for students requiring paper accommodations.

The redesign required standards and scales to be reset, which was done by educator committees this summer. This year’s scores are being issued later in the summer than is typical.