(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

Whoever first used the word "elementary" to descibe something simple or obvious clearly wasn't talking about Texas' standardized test. Monday, public school students across the state will take the ...

Texas students’ standardized test scores in reading and math moved closer to pre-pandemic levels after falling to levels not seen in a decade the year before, according to results released Friday by ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Governor Greg Abbott announced another change in Texas education for the 2020-2021 school year Monday, waiving grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas ...

Students made gains in most State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests from the prior year, with steady improvements within Houston ISD that prompted leaders to tout a "Houston Comeback." ...

Houston ISD's top-performing schools in fifth-grade STAAR exams were typically wealthier campuses with specialized magnet programs, according to data released by the Texas Education Agency Tuesday.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Education Agency released the Spring 2025 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8 on Tuesday, highlighting a strong rebound in reading and language arts scores as well as ...

TEXAS, USA — Nearly 4 in 10 Texas public schoolers failed the STAAR math exams in 2021, representing a significant decline in student performance during the pandemic. In districts where students ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.