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Like Sagamore Hill, Springdale’s test scores point to signs of growth — the school posted a 12-point gain in the number of ...

The district saw a decline in early childhood reading and math performance alongside improvements to college, career and ...

College Station ISD had some ups and downs in its STAAR accountability results, but overall the district continues to perform at a higher level than state averages in all categories.

Ector County ISD trustees met Tuesday for a regular board meeting and heard updates on enrollment numbers as well as STAAR ...

Looking at the percentages of students who passed and failed state tests, trustee Dawn Miller said the numbers were unacceptable. Administrators noted that the STAAR was redesigned and was given ...

In 2023-24, teacher vacancies and problems implementing new curriculum affected Corpus Christi ISD student performance on state tests.

Three current and former Fort Worth ISD teachers outlined their concerns with the state of the district, while several others ...

Author David Brockman, a religious studies scholar at Rice University, cited, for example ... grade level. Roughly half of ...

Results from this spring's STAAR/EOC tests show that students in the Socorro Independent School District are at the top of ...