STAAR scores are a key component to the accountability rating formula, ... Just over half of HISD's Algebra 1 test takers met or exceeded grade level, up from 34% in 2023.

The number of students who took the Algebra 1 test has decreased by more than 3,600 students since 2023. Sixty-three percent of biology test-takers met or exceeded grade level in 2025, up from 54% ...

For two years, state-appointed superintendent Mike Miles has pushed thousands of students into less rigorous math and science ...

Across Texas, the TEA saw in their End-of-Course STAAR scores that in the main subjects of Math, Science, History and English, Algebra 1 and Biology had more students meeting the standard, while ...

More than half of HISD's Algebra 1 test takers scored at "meets grade level" or above in 2025, up from 38% in 2024 and 34% before the state takeover, according to preliminary end-of-course STAAR ...

Black and Hispanic high school students in Austin also underperformed their peers statewide, most notably in Algebra 1. On the math test, 26% of Hispanic and 17% of Black students met grade level ...

In Algebra 1 and Biology, students did better, while in English I, English II and U.S. History, students did worse. The TEA said this year's STAAR test results show modest year-over-year changes ...

In Algebra 1 and Biology, students did better, while in English I, English II and U.S. History, students did worse. The TEA said this year's STAAR test results show modest year-over-year changes ...