STAAR™ / STAAR™ EOC/ TAKS
What test will your child take?
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
(STAAR™) replaced the TAKS or Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills for students in grades 3-8 beginning
in the 2011-2012 school year and will continue to be the
state assessment for all students in grades 3-8.
STAAR™ EOC or the State of Texas Assessments of
Academic Readiness End of Course exams are expanding
to include students entering 9th and 10th grade. There are
a total of 12 End of Course Exams students will take in
High School.
Students in grades 11-12 will take TAKS Exit Exams (Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) for the 2012-2013
school year.
What subjects will your child take a STAAR™
Assessment?
ELEMENTARY
3rd Grade - STAAR™ Reading and Math
4th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math and Writing
JUNIOR HIGH
5th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math, and Science
6th Grade - STAAR™ Reading and Math
7th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math and Writing
8th Grade - STAAR™ Reading, Math*, Science and
Social Studies
8th Grade students taking Algebra I will take the
Algebra I STAAR EOC exam.
What subjects will your child take a STAAR™
EOC or TAKS Assessment?
HIGH SCHOOL
9th & 10th Grade Will take a STAAR™ End of Course Exam for the
2012-2013 school year. There are a total of 12 End
of Course Exams your child will take in High School.
Students only take an End of Course Exam in a class
for which they are currently enrolled.
HIGH SCHOOL END OF COURSE EXAMS
Math
Science
English
Social Studies
Algebra I
Biology
English I
World Geography
Geometry
Chemistry
English II
World History
Algebra II
Physics
English III
U.S. History
11th Grade Students in grade 11 will take TAKS Exit exams
(Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) for the
following subjects:
English, Math, Science and Social Studies
STAAR™ TRANSITION TIMELINE
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-2016
GR 3-8
TAKS
STAAR
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GR 9
TAKS
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GR 10
TAKS
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STAAR
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STAAR
GR 11
TAKS
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STAAR
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GR 12
TAKS
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STAAR or
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TAKS
What assessments are available for Special
Populations?
There are several assessment options available for
students served through special education programs.
Grades 3-8 STAAR™
STAAR™ Modified
Grade 9 & 10 –
STAAR™ EOC
STAAR™ Modified EOC
Grade 11 –
TAKS
TAKS Accommodated
TAKS - Modified
A student’s ARD committee shall determine the appropriate type of
assessment to be administered. For students in 9th and 10th Grade, the
ARD committee will determine how the score on an EOC assessment
shall be used for final course grades, credit decisions, and graduation
requirements.
There are several assessment options available for
student served through the English as a Second Language
(ESL) Program.
Grades K-12 –
TELPAS – All students who are served through the ESL program take
this assessment yearly.
Grades 3-8 –
STAAR™
STAAR™ L (Linguistically Accommodated) - Available to students who
meet the participation criteria for this assessment.
Grade 9 & 10 –
STAAR™ EOC
STAAR™ L EOC (Linguistically Accommodated) - Available to students who
meet the participation criteria for this assessment.
Grade 11 –
TAKS
TAKS LAT (Linguistically Accommodated)
A student’s LPAC committee shall determine the appropriate type of
assessment to be administered.
How is STAAR™ different from TAKS?
Students will be given a time limit of four hours to take the STAAR™
test. The writing test for grades 4, 7 and English I will be given over a
two day period with students being required to write more than one
essay. The math and science portions will include more griddable items.
Overall the tests will be longer and more difficult, requiring students to
use critical thinking and analysis to apply knowledge in everyday
situations and to transfer that knowledge to different scenarios.
In addition, one major change applies to students entering 9th Grade in
the 2011-2012 school year. *When required by state law, a student’s
score on the initial end-of-course (EOC) assessment shall count for 15
percent of the student’s final grade for the course.
* Requirements may change pending current legislature and TEA
Guidelines.
For more information visit the Texas Education Agency at:
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/staar/
For a list of Frequently Asked Questions visit:
http://www.txetests.com/FAQS/index.asp
Also, access the District Testing Calendar at: www.hooksisd.net
Last Updated – 8/28/2012