TEA releases statewide Spring 2021 STAAR, EOC assessment results

The Texas Education Agency Wednesday released the spring 2021 State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and End-of-Course (EOC) assessment results online with data related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students.

Results were released by TEA for exams in mathematics and reading in third through eight grade students, exams in writing for fourth and seventh grade students, exams in science for fifth and eight grade students, exams in social studies for eighth grade students and high school EOC exams for Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology and U.S. History. Parents can find out how their student performed on the STAAR and EOC exams at a local level by visiting TexasAssessment.gov and entering their student’s access code and date of birth.

Results for STAAR and EOC exams are rated on a performance scale of Approaches Grade Level, Meets Grade Level, Masters Grade Level and Did Not Meet Grade Level. TEA stated Wednesday that as a result of learning disruptions by the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of students statewide not meeting grade level increased from 2019 in all subject areas and grade levels except in English I and English II.

“Districts with a higher percentage of students learning virtually experienced larger learning declines in all grades and subjects,” TEA stated in the release. “For example, districts in which 25 percent or less of students were learning virtually for most of the year saw a 9-percentage point drop in satisfactory performance in mathematics from 2019 to 2021 as compared to districts in which 75 percent or more of students were learning virtually, which saw a drop of 32 percentage points.”

For the rest of the story, see the July 3 edition of The Graham Leader.