Gov. Abbott Wavies Certain STARR Testing Requirements

UPDATE: Grade promotion requirements related to STAAR testing for 5th and 8th-grade students have been waived for the upcoming school year.

Typically, students enrolled in grades 5 and 8 are required to re-take a STAAR test late in the school year, and sometimes again in the summer, if they do not meet grade level when taken during the spring. With this waiver, there will only be one administration of the STAAR grades 5 and 8 mathematics and reading assessments for the 2020–21 school year. The test will be administered in May to coincide with the administration of other STAAR grades 3-8 assessments. 

To learn more, visit TEA’s FAQ guide on the Texas Assessment Program.