On Wednesday, TEA released preliminary statewide
results for grades 3 through 8 for the new State of Texas Assessment of Academic
Readiness (STAAR), which has replaced the TAKS test in grades 3-9. Preliminary
findings indicate that AISD students met or exceeded state averages on 14 of
the 17 tests that were administered in English to students in grades 3-8.
• For tests administered in English, AISD
students exceeded the state averages in Math and Reading at grades 3, 4 and 5.
The district averages for 4th grade Writing, 5th grade Science and 6th grade
Math were also higher than those of the state.
• AISD equaled the state averages in 6 tests
(Grade 5 Spanish, Grade 7 Reading and Writing, and Grade 8 Reading, Math, and
Science).
• Spanish testers in Grade 3 and Grade 4
scored below state averages in the percentage of questions answered correctly.
Grade 5 Spanish testers scored below state averages in Reading and Math but
were equal to the state average in Science.
I’m proud of our students and teachers for their
performance. In the days ahead, we will be digging deeper to examine these
scores and determine how our students performed when compared with comparable Texas
school districts.
