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Student Assessment Overview

In: Assessment and Accountability

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Contact Information

For additional information, contact ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú using the Student Assessment Help Desk or call 512-463-9536.

Important Notice (1)

House Bill 2 (HB 2) and House Bill 8 (HB 8) Lists of Provisionally Approved Instruments Published

ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú has published lists of provisionally approved instruments in accordance with the requirements of HB 2 and HB 8. These lists are available for educator and district reference. Learn more about HB 2 and the list of provisionally approved foundational instruments on the Early Learning Assessments web page. Learn more about HB 8 and the list of provisionally approved alternative Student Success Tool (SST) instruments on the House Bill 8: Commissioner’s List of Approved Alternative BOY and MOY Assessments web page. 

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The Texas Assessment Program is a statewide testing program that includes the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®), STAAR Alternate 2, the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), and TELPAS Alternate. The Texas Assessment Program is designed to measure the extent to which a student has learned and is able to apply the defined knowledge and skills at each tested grade or the extent to which a student has developed English language proficiency. These required assessments were created to fulfill both federal and state requirements.

  • STAAR

    Summative academic assessments for grades 3–12

  • STAAR Alternate 2

    Summative academic assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities

  • TELPAS

    English language proficiency assessments

  • TELPAS Alternate

    English language proficiency assessments for English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities

Student Assessment Resources

Texas Assessment Program Contact Information

The Student Assessment Division manages the administration, scoring, and reporting for the Texas Assessment Program.

ºÚÁÏÍø×îÐÂÈë¿Ú Student Assessment Division

Phone:
(512) 463-9536

The Assessment Development Division manages the item development, test construction, and scoring for the Texas Assessment Program.

Assessment Development Division

Phone:
(512) 463-9536

Cambium hosts and manages the online testing platform for all assessments and manages the registration, administration, scoring, and reporting for the Texas Assessment Program.