State Assessments
STAAR and STAAR Alternate 2
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) assessment program is designed to measure the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum standards. STAAR was implemented in spring 2012 and includes annual assessments for:
- Reading Language Arts, grades 3–8
- Math, grades 3-8
- Science, grades 5 and 8
- Social Studies, grade 8
- End-of-Course (EOC) assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and U.S History.
TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate
TEA designed the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) and TELPAS Alternate to assess the progress that Emergent Bilingual (EB) students, also referred to as English learners (ELs), make in learning the English language. Students are assessed in four domains:
- Reading
- Listening
- Speaking
- Writing
Students receiving Special Education Services
The Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee makes educational decisions for a student with a disability, including decisions related to state assessments and decisions related to graduation requirements as described in Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §89.1070.
- Students will take STAAR with or without allowable accommodations.
- Review the participation requirements for STAAR Alternate 2 for students with significant cognitive disabilities who access the grade-level Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) curriculum through prerequisite skills.
- Review the participation requirements for TELPAS Alternate for Emergent Bilingual learners (EBs) with significant cognitive disabilities.
The Texas Education Agency provides districts with a testing calendar each year. All testing calendars can be found here TEA Testing Calendar
For specific information, visit the Texas Education Agency website.
Viewing STAAR, STAAR ALT, and TELPAS results
Currently enrolled students
Texas Education Agency (TEA) will post you child's 2025 STAAR, STAAR ALT2, and TELPAS results to the Texas Assessment Family Portal on the following dates:
STAAR EOC subject results post June 10, Summer EOC subject results post July 31
TELPAS results post June 12
STAAR grades 3-8 results post June 12
STAAR ALT2 results post June 24
You will be able to access these results by logging into Skyward Family Access. Once logged in click on the “District Links” hyperlink next to the school house in the upper right corner. You will see a separate link (Cambium Assessment) for each child who took a state test. To view the results for a child, select the link for that child. Your browser will open a new window to the page with the results for that student. No separate credentials are necessary.
Previously enrolled students
If your child has withdrawn from CISD and you no longer have access to Skyward, use this Family Portal Walk-Through Guide to help you access STAAR results directly from the state reporting system.
Family Portal Walk-Through Guide
For help on reading and understanding your child's STAAR Report Card and how to use the STAAR Report Card, go to texasassessment.gov/staar-score.
A sample STAAR Report Card is available in multiple languages.
What happens if my student does not pass their STAAR 3-8 or STAAR EOC?
Achieving a passing score on STAAR 3-8 or STAAR EOC has no impact to course grades or promotion to the next grade level.
The district is required to provide Accelerated Instruction to students who do not achieve a passing score. The campus administrators will contact families with this plan and process.
Passing a STAAR EOC does provide students with one of the requirements necessary to graduate. However, there are other assessments and processes students can use to meet graduation requirements. For more information on Substitute Assessments, see the resources listed below. The district also offers an Individual Graduation Committee
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