Overview
- The Texas Education Agency released preliminary high‑school STAAR end‑of‑course results on June 10 showing increases across Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II and U.S. History compared with 2025.
- Subject details show Algebra I rose to about 54% meeting grade level from 47% last year, Biology climbed roughly nine points to 71%, and English I and II each improved by several points, though Algebra I and U.S. History remain below some pre‑pandemic benchmarks.
- District results vary widely with Houston ISD reporting large multi‑year gains in Algebra I and Biology and other districts such as North East ISD and Northside ISD outperforming state averages while San Antonio ISD trails in multiple subjects.
- All scores are preliminary and may change after districts submit rescore requests and the TEA validates results ahead of final scores in July, with statewide grades 3–8 STAAR results scheduled for release on June 16.
- The results matter because STAAR performance feeds campus and district A–F ratings that can trigger interventions, and they arrive as Texas prepares to replace the single end‑of‑year STAAR with three shorter adaptive tests starting in 2027‑28, keeping debate over testing stakes and persistent subgroup gaps active.