Beginning in the 2011-12 school year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) launched STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness). The ninth grade class of 2011-12 was the first class to graduate under the state‘s STAAR assessment system, rather than the previous TAKS assessment system.

The assessment replaced TAKS (the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills), which was in place since 2003. STAAR exams are significantly more rigorous than previous tests and measure a child's performance, as well as their academic growth.

The implementation of STAAR assessments by the State of Texas was in response to the passage of Senate Bill 1031 (80th Texas Legislature, 2007) and House Bill 3 (HB 3, 81st Texas Legislature, 2009), which required: 

• Increasing the rigor and relevance of both standards and assessments;

• Creating and assessing post secondary readiness standards;

• Establishing campus and district accountability based on higher college- and career-readiness performance standards on STAAR, and on distinctions earned by campuses demonstrating achievement in areas not measured by the STAAR program as well as on academic performance; and

• Establishing new timelines for interventions and sanctions while also expanding school closure and alternative management options.

Previously, the Texas Education Agency, TEA, published each child's STAAR results on the Confidential Student Report (CSR) and provided the district a paper copy of the results to send home. TEA has redesigned the CSR and given it a new name, the STAAR Report Card. The redesign has significant changes with the goal of providing a more user-friendly report on student progress. The STAAR Report Card will include:

• growth and progress information

• a recommended summer reading list

• the learner's Lexile levels and trend data

• resources for parents in both English and Spanish

• possible questions for parents to ask school staff 

For more detailed information about the new STAAR Report Card, please visit TEA: Understanding Your Child's Score Report.

Due to the changes, all STAAR results will be available online only. No paper reports will be sent home.

To access your child’s STAAR Report Card online, you need to access the TEA Texas Assessment Family Portal. Coppell ISD families can now access the Texas Assessment Family Portal directly from the Coppell ISD Home Access Center (HAC). Please follow the step-by-step instructions below to access the STAAR scores via the direct link in the Home Access Center (HAC).

How to Access Texas Test Scores on Coppell ISD Home Access Center (HAC)

If you need assistance with accessing the Home Access Center (HAC), please visit the Coppell ISD Home Access Center (HAC) help page for support. The username you will use to log into HAC is the same email address you provided as a guardian when you registered your child(ren) in the district. If you are unable to access the Home Access Center, please contact the CISD Technology Department by filling out a Technology Helpdesk Support Ticket.

As you receive your child’s STAAR test results, please keep in mind that this is only one assessment of a student’s academic progress. Coppell ISD supports a comprehensive, Community Based Accountability System (CBAS), which relies less on state assessments and more reflects the expectations of our district community which includes our staff, our students and their families, our businesses, and our community members. Learn more about CBAS at www.coppellisd.com/cbas.

Grade 3: Reading, Math
Grade 4: Reading, Math
Grade 5: Reading, Math, Science
Grade 6: Reading, Math
Grade 7: Reading, Math
Grade 8: Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies
High School: English I, English II, Algebra I, U.S. History, Biology

Starting with the Class of 2015, STAAR affects the graduation plan for all public and charter school students in the state of Texas. As required in Texas Education Code (TEC) §39.025, students must pass the five STAAR EOC assessments (Algebra I, English I, English II, U. S. History, and Biology) to earn a high school diploma.

Note: Many learners may begin to fulfill their STAAR graduation requirements while still in middle school. Learners taking high school math courses in middle school will be required to participate in STAAR EOC assessments while in middle school. Students are required by state law to take the EOC assessment on state-determined dates. Districts do not have the discretion to determine when students will take the EOC exam.

For additional information about the STAAR exams, please go to https://www.texasassessment.gov/staar.html.