ISD students this spring semester showed improvement above the statewide average year-over-year on the Texas Academic Readiness Assessment at the end of their courses this spring semester, according to results released June 7 by the Texas Education Agency.
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According to the TEA, Texas requires public school students to score “near grade level” or above on the EOC or equivalent exam to graduate from high school. Students are assessed in five subjects: Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology and U.S. History.
End-of-course exam results are divided into four categories according to the TEA: “not at grade level,” “approaching grade level,” “at grade level,” and “mastered grade level.” To pass the exam, students must meet or exceed the “approaching grade level” standard.
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According to TEA data, SISD showed year-over-year improvements in most EOC exams.
According to TEA data, SISD’s biggest year-over-year improvements in EOC testing were:
In 2024, 80% of students were approaching grade level or above in Biology, compared to 76% in 2023. In 2024, 92% of students were approaching grade level or above in U.S. History, compared to 89% in 2023. However, SISD students saw a slight decline in English I scores, dropping from 56% of students approaching grade level in 2023 to 51% in 2024. The statewide average also saw a decline in English 1 EOC scores year over year. TEA officials provided the following statewide averages for each subject: 79% of students were approaching grade level in Algebra I; 91% of students were approaching grade level in Biology; 67% of students were approaching grade level in English I; 74% of students were approaching grade level in English II; and 95% of students were approaching grade level in U.S. History. Wesley Gardner contributed to this report.
