Due to the impact of COVID-19, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) is running additional analyses on the May 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR^®) grades 3–8 student results. Results are now tentatively scheduled to be available next week in the family and analytic portals. 

TEA retrasa la publicación de los resultados de las pruebas de los estudiantes 

Debido al impacto de COVID-19, la Agencia de Educación de Texas (TEA) está realizando análisis adicionales en los resultados de los estudiantes de los grados 3–8 de las Evaluaciones de preparación académica del estado de Texas (STAAR®) de mayo del 2022. Los resultados están programados tentativamente para estar disponibles la próxima semana en los portales familiar y analítico. 

Families, thank you for your partnership this year. As you know, our students took the STAAR tests earlier this spring. The STAAR is one of many ways to measure student learning. It will help schools and teachers better understand where students may have gaps from the disruptions to learning caused by the pandemic. Teachers will use STAAR results along with other information to co-create learning plans with families to jump-start learning next year.  

After June 28, you will be able to access your child’s STAAR results by logging into SKYWARD Family Portal. After logging in, click on the new icon labeled District Links, then select TEA Assessment. This will take you directly to your child’s STAAR results, which will include detailed breakdowns in each subject, identifying your child’s strengths as well as areas where they may need additional support. Parents have shared that seeing which questions their child got incorrect has been the most useful. You will also see easy-to-use resources focused on the skills your child needs the most support with that may be used at home over the remainder of the summer. 

We expect STAAR scores will likely be lower for many students this year. So many of them have experienced trauma and loss in addition to the disruption in classroom instruction. You can help ease stress by letting your child know that this year, STAAR is only meant to help teachers and parents better support their learning.  

The partnership between families and schools has never been more important. We encourage you to log in and learn more any time after June 28. Use this information, along with your own observations from the past year and your child’s grades, to create a learning plan with teachers in the fall to help your child succeed. 

Thank you for your partnership! We wish you and your family a healthy and restful summer.  

For more information about STAAR, visit texasassessment.gov/staar/families  

To access your child’s results, visit SKYWARD Family Access. 

Four Things a Family Should Know About the 2021 STAAR Testing  

1. This year’s STAAR results are for learning and recovery only. 

2. Schools and districts will use STAAR to identify learning gaps. 

3. STAAR will be given in-person with safety protocols in place to ensure every student is safe, monitored, and supported by a teacher. 

4. Families can access their child’s scores in the school portal, along with tailored resources by mid-summer. 

Results for the spring 2016 administration of the STAAR tests for grades 3–8 are now available in Parent Portal (Skyward – Family Access).  Parents may access these results under the Student Performance tab once they log in. If you would like an explanation of the scores, please visit http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/explainresults/. If you do not see your child’s scores in the Parent Portal or are not able to access the Parent Portal, please contact the campus your child attended during the 2015–16 school year after Aug. 4.