STAAR testing returns with slight change to school rating system

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Tuesday, third- through eighth-grade students will take the STAAR math test in person.This is the first time in several years the test results could actually impact schools. The Texas Education Agency canceled the exam in 2020 when the pandemic started.
Last year, students had to take the test again, but not to hold schools accountable. The point was to see how far kids had fallen behind due to the so-called "COVID slide." Students who didn't go to school in person every da