The STAAR interim assessments are offered as a free optional online tool for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. The tool provides actionable data to help educators monitor progress and help predict student performance on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®).
The STAAR Interim Assessments are:
- a way to monitor academic improvement, especially for students who are consistently performing below grade-level
- a tool to inform interventions for students or groups of students based on predictions of STAAR performance
- a benchmarking instrument at the campus or district level
The STAAR Interim Assessments are NOT:
- an item bank intended for building classroom quizzes and assignments
- a source of test questions for tutoring or small-group instruction
- a classroom formative assessment tool designed to provide performance data on specific student expectations