STAAR Testing Requirements FAQs
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- What are the general testing requirements for students in grades 3–8?
- What are the testing requirements for students in grades 3–8 who are receiving instruction in subjects above their enrolled grade?
- What are the testing requirements for students in grades 3–8 who are enrolled in a high school course that has a corresponding STAAR EOC assessment?
- What are the testing requirements for students in grades 3–8 who are enrolled in a high school course that does not have a corresponding STAAR EOC assessment?
- If students in grades 3–8 are receiving above-grade-level instruction (including instruction in a high school-level course), are they required to take both the higher level and the enrolled-grade-level assessment in the same content area?
- What are the testing requirements for students in kindergarten, grade 1, or grade 2 who are receiving instruction in subjects above their enrolled grade level?
- What are the general testing requirements for students enrolled in high school courses?
- What are the testing requirements for a foreign exchange student?
- Are districts required to provide accelerated instruction to students who do not pass the STAAR assessments?
- What are the testing requirements for the postsecondary readiness assessments (i.e., STAAR Algebra II and English III)?
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