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Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Take this STAAR math quiz to find out

Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to automate your math? An engineer who hasn’t practiced your multiplication tables in decades? An artist who avoids math at all costs?
Houston Chronicle

HISD STAAR scores for elementary, middle schools show growth, outpacing most statewide gains

Students made gains in most State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests from the prior year, with steady improvements within Houston ISD that prompted leaders to tout a "Houston Comeback." ...
Houston Public Media

Houston ISD’s STAAR scores for grades 3-8 climb in reading and math

Houston ISD's standardized test scores are improving and on par with statewide averages after spending years trailing behind, a feat state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles attributed Thursday to ...
abc13

Texas 5th and 8th graders won't have to pass STAAR test to move on to the next grade

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- The grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for 5th and 8th grade students has been waived for the upcoming ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Take this STAAR math quiz to find out

A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to ...