2020-2021 State Assessment Information
State Assessments
All state assessments including STAAR, STAAR EOC, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate will be administered in accordance with the directives of the Texas Education Agency.
TEA has scheduled STAAR EOC assessments in December 2020 and STAAR, STAAR EOC, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS, and TELPAS Alternate assessments in Spring 2021. Students must be present at school in order to participate in state assessments.
Additionally, STAAR EOC graduation requirements will apply in 2020-2021.
TEA announced Grade 5 and 8 Student Success Initiative (SSI) grade promotion requirements have been waived for 2020-2021. Students enrolled in grades 5 and 8 are still required to take the appropriate STAAR assessments once in May 2021 but regardless of their score, retests will not be provided. Districts will use local discretion on grade promotion based on local criteria similar to grades 3, 4, 6, and 7. Click here for additional information.
In light of the unique challenges schools face this year, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will not issue A–F accountability ratings for the 2020–2021 school year and will seek waivers of aspects of federal accountability requirements.
TEA will process and report all available data from the 2020–2021 school year but will not calculate accountability scores or assign A–F ratings. The underlying student achievement data can then be used by legislative leadership, TEA, and school systems to inform changes moving forward and otherwise target resources to schools and students that need the greatest support. Parents and educators can use this important information to gain a deeper understanding of individual student strengths and needs.
Please see the VISD Assessment Calendars for specific testing dates.
2020-2021 Results will be posted to the Texas Assessment parent portals as scheduled below.
- December 2020 STAAR EOC - January 18, 2021
- TELPAS Alternate - July 6, 2021
- TELPAS - July 19, 2021
- STAAR Alternate 2 - June 1, 2021
- Spring STAAR EOC - June 15, 2021
- May 5th & 8th Math/Reading - June 21, 2021
- April STAAR 4th & 7th Writing - June 28, 2021
- May STAAR 3-8 - June 28, 2021
- June STAAR EOC - July 30, 2021
STAAR and TELPAS Results
Families may access a student’s online STAAR and TELPAS Student Report Card by clicking here. Enter the requested information to retrieve your student's Unique Student Access Code and test results.
Click here to view this short video to learn how to access more detailed information about your student's results.
Understanding the STAAR Student Report Card:
Information to help understand the STAAR Student Report Card can be found at this link. This information is available in both English and Spanish. Please contact your child’s campus if you have any questions.
Please visit the TEA website above for more information.