2026 STAAR scores show some gains, declines in Hutto ISD student performance

The TEA uses a four-tiered grading system for student performance to score STAAR test performance in each subject:

• Did not meet grade level
• Approaches grade level
• Meets grade level
• Masters grade level

The local impact

In HISD, data for passing scores show students performed at or above the state average on two exams, but below the state average on 11 exams.

Student performance improved for fourth- and sixth-grade math year-over-year, while performance on other exams dropped between two and nine percentage points, data shows.

What they're saying

“The 2026 results demonstrate both the progress Texas students are making and the work that remains ahead of us," Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said in a June 16 news release. "We are encouraged by continued gains in mathematics, especially with the growing number of students participating and succeeding in advanced mathematics courses. The gains in middle school reading are also notable, as it may be associated with the statewide ban on the use of cell phones in schools."

What else?

Families can access their student's STAAR testing results at www.texasassessment.gov using their unique access code from the district.