The 2025 results, released June 17, also show low scores for students who took Spanish STAAR tests.
The breakdown
The STAAR test is given to third through 12th grade students to measure student progress and teacher performance.
Students can receive scores of “did not meet grade level.” “approaches grade level,” “meets grade level,” or “masters grade level” for each subject. Students who score “approaches grade level” and above pass the test. Those who score “meets grade level” or above are considered proficient, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Non-economically disadvantaged DSISD students outperformed state averages in nearly every subject, from math, reading, science and social studies.
However, economically disadvantaged DSISD students performed at or below the state level of economically disadvantaged students for most subject tests.
Additionally economically disadvantaged students performed below the DSISD average by varying margins.
DSISD students who took the Spanish STAAR test performed at about the same level within the district, but more economically disadvantaged students received “approaches grade level” scores for fourth grade reading compared to non-economically disadvantaged students.
Still, DSISD’s Spanish STAAR results scored below state averages. For example, fourth grade reading results had 14% of students reach “approaches grade level” compared to 51% of Texas students.
What else?
DSISD scores showed mixed gains and losses among the different subjects.
For example, some subjects showed improvements compared to the district’s scores last year, as well as state gains, such as but not limited to:
- Fourth grade math
- Fifth grade science
- Sixth and seventh grade reading
- Seventh grade math
However, other subjects showed declined scores at or below state level, such as but not limited to:
- Third, sixth and eighth grade math
- Third, fourth, fifth and eighth grade reading
- Algebra I
Zooming out
Texas elementary students saw gains in reading, while middle school performance remained stable and high schoolers showed small declines, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Statewide, about 54% students grades third through eighth and at high school level met grade level or above in reading and language arts, according to STAAR data. About 43% met grade level or above in math.
However, despite progress in some subjects, state officials are hoping to see bigger strides in improvements.
“With [reading and language arts] scores now surpassing pre-pandemic levels, we are seeing meaningful signs of academic recovery and progress,” TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said in a June 17 news release. “While this year also saw some improvements in math, clearly more work is needed.”
Learn more
Families can access their children’s STAAR results at www.texasassessment.gov.
For more statewide data, view the Texas Education Agency’s 2025 STAAR Results report here and state reporting from Community Impact.
For information on how other local school districts performed, visit www.communityimpact.com or subscribe to local newsletters.
Hannah Norton and Chloe Young contributed to this reporting.
