Eanes and Lake Travis ISD students performed above state standards on a new end-of-course (EOC) exam, according to preliminary results released the week of June 12.
The new State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness is a more rigorous end-of-course exam and has more tests than the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exam, which has been the standardized end-of-course exam since 2003. The STAAR exam is being implemented in phases and was administered in the 2011-12 school year to students in the third through ninth grade.
The results released the week of June 12 were only for ninth graders and middle-schoolers taking upper-level courses. Of the seven tested subjects that ranged from world geography to biology, Eanes and Lake Travis ISD students exceeded the state average in every area.
"Taking into consideration that this is a completely revamped and more rigorous assessment than TAKS, we are pleased with the overall results of our end-of-course exams," said Myra Pettit, LTISD assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, in a statement. "We thank our teachers and support staff for preparing our students for the transition."
