2015 Staar Apr 3-8 Parent Guide Eng

Understanding Your Childs Confidential Student Report (CSR)
A Guide for Parents
STAAR
State of Texas
Assessments of
Academic Readiness
STAAR 38 Assessments (including STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, and STAAR A)

Grade 3*
Grade 4*
Grade 5*
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Writing
Mathematics**
Writing
Mathematics**
Mathematics**
Science**
Mathematics**
Mathematics**
Mathematics**
Science**
Social Studies**
*Assessments available in Spanish.

**Linguistically accommodated version (STAAR L) available.
WHAT IS STAAR?
WHAT ARE THE PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR STAAR?
The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ) is the testing

program for students in Texas public schools. The assessments are based on the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), the state-mandated curriculum. The
curriculum contains the content and skills students need to learn in order to be
successful in the current grade and to make academic progress from year to year.
Each STAAR assessment measures what students are learning in a specific grade.
STAAR L is a version of STAAR for students who are learning English. STAAR L uses
linguistic accommodations to help students understand the language of the tests
so that they can demonstrate their knowledge and skills. STAAR A is an online
accommodated version of STAAR. It provides embedded supports designed to help
students with disabilities access the content being assessed.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARENT GUIDE?

Every child who takes a STAAR test gets a report showing his or her test results.
This report is called the Confidential Student Report, or CSR for short. Carefully
reviewing your childs test results can help you identify where your child is doing
well and where he or she may need to improve.
This parent guide is based on a sample CSR for grade 7. You will notice that the
grade 7 CSR on the next page shows test results for three subject areas: reading,
mathematics, and writing. If your child took these subject-area tests at a different
grade, his or her results will be reported in the same way as they are at grade 7. If
your child took a science or social studies test, his or her test results will be reported
in a similar way as the results for reading and mathematics. So no matter what
grade your child is in, this grade 7 sample report will help you understand your
childs actual test results.
The STAAR assessments have three categories for performance. The categories
are Level III: Advanced Academic Performance, Level II: Satisfactory Academic
Performance, and Level I: Unsatisfactory Academic Performance. Your childs
performance level is indicated for each assessment he or she took.
If your childs report shows a YES under Level III: Advanced, he or she performed
at a level that was well above passing. Performance in this category indicates that
students are well prepared for the next grade and are highly likely to be successful
in that grade.
If your child received a NO under Level III: Advanced but a YES under
Level II: Satisfactory, he or she performed at a level that was at or above passing.
Performance in this category indicates that students are sufficiently prepared for the
next grade and are likely to be successful in that grade. However, students in this
category may need some additional instruction focused on the content and skills
that were difficult for them.
If your childs report shows a NO under Level II: Satisfactory, he or she performed
at a level that was below passing. Performance in this category indicates that
students are not adequately prepared for the next grade and are not likely to
succeed in that grade without significant and ongoing instructional support.
Explanation of Results
STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS

Confidential Student Report
GRADE 7
A Reporting Categories
The content and skills tested on each STAAR

assessment are grouped together. Each group is called
a reporting category. The categories for each subject
are listed in this column.
B Items Correct and Items Tested
The Items Correct column shows the number of

questions your child answered correctly for each
reporting category. The Items Tested column shows the
total number of questions tested for each reporting
category.
C Percent Correct
FIRSTNAME I. LASTNAME
Date of Birth: mm/dd/yy
Student ID (PEIMS): *****9999
Local Student ID: 999999999
How did Firstname do on the grade 7 assessments?

1. READING
Reporting Categories
1. Understanding/Analysis
Across Genres
2. Understanding/Analysis of
Literary Texts
3. Understanding/Analysis of
Informational Texts
TOTAL
The shaded bars show the percentage of questions your

child answered correctly for each reporting category.
MATHEMATICS
D Writing Performance Results
On the writing test, your child wrote two compositions

and answered multiple-choice questions related
to revision and editing. In addition to the number
and percent of multiple-choice questions your
child answered correctly, your childs score on each
composition is shown. For the written composition
section of the writing results, the first column lists the
types of compositions your child wrote. The second
column shows the points your child earned on each
composition. The third column shows the total points
possible on each composition. The final column describes
the score, showing the level of writing performance your
child demonstrated on each composition.
E Students Scale Score
This is your childs scale score, which shows his or her

performance on the test. The STAAR scale score lets
you compare your childs score with the Satisfactory
and Advanced performance levels. The scale score
indicates how far above or below these performance
levels your childs achievement is.
F Test Information
Reporting Categories
1. Probability and Numerical
Representations
2. Computations and Algebraic
Relationships
3. Geometry and Measurement
4. Data Analysis and Personal
Financial Literacy
TOTAL
WRITING
Written Composition Scores
1. Composition
Items
Correct
Items
Tested
10
18
21
10
19
35
50
Items
Correct
Items
Tested
14
20
13
16
40
54
14
16
Personal Narrative
10
16
Multiple-Choice Scores
2. Revision
3. Editing
TOTAL MULTIPLE-CHOICE SCORE
TOTAL
24
32
Items
Correct
10
Items
Tested
16
18
24
28
52
10 20
Info
Percent Correct
30 40
50 60
70 80 90 100
Test Date
SPRING 2015
Scale
Score
1640
Level II:
Satisfactory
YES
Level III:
Advanced
NO
STAAR
Progress Measure
Met
G
Students Scale Score
943
C
0
Weighted Points
Score Possible
Expository
TOTAL COMPOSITION SCORE
Report Date: MONTH YEAR

Date of Testing: SEASON YEAR
Grade: 7
10 20
1100
1250
F
Info
Percent Correct
30 40
50 60
70 80 90 100
Info
Score Description
Compositions are scored on a 4-point scale by two

readers
1400
1550
Test Date
Scale
Score
Level II:
Satisfactory
Level III:
Advanced
Test Date
Scale
Score
Level II:
Satisfactory
Level III:
Advanced
SPRING 2015
SPRING 2015
NO STANDARDS ESTABLISHED
4100
YES
10 20
NO
Students Scale Score
Percent Correct
30 40
50 60
STAAR
Progress Measure
Met
Between Satisfactory and Accomplished

(summed score: 7 out of a possible 8)
Between Basic and Satisfactory
(summed score: 5 out of a possible 8)
1700
1850
2000
2136
= Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance: 1556
= Level III: Advanced Academic Performance: 1753
70 80 90 100
699
1300
1900
2500
3100
3700
4300
4900
5500
6100
6680
= Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance: 3500
= Level III: Advanced Academic Performance: 4602
40
72
Para ver las calificaciones de su hijo en internet, visite la pgina: http://www.TexasAssessment.com/students. La clave de acceso individual es XXXXXX. Para obtener mayor informacin sobre STAAR, comunquese con la escuela de su hijo.
Document # 9999-99999
This column shows whether your child took a specific version of a STAAR test. Different
letters indicate different versions: s for STAAR Spanish, l for STAAR L, a for STAAR A, and
b for braille. If there is not a letter in this column, your child took the general version of
the STAAR assessment.
G Level II: Satisfactory and Level III: Advanced
To the right of the scale score, the YES or NO shows whether your child achieved Level
II: Satisfactory or Level III: Advanced on the test.
H Progress Measure
District: 999-999 DISTRICT NAMEXX

Campus: 999 CAMPUS NAMEXXXX
Class Group: CLASS GROUP NAME
The STAAR Progress Measure gives you information about how much your child has
improved in a subject area. For reading and mathematics, this measure is based on a
comparison of your childs score last year with his or her score this year. For writing, this
measure is based on a comparison of your childs score on the grade 4 assessment
with his or her score on the grade 7 assessment. For English language learners, an English
Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure is reported. This progress measure provides
information about whether your child has made progress toward passing STAAR. The ELL
To view your childs scores online, go to: http://www.TexasAssessment.com/students. The Unique Access Code is xxxxxx.
For more information about the STAAR tests, contact your childs school.
mmddyy-ZZZZZZZZ-CCCCCCCCC-SSSSSSS
progress measure is based on your childs level of English language proficiency and the
amount of time he or she has attended school in the United States. This measure will help
you better understand whether your child is making reasonable progress in acquiring ongrade-level academic skills based on his or her English proficiency and schooling. For more
information about the STAAR and ELL progress measures, contact your childs school or visit
TEAs website at http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/parents.
I Scale Score Bar
This bar shows how well students could perform on the test. The arrow shows where your
child actually performed on the test. The scores needed to achieve Level II: Satisfactory and
Level III: Advanced are also marked on the scale score bar.
J Student Data Portal
Through the student data portal, parents and students can access assessment information
across test administrations and years. You may access the portal by using the web address
and student access code that are listed at the bottom of your childs actual test report.

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Understanding Your Childs Confidential Student Report (CSR)

A Guide for Parents

STAAR 38 Assessments (including STAAR Spanish, STAAR L, and STAAR A)

*Assessments available in Spanish.

WHAT ARE THE PERFORMANCE LEVELS FOR STAAR?

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR ) is the testing

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS PARENT GUIDE?

STATE OF TEXAS ASSESSMENTS OF ACADEMIC READINESS

The content and skills tested on each STAAR

B Items Correct and Items Tested

The Items Correct column shows the number of

How did Firstname do on the grade 7 assessments?

The shaded bars show the percentage of questions your

D Writing Performance Results

On the writing test, your child wrote two compositions

E Students Scale Score

This is your childs scale score, which shows his or her

TOTAL COMPOSITION SCORE

Report Date: MONTH YEAR

Compositions are scored on a 4-point scale by two

Students Scale Score

Between Satisfactory and Accomplished

G Level II: Satisfactory and Level III: Advanced

District: 999-999 DISTRICT NAMEXX

I Scale Score Bar

J Student Data Portal

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