Student growth score changes for STAAR math and reading

Here's how the share of students demonstrating a year's worth of growth on the STAAR math and reading student growth scores changed from 2023 to 2024 for Houston's 10 largest school districts, plus Alief and Spring ISDs.

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STAAR Math STAAR Reading

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Note: Growth is determined by students' change in performance between the present year and the prior year. The exams are only given to students in grades 3 through 8.

Chart: Michael Zhang/Houston LandingSource: Texas Education AgencyGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper