By Houston Independent School District (HISD) shared preliminary results for the STAAR grades 3-8 exams June 12, which shows HISD students made substantial gains in most tested subjects in those grade levels for the 2024 academic year when compared to 2023.
The most notable increases are in the number of students proficient in math and reading, including higher scores at HISD’s New Education System (NES), which exceeded districtwide growth in most subjects.
“Now that all results are in, I want to congratulate every teacher, principal, and student on their outstanding effort. More HISD students are proficient in core subjects across the District, and that is an accomplishment to celebrate,” Miles said in a statement.
Dramatic Increase
Some grades went up by double digits — while typical improvement is usually only a point or two per subject category within a given grade.
The greatest improvement was in the NES campuses in the following areas:
- 6th grade reading level scores improved by 10 points
- 8th grade math scores went up 14 points
- 5th grade math scores went up by 11 points
Additional information about the District’s grades 3-8 STAAR results is available on the district website, and TEA plans to release statewide data for the grades 3-8 exams on June 14.
“As I said last week when we announced our high school results, HISD students and teachers did exceptional work this school year,” Superintendent Mike Miles said.
