To the Superintendent Addressed:

This correspondence is to notify you that the Preliminary 2023 Accelerated Testers Student Listings and explanatory materials are now available in the TEA Login (TEAL) Accountability application.  Please note that the data in these reports are confidential.

Accelerated testers are defined as students who complete a STAAR EOC at the Approaches Grade Level or above standard in Algebra I, English II, and/or Biology prior to grade 9. To fulfill federal testing requirements, these accelerated students must take a corresponding subject area SAT or ACT while in high school.

Accelerated testers are included on the Preliminary 2023 Accelerated Testers Student Listing if the student was reported as enrolled in grade 11 in 2021–22 PEIMS attendance files. Students are attributed to the district/campus at which they were reported in attendance for the final six weeks. The Preliminary 2023 Accelerated Testers Student Listings reflect which subject area the student is considered accelerated and if the student has a corresponding SAT or ACT on record. Results as of May 2022 (2021–22, 2020–21, and 2019–20 school years) are included. The 2023 accountability calculations will include results through May 2023, and the September 2023 STAAR student listings released in TEAL Accountability will include these additional results.

The Final 2023 Accelerated Testers Student Listing will be released in Spring 2023 and will be updated to reflect accelerated testers reported by each district as enrolled in grade 12 for the 2022–23 PEIMS snapshot. The students included on the final listing will be evaluated as accelerated testers for 2023 accountability reports. 

Performance Level Cut Points 

SAT and/or ACT results for accelerated testers are included in STAAR components in the subject areas of English language arts (ELA)/reading, mathematics, and science at the standards provided below.

Standard	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW)	SAT Math	ACT English and Reading	ACT Math	ACT Science
Does Not Meet Grade Level	200 – 400	200 – 430	2– 26	1 – 15	1 – 15
Approaches Grade Level or above	410 – 470	440 – 520	27 – 33	16 – 20	16 – 22
Meets Grade Level or above	480 – 660	530 – 680	34 – 59	21 – 29	23 – 27
Masters Grade Level	670 – 800	690 – 800	60 – 72	30 – 36	28 – 36

 

For Further Information

If you have questions about academic accountability, please contact the Performance Reporting Division at (512) 463-9704 or performance.reporting@tea.texas.gov. For questions about assessment requirements, please submit your questions via the Student Assessment HelpDesk.