UNDERSTANDING YOUR STUDENT STAAR REPORT CARD

Every student who takes the STAAR test receives a Confidential Student Report that helps parents see where their child is doing well and where he or she may need extra help.

The Texas English Language Learner (ELL) Progress Measure provides information about whether your child has made academic improvement or progress toward passing STAAR. This progress measure is based on your child’s level of English language proficiency and the amount of time he or she has attended school in the United States.

For your child to receive an ELL progress measure, your child’s school also has to submit information about the amount of time your child has been going to school in the U.S. If your child has been attending U.S. schools for 4 years or less, he or she is eligible to receive an ELL progress measure. However, if your child has been attending U.S. schools for more than 4 years, he or she did not receive an ELL progress measure except in these cases:

• Your child has been attending U.S. schools for 5 years, AND

• Your child took the English I or English II test, or your child is an asylee or refugee who has not had the opportunity to have a formal education, or your child has had a formal education but has missed school for an extended period of time.

If your child has been attending U.S. schools for more than 5 years, he or she did not receive an ELL progress measure. If your child did not receive an ELL progress measure, he or she may receive a STAAR progress measure.

Log into the STUDENT PORTAL and learn more about your child’s score. You’ll need the unique access code found at the bottom of your child’s STAAR Report Card. If you do not have a Confidential Student Report, you can still access your student's unique access code here.