The Texas Education Agency released statewide STAAR End of Course Test results last Friday, including Lake Highlands High School’s.
According to the TEA’s Texas Assessment Research portal, LHHS’s STAAR EOC scores saw improvement in Algebra I and mixed results in both English I and English II from the spring of 2023 to the spring of 2024.
The percentage of LHHS students who met grade level standards in Algebra I and above grew from 14% in 2023 to 19% in 2024. Additionally, the percentage of students who mastered grade level Algebra I grew from 4% to 6%, while the percent of those who did not meet grade level learning standards declined from 45% to 43%.
English testing results were varied. In English I, the percent of students who did not meet grade level expectations grew by 5%, from 34% to 39%. However, the percentage of students who met grade level learning standards and above remained at 50%, and the percentage of students who mastered grade level English I grew from 15% to 17%.
LHHS English STAAR results by percentage meeting grade level
| Did not meet | Approaches and above | Meets and above | Masters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English I Spring 2023 | 34% | 66% | 50% | 15% |
| English I Spring 2024 | 39% | 61% | 50% | 17% |
| English II Spring 2023 | 28% | 72% | 57% | 10% |
| English II Spring 2024 | 30% | 70% | 56% | 11% |
Source: Texas Education Agency Assessment Research Portal.
English II results were similar, with the percentage of students who did not meet grade level expectations growing from 28% to 30%. The percentage of students who met grade level learning standards and above dropped from 57% to 56%, whereas statewide, the number of students who met grade level English II expectations grew by 4%. The percentage of LHHS students who mastered grade level English II grew from 10% to 11%.
It is worth noting that roughly 36% and 32%, respectively, of LHHS English I and English II test takers in spring 2024 were classified as EB/EL, meaning emergent bilingual students and English learners.
In History, results remained largely unchained. The percentage of those who met grade level expectations and above remained at 74%. The only change from 2023 was in the number of students who mastered grade level History, from 47% in 2023, to 42% in 2024. Statewide, the number of students who met grade level History expectations declined by 4%.
In Biology, 53% of students met grade level expectations and above.
