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| New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | Annual notice, individualized homeschool plan, quarterly reports, and annual standardized testing or approved evaluation required. (hslda.org) |
| North Carolina | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notice required; annual nationally standardized testing required; records maintained. |
| North Dakota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notice required; testing at grades 4, 6, 8, and 10; evaluation reports required. |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notice plus standardized testing in certain grades; annual evaluation of progress required. (hslda.org) |
| Vermont | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notice required; annual standardized test or portfolio review; progress reports must be maintained. |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Annual declaration of intent; standardized test or equivalent required; academic progress reports expected. |
| West Virginia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Notice required; submission of standardized test or other assessment required. |
| Louisiana | Yes | Yes | Yes | Certain homeschool options require testing or portfolio review; notice required. |
| Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Annual notice and academic assessment required; evaluation can include testing or teacher review. |
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Annual notice; nationally norm-referenced test or equivalent required; academic progress must be documented. |
| Colorado | Yes | Yes (grades 3–11, every other year) | Yes | Notice required to district; standardized testing or alternative evaluation must be submitted. (hslda.org) |
| Georgia | Yes | Yes (every 3 years starting grade 3) | Yes | Declaration of intent, 180 days of instruction, testing every 3 years. |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes (certain grades) | Yes | Parents submit notice; testing or portfolio evaluation required. |
| Oregon | Yes | Yes (certain grades) | Yes | Notice required; standardized testing at specific grades or approved evaluation. |
| Tennessee | Yes | Yes (certain grades) | Yes | Notice required; standardized testing in grades 5, 7, 9 for certain programs; evaluation required. |
| Virginia | Yes | Yes/Varies | Yes | Notice of intent and end-of-year evidence of progress required (test scores or portfolio). |
| Rhode Island | Yes | No (district decides) | Yes | Local school committee approval of plan required; evaluation of progress through testing, portfolio, or teacher review. |
| South Carolina | Yes | Yes/Varies | Yes | Notice required; testing or portfolio review depending on homeschool option. |
| Delaware | Yes | No | Yes | Notice of intent required; parents must maintain academic records and provide annual evaluation (portfolio or teacher review). |
| District of Columbia | Yes | No | Yes | Written notification required; progress evaluation expected under OSSE oversight. |
| Florida | Yes | No | Yes | Notice of intent and annual evaluation required under statutory option; standardized tests optional. (hslda.org) |
| Kansas | Yes | No | Yes | Notice of intent required in the 1st year; parents must keep progress records and submit evaluations. |
| Kentucky | Yes | No | Yes | Parents submit notice; academic progress must be documented. |
| Maryland | Yes | No | Yes | Notice required; parents must maintain progress records or submit evaluations. |
| Massachusetts | Yes | As required | Yes | Local districts must approve the homeschool plan; evidence of academic progress (portfolio, tests, or teacher review) is typically required. (hslda.org) |
| New Hampshire | Yes | No | Yes | Notice to participating agency; portfolio or annual evaluation of progress required. |
| New Mexico | Yes | No | Yes | Parents submit notice; academic progress must be documented. |
| Ohio | Yes | No | Yes | Notification and yearly assessment (test or portfolio) required. |
| Wisconsin | Yes | No | Yes | Notice required; academic progress must be documented (portfolio, teacher review, or similar). |
| Alabama | Yes | No | No | Homeschooling is largely unregulated; no formal notification or testing required. |
| Arizona | Yes | No | No | Parents must submit a notice of intent; testing is not mandated. |
| Arkansas | Yes | No | No | Affidavit/notice required; testing and evaluation optional. |
| California | Yes | No | No | Homeschool operates under private school affidavit; testing not required. (hslda.org) |
| Iowa | Yes | No | No | File form A-You may opt to assess |
| Mississippi | Yes | No | No | Affidavit only; no testing or reporting required. |
| Montana | Yes | No | No | Notice required; progress records must be maintained, evaluation optional. |
| Nebraska | Yes | No | No | Notice of intent and recordkeeping required; evaluation may be requested by school. |
| Nevada | Yes | No | No | Notice required; no testing or evaluation mandated. |
| South Dakota | Yes | No | No | Notice required; no mandated testing or reporting. |
| Utah | Yes | No | No | Affidavit required; testing and evaluation optional. |
| Alaska | No | No | No | No notice, testing, or reporting requirements unless within the frame of a religious school. |
| Idaho | No | No | No | No notice or evaluation required. |
| Illinois | No | No | No | Homeschooling not regulated. |
| Indiana | No | No | No | Minimal oversight; no notice or testing required. |
| Missouri | No | No | No | Homeschooling unregulated. |
| New Jersey | No | No | No | No legal requirement for notice, testing, or reporting. |
| Oklahoma | No | No | No | Homeschooling largely unregulated. |
| Texas | No | No | No | Minimal oversight; no notice or testing. |
| Wyoming | No | No | No | Homeschooling largely unregulated. |
| Michigan | No | No | No | No notification, testing, or evaluation mandated unless it’s a non-public school. |
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- Success in the current grade
- Mastering the subject being taught
- Future success in next year's coursework
- College and workforce preparation
The STAAR Exam evaluates both readiness standards and supporting standards to ensure a well-rounded assessment of each student’s abilities:
- Readiness Standards: Focus on critical areas in English, Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
- Supporting Standards: Reinforce foundational skills that students are building on in their current academic year and will need in the future.
STAAR RLA Standards
- Decode multisyllabic words, apply phonics, and build reading fluency.
- Use comprehension strategies (e.g., making inferences, summarizing).
- Analyze literary elements and informational text features.
- Develop fluency in grade-level texts focusing on rate, accuracy, and expression.
- Build vocabulary using context clues, roots, and affixes.
- Analyze themes in fiction, the structure of poetry/drama, and the author’s purpose in persuasive texts.
- Analyze complex texts to enhance comprehension.
- Make connections and use textual evidence.
- Understand the author’s craft (e.g., sensory language, text structure) and analyze persuasive texts.
- Analyze complex literary texts focusing on theme, character development, and narrative structure.
- Comprehend informational texts with an emphasis on main ideas, supporting details, and text features.
- Develop vocabulary through context and word relationships.
- Analyze literary texts for theme, tone, and author’s craft using textual evidence.
- Comprehend informational texts focusing on arguments, evidence, and organizational patterns.
- Enhance vocabulary through roots, affixes, and context; interpret multimedia texts.
- Analyze complex literary and informational texts focusing on theme, structure, and author’s purpose.
- Use textual evidence to support inferences, summarization, and evaluation of arguments.
- Understand and analyze multimedia texts while developing advanced vocabulary.
- Exposure to a range of genres (drama, nonfiction, persuasive, poetry).
- Reinforcement of vocabulary and grammar skills.
- Introduce additional text genres (nonfiction, drama, persuasive, poetry).
- Enhance grammar and vocabulary practice.
- Broaden exposure to various literary genres.
- Focus on refining vocabulary, grammar, and spelling.
- Additional practice with diverse text types to support grammar, spelling, and comprehension.
- Reinforcement of analysis skills across genres.
- Reinforce grammar, spelling, and analysis skills.
- Provide exposure to varied text forms to deepen understanding.
- Reinforce grammar, vocabulary, and analytical skills across diverse genres.
- Provide targeted practice to support critical reading strategies.
STAAR Math Standards
- Master place value up to 100,000; compare and order numbers.
- Perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division within 1,000, including word problems.
- Understand fractions using models.
- Interpret place value up to 1,000,000,000; represent decimals to the hundredths place and compare/order numbers.
- Add, subtract, and multiply multi-digit numbers (including decimals).
- Solve problems involving fractions, area, perimeter, and data representation (e.g., dot plots).
- Perform operations with decimals (to the hundredths) and solve problems with fractions (including unlike denominators).
- Understand volume, classify two-dimensional figures, and solve data problems using graphs.
- Solve problems involving ratios and rates (including unit rates).
- Perform operations with decimals and fractions (including division).
- Understand geometric relationships including area, volume, and coordinate systems.
- Solve problems involving proportions, percentages, and linear relationships.
- Perform operations with integers, rational numbers, and expressions (including simplification).
- Understand geometric concepts such as scale drawings, area, and volume; analyze data using measures of center.
- Solve linear equations and inequalities (including systems).
- Understand and graph functions (both linear and nonlinear).
- Analyze data with scatter plots, best-fit lines, and measures of variability; solve geometric problems involving transformations.
- Emphasis on foundational arithmetic skills and number sense.
- Focus on reinforcing problem-solving strategies.
- Reinforce underlying arithmetic and computational skills.
- Emphasize problem-solving techniques in multi-digit operations.
- Emphasize underlying arithmetic skills and advanced problem-solving strategies.
- Reinforce computation techniques.
- Focus on reinforcing foundational arithmetic and computation skills.
- Support problem-solving techniques critical for geometry and ratio concepts.
- Emphasize the reinforcement of underlying arithmetic, number sense, and computation.
- Support advanced problem-solving through focused practice.
- Focus on reinforcing problem-solving strategies and computational skills.
- Emphasize graphing and algebraic concepts as foundations for advanced mathematics.
Recent STAAR Exam Redesign
In response to evolving educational standards, the STAAR Exam has undergone significant changes:
- Shortened Tests & Streamlined Questions: The latest redesign (2023) reduces redundancy, making the exam more efficient.
- Integrated Content: Cross-curricular passages now blend science and social studies with reading, encouraging interdisciplinary learning.
- Enhanced Feedback: New released tests include scoring guides, sample responses, and rationales to help students understand expectations.
- Innovative Question Types: Expect more open-ended grid-in questions, real-world problem solving, and integrated writing tasks that emphasize academic vocabulary.
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