Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills

This site will provide you with information on the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS), which are the state standards for what students should know and be able to do.

TEKS Review and Revision

The State Board of Education (SBOE) has legislative authority to adopt the TEKS for each subject of the required curriculum. SBOE members nominate educators, parents, business and industry representatives, and employers to serve on TEKS review committees. The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Review by Subject area web page provides information regarding the SBOE’s process and current and previous reviews. Subscribe to updates from TEA. 

The following link will provide information for the TEKS by subject area review: TEKS Review and Revision.

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills by Chapter

The Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) are listed below in two different formats, a web-based version of the standards and a PDF version of the standards. Click on the link below to access the web version (Web) of the standards or a PDF version (PDF) of the standards. Please note that the web-version of the standards may contain more than one page.

TEKS-Related Documents

The following links provide access to TEKS-related documents:

• English Language Proficiency Standards 
• Prekindergarten Guidelines 
• College Readiness Standards (outside source) 
• TEKS in Spanish

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills by Grade Level (Elementary)

The following documents provide the elementary TEKS compiled by grade level:

• Kindergarten (PDF, 310KB)
• Grade 1 (PDF, 350KB)
• Grade 2 (PDF, 397KB)
• Grade 3 (PDF, 419KB)
• Grade 4 (PDF, 404KB)
• Grade 5 (PDF, 261KB)