Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listings Now Available
| Date: | March 20, 2025 |
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| Subject: | Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listings Now Available |
| Category: | Performance Reporting |
| Next Steps: | Share with appropriate staff |
The purpose of this correspondence is to inform school systems that the Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listings and explanatory materials are now available in the Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) Accountability application. Please note that the data in these reports are confidential.
Accelerated testers are defined as students who earn Approaches Grade Level standard or above on the Algebra I, English II, and/or Biology STAAR EOC assessment prior to grade 9. For 2025 accountability, if there are students reported as enrolled in grade 12 on the 2024–25 TSDS PEIMS Fall snapshot who were granted a COVID testing waiver in SY 2019-20 and earned course credit for Algebra I, English II and/or Biology in Spring or Summer 2020, they continue to be considered accelerated testers.
To fulfill federal testing requirements, these students must take a corresponding subject area SAT or ACT while in high school.
Accelerated testers are included on the Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listing if the students were reported as enrolled in grade 12 for the 2024–25 PEIMS Fall Snapshot. Students are attributed to the district and campus in which they were reported for snapshot. The Final 2025 Accelerated Testers Student Listings reflect the subject area in which the student is considered accelerated and if the student has a corresponding SAT or ACT on record. Results from August 2021 through May 2024 are included.
The students included in the final listing will be evaluated as accelerated testers for 2025 accountability reports. The 2025 accountability calculations will include results through May 2025, and the August 2025 STAAR student listings released in TEAL Accountability will include these additional results. Chapter 2 of the Accountability Rating System Manual provides additional information on accelerated testers.
Performance Level Cut Points
SAT and/or ACT results for accelerated testers are included in STAAR components in the subject areas of reading/language arts (RLA), 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
Additional information on the inclusion of SAT and ACT results methodology for accelerated testers is available on the Performance Reporting Resources web page.
For 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.