Assessment Reports and Studies

You can find Student Assessment related reports and studies on this page. If you cannot find what you need, please refer to the Student Assessment A–Z Directory.

Technical Digest

The Technical Digest provides information to Texas testing coordinators, educators, researchers, and interested citizens about the development procedures and technical attributes of the state-mandated assessment program. This digest does not include all the information available about the assessment program in Texas. The most recent technical digests can be found below.  Previous digests can be found on the Assessment and Reports Archive webpage.

Alignment Studies

House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, STAAR Study

House Bill 3, 86th Texas Legislature, 2019, required the Commissioner of Education to direct a study on the state assessment instruments to independently evaluate the readability and alignment. 

House Bill 743, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, STAAR Study

House Bill 743, 84th Texas Legislature, 2015, required TEA to conduct an independent evaluation of the validity and reliability of the STAAR grades 3–8 tests.

Grade Correlation Studies

Additional Reports and Studies

Archive of Reports and Studies

Previous Technical Digests, reports, and studies can be found on the Reports and Studies Archive webpage.