STAAR Alternate 2 Results
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Assessment Scores
The following paragraphs briefly describe the types of scores provided for STAAR Alternate 2. For more detailed technical information on assessment scores, refer to the Technical Digest, available on the Assessment Reports and Studies webpage.
Scale Scores
The scale score is a statistic that allows comparison of scores by adjusting for variations in the difficulty of the forms used in different administrations. Thus the scale score can be used to determine whether a student achieved Satisfactory Academic Performance or Accomplished Academic Performance, to compare one student’s performance to another’s on the same assessment, and to compare performances by cohorts of students on the same assessment in different years. However, the scale score cannot be used to evaluate a student’s progress across grades and subjects or courses.
Raw Scores
The raw score represents the number of points earned on an assessment. By itself, the raw score has limited utility; it can be interpreted only in reference to the total number of points on an assessment. Raw scores should not be compared across test administrations. The raw score is reported by overall assessment and by reporting category. Refer to the Raw Score Conversion Tables webpage for raw score to scale score conversion tables for STAAR Alternate 2.
Performance Standards
The following paragraphs briefly describe the performance standards that apply to STAAR Alternate 2. Refer to the STAAR Alternate 2 Performance Standards webpage for more information.
Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance
Performance in this category indicates that students are well prepared for the next grade or course with instructional supports for accessing the curriculum through prerequisite skills. Students demonstrate a strong understanding of the knowledge and skills that are linked to the content measured for the grade or course assessed. Students exhibit the ability to use higher-level thinking and more complex skills, which includes making inferences and comparisons and solving multistep problems. With support, students in this category have a high likelihood of showing progress in the next grade or course.
Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance
Performance in this category indicates that students are sufficiently prepared for the next grade or course with instructional supports for accessing the curriculum through prerequisite skills. Students demonstrate sufficient understanding of the knowledge and skills that are linked to the content measured for the grade or course assessed. Students exhibit the ability to determine relationships, integrate multiple pieces of information, extend details, identify concepts, and match concepts that are similar. With continued support, students in this category have a reasonable likelihood of showing progress in the next grade or course.
Level I: Developing Academic Performance
Performance in this category indicates that students require additional instructional supports for accessing the curriculum through prerequisite skills. Students can recognize some concepts, but they demonstrate a minimal or inconsistent understanding of the knowledge and skills that are linked to the content measured in this grade or course. Even with continued support, students in this category need significant intervention to show progress in the next grade or course.
Standard Reports
The following section describes the STAAR Alternate 2 reports that district testing personnel receive. In addition, reporting data files are provided. The sample reports shown are for illustrative purposes only. They show the basic layout of the reports and the information they provide. Refer to the Assessment Reports page of these Coordinator Resources for additional information on standard reports.
Student Report Cards
After the administration, an electronic student report card is provided for each student for whom an assessment record was submitted. Student report cards are confidential and must be made available to parents and guardians.
For STAAR Alternate 2 grades 3–8 assessments, all subjects tested during the school year are included in one combined student report card.
For STAAR Alternate 2 EOC assessments, the student report card includes results for any test taken during the school year.
A. Identification Information
The top of the student report card contains identification information for both the student (name, identification number, etc.) and the school (district, campus, etc.). For confidentiality, the TSDS ID is indicated by six asterisks followed by the last four digits of the ID number.
B. Performance Levels
STAAR Alternate 2 performance levels are listed with abbreviated descriptions. Refer to the Performance Standards topic on this page for complete descriptions.
C. Scale Score Bar
This bar shows how well students could perform on the assessment. The placement of the student’s scale score shows how the student actually performed on the assessment. The score ranges for each performance level are also indicated.
D. Points Achieved
This section shows the number of points the student achieved out of the total points possible in each reporting category.
E. Test Results
The performance level the student earned is shown. A report message might appear in place of the performance level, indicating the student’s performance status or scoring information. Possible messages are as follows:
NOT TESTED—ABSENT
This message indicates that the student was absent during the assessment.
NOT SCORED
This message indicates that the assessment was not scored, likely due to the student’s illness or a testing irregularity.
MEDICAL EXCEPTION
This message indicates that the student was unable to participate in the assessment based on the student’s medical condition.
NO AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC RESPONSE
This message indicates that the student was unable to participate in the assessment based on the student’s disability resulting in the inability to make an authentic academic response.
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
This message indicates that no testing information is available for the assessment.
F. Date
This section indicates the reporting date.
G. Understanding the STAAR Alternate 2 Report Card
This section explains the information contained in the Performance at a Glance, Performance Level Achieved, Scale Score, Reporting Category, and Family Portal sections of the student report card.
H. Parent Resources
This section directs parents and guardians to additional resources that they can use to help their child.
Student Labels
After the administration, an electronic student label is provided for each student for whom an assessment record was submitted. The student labels are confidential and must be added to the student’s academic achievement record.
For STAAR Alternate 2 grades 3–8 assessments, the label shows the student’s performance level and scale score in each subject, per grade.
For STAAR Alternate 2 EOC assessments, the label shows the student’s performance levels and scale scores for any test taken during the school year.
A. Identification Information
Identification information shown at the top of the label includes the student’s name, TSDS ID, birth date, and grade and the district number and name, campus number and name, and date of testing.
B. Test Date
The test administration date is provided.
C. Scale Score
The scale score the student earned is shown. A report message might appear in place of a scale score for an assessment, indicating the student’s performance status or scoring information. Possible messages are as follows:
NOT TESTED—ABSENT
This message indicates that the student was absent during the assessment.
NOT SCORED
This message indicates that the assessment was not scored, likely due to the student’s illness or a testing irregularity.
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
This message indicates that no testing information is available for the assessment.
MEDICAL EXCEPTION
This message indicates that the student was unable to participate in the assessment based on the student’s medical condition.
NO AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC RESPONSE
This message indicates that the student was unable to participate in the assessment based on the student’s disability resulting in the inability to make an authentic academic response.
D. Level II and Level III
The label indicates the performance level achieved for each subject and course.
If the student achieved Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance, “YES” is shown.
If the student did not achieve Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance, “NO” is shown.
If the student achieved Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance, “YES” is shown.
If the student did not achieve Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance, “NO” is shown.
Campus Rosters
A confidential campus roster is available for each campus and lists every student for whom an assessment record was submitted.
A. Identification Information
The top of the report contains identification information for the campus. The grade and subject or course assessed, report date, and date of testing are also indicated.
B. Student Information
Students are identified by name and TSDS ID.
C. Grade
The student’s enrolled grade at the time of the assessment is indicated.
D. Scale Score
The scale score the student earned is shown.
E. Performance Levels
Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance
If the student achieved Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance, “YES” is shown.
If the student did not achieve Level II: Satisfactory Academic Performance, “NO” is shown.
If the student’s test was marked with a score code other than “Score,” “---” is shown.
Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance
If the student achieved Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance, “YES” is shown.
If the student did not achieve Level III: Accomplished Academic Performance, “NO” is shown.
If the student’s test was marked with a score code other than “Score,” “---” is shown.
F. Results for Each Reporting Category
This section of the report shows the reporting category titles, the total number of points possible in each reporting category, and the points each student earned in each category.
A report message might appear in place of reporting category–level data, indicating the student’s performance status or scoring information. Possible messages are as follows:
NOT TESTED—ABSENT
This message indicates that the student was absent during the assessment.
NOT SCORED
This message indicates that the assessment was not scored, likely due to the student’s illness or a testing irregularity.
NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE
This message indicates that no testing information is available for the assessment.
MEDICAL EXCEPTION
This message indicates that the student was unable to participate in the assessment based on the student’s medical condition.
NO AUTHENTIC ACADEMIC RESPONSE
This message indicates that the student was unable to participate in the assessment based on the student’s disability resulting in the inability to make an authentic academic response.
G. Total Students Listed and Total Students Tested
Total Students Listed indicates the number of students included on the report. Total Students Tested indicates the number of students who took this assessment.
H. Average Scale Score
This number indicates the average scale score for the total number of students tested.
I. Performance Results
Number
This number indicates the total number of “YES” results for the entire report.
Percent
This number indicates the percentage of “YES” results for all students tested on the report.
J. Process Number
The process number found in the lower-right corner of the report is a unique number assigned to the report by the testing contractor for each administration. Refer to this number if questions arise about the report.
Summary Reports
A summary report is available for each grade and subject or course assessed at each campus and in each district. The summary report contains aggregate information for every student for whom an assessment record was submitted.
A. Identification Information
The top of the report contains identification information for the campus or district. The grade and subject or course assessed, report date, and date of testing are also indicated.
B. Administration Summary
This section of the report lists the number and percentage of students who were assessed, the number and percentage of students who were not assessed, and the total number of assessments submitted.
C. Number of Students Tested
The number of students tested is provided for each demographic group and program category listed.
D. Passed
The numbers and percentages of students who achieved Satisfactory and Accomplished performance levels are displayed for each demographic group and program category listed.
E. Did Not Pass
The numbers and percentages of students who achieved the Unsatisfactory performance level are displayed for each demographic group and program category listed.
F. Process Number
The process number found in the lower-right corner of the report is a unique number assigned to the report by the testing contractor for each administration. Refer to this number if questions arise about the report.