Assessments

STAAR/STAAR ALT 2

• • reading and mathematics, grades 3–8
  • science at grades 5 and 8
  • social studies at grade 8
  • end-of-course (EOC) assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology and U.S history.

STAAR Alternate 2 assesses students in grades 3–8 and high school who have significant cognitive disabilities and are receiving special education services.

Resources

• • Learn More About STAAR
  • Learn More About STAAR ALT 2
  • Learn More About Your Students School and District

TELPAS/TELPAS ALT

• Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System
• Is designed to assess the progress that limited Emergent Bilingual (EB) students make in learning the English language.
• Is taken in kindergarten through grade 12 in four language domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
• Assesses students in alignment with the Texas English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS), which are part of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The ELPS proficiency level descriptors (PLDs) present the major characteristics of each language proficiency level in each language domain. The PLDs define how well ELLs at the four proficiency levels are able to understand and use English in grade-level academic settings.

Student performance is reported in terms of four English language proficiency levels: beginning, intermediate, advanced, and advanced high.

PSAT

The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program co-sponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)It's a standardized test that provides first-hand practice for the SAT®. It also gives you a chance to enter NMSC scholarship programs and gain access to college and career planning tools.Somerset Academy of Texas currently offers the PSAT test to all sophomores and juniors as a tool to prepare for the SAT and National Merit Scholarship program.  The test is given once a year in October. For questions regarding this test, please contact your high school Counselor.