State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
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The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) is Texas’s standardized testing program used to measure students’ mastery of state curriculum standards and determine academic progress and school accountability.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness canonical | 7 |
| Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills | 3 |
| STAAR | 2 |
| STAAR Alternate 2 | 1 |
| STAAR end-of-course assessments | 1 |
| Texas STAAR end-of-course exams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5093866 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Context triple: [Texas Education Agency, administers, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness]
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A.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills is the state-mandated curriculum framework that outlines the learning standards for public school students in Texas across all grade levels and subjects.
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B.
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System is the statewide standardized testing program used to measure student achievement and school performance in Massachusetts public schools.
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C.
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is the state government agency responsible for overseeing public primary and secondary education in Texas, including setting academic standards, administering statewide assessments, and monitoring school district performance.
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D.
Standards of Learning tests
Standards of Learning tests are statewide standardized assessments used in Virginia public schools to measure student achievement and school accountability in core academic subjects.
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E.
TSI
TSI is a U.S. economic indicator that tracks the volume of freight and passenger transportation services to gauge activity in the transportation sector and broader economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Target entity description: The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) is Texas’s standardized testing program used to measure students’ mastery of state curriculum standards and determine academic progress and school accountability.
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A.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills is the state-mandated curriculum framework that outlines the learning standards for public school students in Texas across all grade levels and subjects.
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B.
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System is the statewide standardized testing program used to measure student achievement and school performance in Massachusetts public schools.
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C.
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is the state government agency responsible for overseeing public primary and secondary education in Texas, including setting academic standards, administering statewide assessments, and monitoring school district performance.
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D.
Standards of Learning tests
Standards of Learning tests are statewide standardized assessments used in Virginia public schools to measure student achievement and school accountability in core academic subjects.
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E.
TSI
TSI is a U.S. economic indicator that tracks the volume of freight and passenger transportation services to gauge activity in the transportation sector and broader economy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational assessment
ⓘ
standardized testing program ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STAAR ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Texas Education Agency ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
charter school students in Texas
ⓘ
public school students in Texas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
TEKS
ⓘ
linked to:
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endOfCourseSubject |
Algebra I
ⓘ
Biology ⓘ English I ⓘ English II ⓘ
linked to:
English Language Arts
U.S. History ⓘ
linked to:
American history
|
| format | primarily computer-based ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Texas Education Code
ⓘ
federal Every Student Succeeds Act requirements ⓘ |
| gradeLevelsAssessed |
grades 3–8
ⓘ
high school end-of-course subjects ⓘ |
| hasAccommodation |
STAAR Alternate 2
ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
STAAR Spanish ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
designated supports for eligible students ⓘ |
| includesAssessment |
STAAR end-of-course exams
ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
STAAR mathematics ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
STAAR reading ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
STAAR science ⓘ STAAR social studies ⓘ STAAR writing ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
|
| introducedInSchoolYear | 2011–2012 ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| purpose |
determine academic progress
ⓘ
measure student mastery of Texas curriculum standards ⓘ support school accountability ⓘ |
| replaced |
TAKS
ⓘ
linked to:
STAAR test
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
language arts
ⓘ
mathematics ⓘ reading ⓘ science ⓘ social studies ⓘ |
| testingWindow |
spring
ⓘ
summer retest opportunities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal accountability reporting
ⓘ
high school graduation requirements ⓘ state accountability ratings ⓘ student promotion decisions in some grades ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness Description of subject: The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) is Texas’s standardized testing program used to measure students’ mastery of state curriculum standards and determine academic progress and school accountability.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Klein Independent School District
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assessmentSystem
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State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
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linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
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replaced
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Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
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linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
subject linked to:
TEA
linked to: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
Anna Independent School District
→
assessmentProgram
→
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
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Katy Independent School District
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usesAssessment
→
State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness
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