Assessment & Accountability
Student Assessment in Rockwall ISD
No single test tells the whole story of a student's learning. In Rockwall ISD, we utilize a variety of standardized and classroom assessments to ensure student mastery is captured at multiple points in the year, and to design instruction that is targeted to each student's needs. Please visit the links below to learn more about the assessments administered.
- STAAR State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness)
- NWEA MAP Growth (3-8)
- MCLASS (K-2)
- DRA2/EDL (K-3)
- Naglieri General Ability (K, 2, and 4)
- Credit By Exam Information
Please see the links below and the Rockwall ISD Advanced Academics page for additional information about the assessments below.
State Accountability
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) uses an A–F accountability rating system to evaluate school districts and campuses based on their performance. The system focuses on three primary domains:
- Student Achievement: This domain assesses how well students perform on standardized tests like the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and End-of-Course (EOC) exams. It measures the percentage of students meeting or exceeding the expected academic standards.
- School Progress: This domain measures how much progress a school or district is making over time. It evaluates both academic growth for students who started at different performance levels and how a campus compares to other schools with similar demographics.
- Closing the Gaps: This domain focuses on how well campuses and districts are addressing disparities between student groups, including those defined by socioeconomic status, race, special education status, and English language proficiency. It measures whether schools are narrowing achievement gaps for these groups of students.
Campuses and districts receive ratings of A-F for each domain and overall. The ratings are based on student performance on standardized tests, including State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and End-Of-Course (EOC) results, as well as graduation rates and college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) outcomes. Beginning in 2023, the TEA implemented significant updates to the A–F Accountability Ratings System that will impact students, schools, and districts.
The most impactful changes in the A-F Accountability Ratings System Refresh are:
- a significant increase in the scaling method for CCMR throughout the system, with the most rigorous increase impacting the Student Achievement Domain.
- a new calculation and scaling methods in the Academic Growth component of the School Progress Domain.
- a new calculation and scaling methods in the Closing the Gaps Domain.
- a new calculation method for component and domain ratings for districts.
- TEA implemented numerous changes that impact 2023 Accountability Ratings
- Students took newly designed STAAR/EOC exams in Spring 2023
- 2023 A-F Ratings are based on a different set of rules than in prior years
- A school or district could actually IMPROVE performance over the previous year and still score LOWER in the new accountability rating system
- 2022 Ratings and 2023 Ratings cannot be compared side-by-side
A-F Refresh Overview TEA guide
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Katie Braden
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