Dripping Springs Independent School District (DSISD) has outperformed the state average in every subject on the 2026 STAAR administration, according to the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The TEA released STAAR scores for third through eighth grade on June 16 and end-of-course exam scores on June 10.
STAAR Test Overview
The STAAR test is administered by the TEA each year to assess student achievement in a given subject. Students can receive one of four scores: Did not meet grade level, Approaches grade level, Meets grade level, and Masters grade level. Approaches grade level is considered a passing grade, indicating that a student is likely to succeed in the next grade or course with targeted academic intervention.
DSISD surpassed the state average in every subject, with the greatest decline in fourth-grade reading scores, which saw a six-percentage-point decline from last year. However, the district still outperformed the state by 10 percentage points. The greatest improvements were seen in third and eighth-grade math, with a six-point increase in the number of students approaching grade level from 2025 to 2026 in each category.
End-of-Course Exams
The TEA also administers end-of-course exams for high school students. DSISD outperformed the state in every subject, with the greatest improvement noted in Algebra I, which saw a two-point increase. All DSISD end-of-course results met or surpassed passing rates from the previous year.
Statewide, seventh-grade math has the lowest rate of students receiving a passing grade, at just 48%. However, DSISD is an exception to this trend, with 87% of students receiving a passing grade. In 2026, 1,857 DSISD students took the seventh-grade math STAAR, compared to 1,949 who took the eighth-grade math STAAR.
The TEA uses STAAR results to calculate a district’s accountability score, which is typically released in August. For the 2024-25 academic year, DSISD received a B rating, scoring 89 out of 100 possible points. The district has received a B rating every academic year since 2022-23.
Original reporting: Community Impact — Austin — read the source article.
