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HISD reports STAAR gains across grades; algebra and biology show largest two-year jumps, district says
Summary
Superintendent Mike Miles told the HISD board on June 12 that preliminary 2025 STAAR and end-of-course data show broad gains, highlighting a reported 17-point two-year rise in Algebra I and a 23-point rise in biology.
Superintendent Mike Miles told the board on June 12 that preliminary STAAR and end-of-course results for HISD showed improvements across grades and subjects, including large two-year gains on Algebra I (up 17 points) and biology (up 23 points) compared with 2023 results. He characterized the results as continued progress after two years of intervention and asked the board to recognize students, teachers and principals.
Miles presented preliminary state-provided through-grade results and end-of-course data, saying that every STAAR exam improved year over year and that HISD outpaced statewide growth in several subjects. He offered specific examples: algebra I rose from 38% to 51% (a 13-point jump year over year; he compared two-year growth as 17 points), and biology rose substantially; he said the district closed gaps with the state in several subjects and in some cases surpassed state averages. Miles also cited subgroup gains, for example noting Hispanic students' performance in algebra meets-and-exceeds at roughly 50%.
Staff cautioned the board that the results were preliminary and that subgroup-level breakdowns were still being disaggregated. In response to trustees' questions, staff attributed some of the biology change to both improved instruction and strategic decisions in course-taking timing at some campuses; they described the need to look more granularly at participation rates, course placement and whether changes in which students took specific tests contributed to shifts in percentages.
Board members asked how the numbers translate to student experience. Miles and other staff emphasized the compounding benefit of early grade-level reading and math growth, and linked algebra proficiency to longer-term economic opportunity. The presentations on goal progress measures 3.1 and 4.3 followed the STAAR update: staff reported progress on college- and career-readiness measures (TSI/SAT/ACT/industry certifications) and improvement for students with disabilities in grades 4— 8 meeting growth expectations.
The board accepted the monitoring update presentations; trustees did not vote on the test results themselves but recorded the monitoring updates as part of the superintendent's reports.
