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Ysleta ISD reports preliminary STAAR and EOC gains, cautions key scores are still pending
Summary
District officials presented preliminary 2025–26 STAAR/STAR and EOC results June 17 showing gains in reading, math and middle‑school social studies and strong EOC performance, while noting rescoring and missing components (HB 8 rescores, alternate EOC and new science standards) that will arrive in July and could change ratings.
Ysleta Independent School District on June 17 presented preliminary student assessment results that district leaders said show gains across multiple grades and content areas but remain incomplete until state rescoring and additional files arrive.
Dr. Brenda Chacon, who ran the academic presentation, told the board the district is seeing growth at the "meets" and "masters" performance levels in reading and math in several grades and highlighted gains in middle‑school social studies and certain end‑of‑course (EOC) subjects such as English II and Algebra I. "This data continues and growing," she said, adding that the results reflect hard work by teachers and principals.
Context and caveats: Chacon emphasized the results are preliminary. She noted rescoring files mandated by House Bill 8 will arrive in July and that the district’s EOC alternate assessments and the newly revised 5th‑ and 8th‑grade science standards had not yet been incorporated; those items, she said, could change final ratings once the state issues final cut scores and rescores.
Board members praised staff and asked for clarifications: trustees noted the presentation is useful for recruitment and community messaging and asked for final CCMR and graduation data (Chacon said she will provide finalized graduation and CCMR figures separately). Trustee Dwyer cited average daily attendance at 94.2% as a positive indicator of classroom engagement.
Why it matters: Preliminary gains provide early evidence that targeted instruction and recovery efforts are having an effect after pandemic disruptions, the presenter said. But because several state‑level data pieces are not yet finalized, district leaders and the public should treat these as provisional results until the official files arrive.
What’s next: District staff will analyze rescoring files and updated state data expected in July and return with finalized reports and ratings information in mid‑August when the state posts final ratings.
