Assessment Information

Texas

Texas Education Agency (TEA): Student Assessment Division

The Student Assessment Division manages and oversees the development, administration, scoring, and analysis of the statewide assessment program. The statewide assessment program includes the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS), the State Developed Alternative Assessment (SDAA II), and the Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE).

Just for the Kids

School, district, city, and county assessment data for Texas. The Texas Education Agency is the source of the public school performance data and the data charts are the result of millions of student enrollment and test score records from 1991 to present. The school reports are updated each fall.

College for Texans, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Incudes Texas Online Preparation for College Admissions Tests (TOPCAT) and free online access to tutorials for SAT, ACT, and GRE test preparation.

National

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas including mathematics.

TIMSS United States

Located at the U.S. Department of Education, this site offers comprehensive information pertaining to the TIMSS—including press releases, links, publications and papers, and TIMSS examination items.

International

Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

Since 1995, about 50 countries have been assessing trends in students' mathematics and science achievement on a regular 4-year cycle. Find comprehensive information pertaining to the TIMSS—including press releases, links, publications and papers, and TIMSS examination items.