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Those scores are based in part on how students score on STAAR tests and how their performance on STAAR grows. If HB 4 doesn’t pass, the existing STAAR would remain in place.

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Norm-referenced assessments compare students’ performance to that of their peers, ... The 2023 scores were released in April, and 2024 ratings are pending in a state appeals court.

The STAAR’s technical documents suggest that the test is designed much like a norm-referenced test – that is, assessing students relative to their peers, rather than if they meet a fixed standard.