STEMscopes Science Texas 5th Grade 2023 STAAR | Summary Brief

Texas schools that used STEMscopes Science for 5th grade were matched to non-STEMscopes schools that used other curricular resources. STEMscopes Science schools had higher rates of students who met or mastered grade-level expectations compared to non-STEMscopes schools on the Texas 2023 STAAR science test. Rate differences depended on whether analyses considered all students or sub-groups of students. Sub-group analyses show that STEMscopes Science is helping Hispanic/Latinx students meet or master grade-level expectations relative to their peers in non-STEMscopes schools.

Grade 5.

There was a significant 1.04-point increase in the percent of students who met STAAR grade expectations in STEMscopes Science (passing rate: 33.04%) versus non-STEMscopes Science schools (32.00%). There was a 0.91 significant, positive difference in the percent of students who ”mastered” grade level expectations in STEMscopes Science (rate: 14.26%) versus non-STEMscopes Science schools (13.35%). For both categories (Met and Mastered), there was a significant point increase in the percent of Hispanic/Latinx students in STEMscopes schools that met (28.44% versus 27.27%) and mastered (11.06% versus 10.32%) grade level expectations on the STAAR compared to their peers in non-STEMscopes schools. Numbers are small, but represent at least 976 more students who Met, and 851 more students who Mastered grade level on the STAAR. This was the first year of the STAAR redesign.

Comparing 2023 STAAR 5th Grade Science Achievement for STEMscopes and Non-STEMscopes Schools in Texas

STEMscopes Science linked to increases in Texas schools’ percent of 5th grade students that met or mastered grade level expectations on the 2023 STAAR.

Grade 5.

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