The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) program, which was implemented in the spring of 2012, includes annual assessments for:

• reading and mathematics, grades 3–8,

• science in grades 5 and 8,

• social studies at grade 8,

• end-of-course (EOC) assessments for English I, English II, Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.