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Some El Paso STAAR scores surpass state average, gaps remain in others
By Claudia Lorena Silva at El Paso Matters
· July 7, 2026
· 4 min read
Some El Paso school districts surpassed the state average in Algebra I and other core subjects on this year’s STAAR exams, but had significant performance gaps in others, including biology, according to results released last month by the Texas Education Agency.
Testing data on TEA’s Region 19,...
Key takeaway The changes were approved by state lawmakers last year, during the 89th Texas Legislature.
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Category: schools ·
Published: July 7, 2026 ·
Source: El Paso Matters ·
Reading time: 4 min
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What is this story about? Some El Paso school districts surpassed the state average in Algebra I and other core subjects on this year’s STAAR exams, but had significant performance gaps in others, including biology, according to results released last month by the Texas Education Agency.
Testing data on TEA’s Region 19,...
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