Reading
55.0%
State avg 54.5%
District avg 62.5%
County avg 51.4%
+4.0pp since 2023-24
District avg 62.5%
County avg 51.4%
+4.0pp since 2023-24
Test scores
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STAAR, SY 2025-26
All grades, all students. % Meets Grade Level or Above.Mathematics
38.0%
State avg 45.3%
District avg 33.5%
County avg 40.1%
+0.0pp since 2023-24
District avg 33.5%
County avg 40.1%
+0.0pp since 2023-24
Science
35.0%
State avg 46.6%
District avg 59.0%
County avg 42.1%
+13.0pp since 2023-24
District avg 59.0%
County avg 42.1%
+13.0pp since 2023-24
Social Studies
N/A
State avg 47.2%
District avg 50.0%
County avg 42.4%
District avg 50.0%
County avg 42.4%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level, about 38 of 100 do math at grade level, and about 35 of 100 are at grade level in science. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55, 45, and 47. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady and science scores are up about 13 points.
3-year history
All grades, all students. NOLAN CREEK Texas avgReading
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2025-26 | 55.0% | 62.5% | 51.4% | 54.5% |
| SY 2024-25 | 63.0% | 64.3% | 50.4% | 53.3% |
| SY 2023-24 | 51.0% | 63.5% | 49.5% | 51.8% |
Mathematics
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2025-26 | 38.0% | 33.5% | 40.1% | 45.3% |
| SY 2024-25 | 37.0% | 45.3% | 39.0% | 43.3% |
| SY 2023-24 | 38.0% | 39.3% | 38.7% | 42.0% |
Science
| Year | School | District | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY 2025-26 | 35.0% | 59.0% | 42.1% | 46.6% |
| SY 2024-25 | 46.0% | 56.5% | 36.4% | 39.5% |
| SY 2023-24 | 22.0% | 40.3% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
How to read these scores
What is STAAR?
STAAR (the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) is the annual statewide test used by all Texas public schools. Students in grades 3 through 8 take it in reading and math, with science added in grades 5 and 8 and social studies in grade 8. High school students take End-of-Course (EOC) STAAR exams in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.
What does "% Meets Grade Level or Above" mean?
It is the percentage of students at the school whose scores reached or exceeded the "Meets Grade Level" threshold on the test. Texas reports four performance levels (Did Not Meet, Approaches, Meets, Masters). "Meets" and above means the student is performing at grade level or above. A higher number is better.
What does 55.0% mean for Reading at NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL?
It means about 55.0 percent of students tested at NOLAN CREEK SCHOOL performed at grade level or above on the STAAR Reading test in 2025-26. The statewide average for Texas that year was 54.5%. The other students fell into the lower performance levels.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Texas, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Texas Education Agency, State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), via the Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR). School-level All Students subgroup. Headline metric is the cumulative "Meets Grade Level or Above" rate.
How often is it updated?
STAAR is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.