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STAAR test results reveal a mixed picture across Houston-area schools, with statewide math gains but local dips—especially in seventh-grade math, possibly due to students taking harder tests. Reading scores show growth in upper grades but struggles in early elementary. Critics warn high-stakes testing pushes schools toward narrow instruction, urging parents to focus on individual student progress. Social studies scores for eighth graders improved, with others pending.

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