Texas STAAR Grade 3: Guide and Practice

Grade 3 Texas assessment subjects, selected TEKS practice and current STAAR/SST transition guidance.

What students take

Grade 3 students take STAAR reading language arts (RLA) and mathematics in the 2026–27 school year. RLA includes both reading and writing: comprehension, vocabulary, revision, editing and constructed responses.

There is no regular Grade 3 STAAR science or social studies assessment. Those subjects remain part of classroom instruction.

Students taking an assessed high-school course, such as Algebra I in middle school, may have a course-based EOC testing assignment. Your school confirms the correct assessment.

Start practicing

Independent, original skill practice with selected TEKS connections. These shorter banks cover each tested subject and major content category, but not every assessed standard or official item format. They are not official STAAR tests, SST simulations, adaptive tests, or score predictions.

Skills in these practice banks

A short question may practice only part of a standard. These connections are selected, not a complete assessed-standard checklist. Use TEA's assessed curricula and blueprints below for the full scope.

Texas STAAR Grade 3 Reading Language Arts Practice: selected skills
Texas STAAR Grade 3 Math Practice: selected skills

A useful practice routine

  1. Choose a skill and try a question before opening its hint. Review the explanation and try again.
  2. For reading, cite details from the passage. For writing, plan a response, organize evidence, and revise the wording and conventions.
  3. Explain mathematical reasoning and scientific or historical evidence. Include units, patterns, context and limits of conclusions.
  4. Use the written checklist and example to revise. Drafts stay in this page's memory during practice; leaving or reloading clears them.
  5. Use official practice to learn question formats and testing tools. Follow your school's calculator, reference-material and accessibility guidance.

2027–28 transition and school guidance

STAAR is the current 2026–27 assessment program. Texas plans to introduce the Student Success Tool (SST) beginning in 2027–28, with beginning-, middle- and end-of-year assessments. TEA has published future SST resources; some linked blueprints still carry draft labels. The practice here follows current STAAR content, with transition guidance rather than SST mock exams.

Schools confirm 2026–27 local testing dates and individual requirements. Texas's future BOY/MOY/EOY program is separate from Florida FAST; these banks do not reproduce either state's progress-monitoring tests.

Official SST resources and transition FAQSpanish, alternate and language-proficiency pathways

Official curriculum and preparation resources

Research reviewed October 1, 2026. Use the official practice platform to learn the state's question formats and testing tools. Your school confirms dates, participation and individual supports.