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Texas Education Agency
Michael L. Williams, Commissioner of Education
Michael Berry, Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Programs
Department of Assessment and Accountability
Criss Cloudt, Associate Commissioner
Division of Research and Analysis
Linda Roska, Director
Accountability Research Unit
Jennifer Broussard, Director
Citation. Texas Education Agency. (2015). Grade-level retention and student performance in Texas
public schools, 2012-13 (Document No. GE15 601 05). Austin TX: Author.
Abstract. This annual report provides information for the 2012-13 school year on grade-level
retention and student performance in the Texas public school system. Student retention and
promotion data are reported with data on the performance of students in Grades 3-8 on the State
of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) reading and mathematics tests.
Keywords. Retention, retention rate, promotion, STAAR, state assessment.
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of this publication. Also, the report is available in PDF format on the agency website at
http://tea.texas.gov/acctres/retention index.html. Additional information about this
report may be obtained by contacting the Texas Education Agency Division of Research and
Analysis by phone at (512) 475-3523 or by e-mail at Research@tea.texas.gov.
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Texas Education Agency. Division of Research and Analysis. Grade-Level Retention and Student Performance in Texas Public Schools: 2012-2013, report, June 2015; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth839348/m1/4/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.