Promotion Standards

  • In order for HISD students to be promoted to the next grade level, they must show that they have met HISD’s Promotion Standards. These standards generally include classroom grades, local or state tests, and attendance as follows:

    • State requirement of overall yearly grade average of 70 or above and local requirement of a grade average of 70 or above in reading, other language arts, mathematics, and science or social studies.
    • Sufficient attendance – a student's total number of unexcused absences cannot exceed 10 percent of class meetings.

     

    Houston Independent School District (HISD) and Texas Education Agency (TEA) standards for promotion:

    Grade Level

    Promotion Standards

    1 and 2 

    Students must:

    • pass the High Frequency Word Test, recognizing and reading words that appear very often in written and spoken language  
    • meet state requirement of overall yearly average of 70 or above and local requirement of an average of 70 or above in four core classes: reading, other language arts, mathematics, and science or social studies.
    • have sufficient attendance*  

    3 and 4

    Students must:

    • meet the state requirement of overall yearly average of 70 or above and the local requirement of an average of 70 or above in four core courses: reading, other language arts, mathematics, and science or social studies
    • have sufficient attendance*

    5

    Students must:

    • pass STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) in reading and mathematics
    • meet the state requirement of overall yearly average of 70 or above and local requirement of an average of 70 or above in four core classes: reading, other language arts, mathematics, and science or social studies.
    • have sufficient attendance*

    6 and 7

    Students must:

    • meet the state requirement of overall yearly average of 70 or above and local requirement of an average of 70 or above in three of the four core courses: Language arts (average of reading and English), mathematics, science, and social studies.
    • have sufficient attendance*

    8

    Students must:

    • pass STAAR (State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness) in reading and mathematics
    • meet the state requirement of overall yearly average of 70 or above and local requirement of an average of 70 or above in three of the four core courses: Language arts (average of reading and English), mathematics, science, and social studies.
    • have sufficient attendance*

    9 – 12 
    • Students must pass five STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) assessments: Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II, and U.S. History.
    • Students are promoted based on their total accumulated course credits prior to the beginning of the next school year.  
    • Individual course credit is earned through a passing grade of 70% or above and sufficient attendance*

    For English Language Learner (ELL) students, the Grade Placement Committee (GPC), in consultation with the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), will determine promotion standards.

    For students with disabilities, the campus Annual Review and Dismissal/Individual Education Program (ARD/IEP) committee will determine the promotion status based on mastery of IEP goals and objectives and/or course requirements.

    If a student does not meet the promotion standards outlined above, the school will contact the parent/guardian regarding opportunities for the student to receive additional instruction.