Every year the state of Texas requires all of its public schools to administer the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills or TAKS test to their students The TAKS checks the progress of students in Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

Not all grades and subjects are tested and the subjects may change slightly from year to year.
Currently the following tests are given.

Kindergarten - Not Tested	6th Grade - Reading, Math
1st Grade - Not Tested	7th Grade - Reading, Writing, Math
2nd Grade - Not Tested	8th Grade - *Reading, *Math, Science, Social Studies
3rd Grade - *Reading, Math	9th Grade - Reading, Math
4th Grade - Reading, Writing, Math	10th Grade - English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
5th Grade - *Reading, *Math, Science	11th grade - Exit Level (*Science, *Math, *Social Studies, *English Language Arts
:	12th Grade - Not Tested (Re-Testing Only)

*Enacted by the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999, the Student Success Initiative (SSI) grade advancement requirements apply to the TAKS reading test at grade 3, the reading and mathematics tests at grade 5, and the reading and mathematics tests at grade 8. As specified by these requirements, a student may advance to the next grade level only by passing these tests or by unanimous decision of his or her grade placement committee that the student is likely to perform at grade level after additional instruction.

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