Star Renaissance Assessments Star ELA (Reading or Early Literacy) and Star Math Assessments are given to students in grades K-9 in the Newton Public Schools. The district began administering the Star math assessments districtwide in the 2024-2025 school year (only to grades K-8) and expanded to grades K-9 in the 2025-2026 school year. The district began administering the Star Reading and Early Literacy assessments districtwide in grades K-9 in the 2025-2026 school year (previously, the district used Early Bird and iReady assessments in elementary and middle schools). The percentage of students by grade level meeting or exceeding expectations is displayed in the graphs below.
Percentage of students meeting/exceeding expectations by grade level: Star Reading & Early Literacy
1 9 00 0. . 0 0
1 2 0 0 0 . . 3 4 0 0 . . 0 0 % % 5 6 0 0 . . 0 0 % % 7 8 0 0 . . 0 0 % % % % % . 0 0 0% %
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K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total Grade Level
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