STAAR English I Blueprint

Reporting Categories Number of Standards Number of Questions

Reporting Category 1: Readiness Standards 3

Understanding/Analysis Across Genres Supporting Standards 4 8 Multiple Choice
(Reading) Total 7

Reporting Category 2: Readiness Standards 2

Understanding/Analysis of Supporting Standards 11 13 Multiple Choice
Literary Texts (Reading) Total 13

Reporting Category 3: Readiness Standards 4

Understanding/Analysis of Supporting Standards 8 13 Multiple Choice
Informational Texts (Reading) Total 12
Readiness Standards 4
Reporting Category 4:
Supporting Standards 0 1 Composition*
Composition (Writing)
Total 4
Readiness Standards 1
Reporting Category 5:
Supporting Standards 9 9 Multiple Choice
Revision (Writing)
Total 10
Readiness Standards 6
Reporting Category 6:
Supporting Standards 5 9 Multiple Choice
Editing (Writing)
Total 11
Readiness Standards Total Number of Standards 20 60%–70%** 31–36**
Supporting Standards Total Number of Standards 37 30%–40%** 16–21**
52 Multiple Choice
Total Reading and Writing
1 Composition
* The type of writing assessed each year—expository—is always designated as a Readiness Standard.
** The range of percentages and number of questions are based on multiple choice only.

Texas Education Agency

Student Assessment Division
January 2017