86% of Tarrant County parents say their kids get B’s or better.
But only half of students are actually on grade level.
Families want the full picture of how their child is doing in school.
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Here are 3 ways to support your child’s success this year.
Ask the teacher if your child is on grade level, then make a plan together.
Pinpoint where your child needs help and what you can do at home—all in one place.
Log into your school’s parent portal or TexasAssessment.gov to see if your child ended the last school year performing on grade level.
Protip:
Grades are only one part of the story. Ask teachers about the different ways to know how your child is progressing, such as beginning-of-year ‘benchmark’ tests.
Find out what your child is expected to learn this year.
Have your child take this quick Readiness Check to see how they’re doing with grade-level math and reading.
Get Questions to Ask Your Child’s Teacher About Math and Reading and how to help at home.
Protip:
You don’t have to be a math or reading expert to advocate for your child. Just ask the teacher what “grade level” looks like and how you can help at home.
Understand why attendance matters for learning and life skills.
Build the habit of good attendance from the early grades through high school.
Get the latest health guidance for going to school.
Protip:
Regularly attending school increases reading and math skills, and supports positive relationships and mental health.
Got questions about how to partner with your child’s teacher or support learning at home?
Try our new AI-powered Learning Heroes Assistant for expert-backed answers.
Real Stories: Why It Matters
Watch parents and teachers share why they go beyond grades:
Tarrant County School Performance Tool
See if students at your school are performing at grade level with FWEP’s interactive grade-level performance tool. The results are specific to school, grade, and subject, and enable you to quickly assess if children in your local schools meet academic standards.
Did you Know?
84% of Tarrant County parents think their kids read at grade level.* 52% of kids actually do.**
*Learning Heroes Tarrant County, TX Parent Research 2024
**STAAR Test Results (2024)
84% of Tarrant County parents think their kids do math at grade level.
43% of kids actually do.
9 in 10 Tarrant County parents believe it's important for kids to meet grade level before they move onto the next grade.
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