A student takes a math class to study for the STAAR state standardized tests in this archive photo. Ron Jenkins Star-Telegram file photo Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to ...

(NEXSTAR) — Are you smarter than a Texas fifth-grader taking the STAAR Test? As another new school year begins, it’s never a bad idea to know what the kids are learning — or how hard the lessons are.

We grabbed 20 fifth grade math questions from last year's State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam. None of them should require a calculator or scratch pad for most adult minds.

TEXAS, USA — Nearly 4 in 10 Texas public schoolers failed the STAAR math exams in 2021, representing a significant decline in student performance during the pandemic. In districts where students ...

Are you an accountant who plugs functions into spreadsheets to automate your math? An engineer who hasn’t practiced your multiplication tables in decades? An artist who avoids math at all costs?

Beginning Monday, March 28, fifth grade students from across the state will begin taking their required fifth grade State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam. We grabbed 20 fifth ...