The Student Assessment Division manages and oversees the development, administration, scoring, and analysis of the statewide assessment program. The statewide assessment program currently includes the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS™), the State-Developed Alternative Assessment II (SDAA II), the Reading Proficiency Tests in English (RPTE), and the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS™). 

As mandated by the 76th Texas Legislature in 1999, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS™) was administered beginning in the 2002-2003 school year. The TAKS™ measures the statewide curriculum in reading at Grades 3-9; in writing at Grades 4 and 7; in English Language Arts at Grades 10 and 11; in mathematics at Grades 3-11; in science at Grades 5,10, and 11; and social studies at Grades 8, 10, and 11. The Spanish TAKS™ is administered at Grades 3 through 6. Satisfactory performance on the TAKS™ at Grade 11 is prerequisite to a high school diploma.