Approaches Meets Masters Staar Percentages 2025. Put simply, “passing the staar” requires that students obtain a score in the “approaches grade level” tier or higher. Students scoring at “approaches grade level” and “did not meet grade level” are scoring below grade level expectations.

The basic score on any test is the raw score, which is simply the number of points earned. Put simply, “passing the staar” requires that students obtain a score in the “approaches grade level” tier or higher.