Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program

In 2023, Senate Bill 2124 (88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session) was signed into law, establishing . The law requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to develop an advanced mathematics program for middle school students that is designed to enable students to enroll in Algebra I in eighth grade. This law has been adopted as state rule in .

Announcements

Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS are in the Texas Administrative Code

The Middle School Advanced Mathematics Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) have been posted in Texas Administrative Code (TAC) in 19 TAC §111 Subchapter B. To be specific the TEKS are listed in –

(PEIMS Course Code: 03103210)
(PEIMS Course Code: 03103220)
(PEIMS Course Code: 03103230)

If your district decides to use these courses, please use the PEIMS course codes listed in the parentheses following the listed titles. If your district decides to use locally developed middle school advanced mathematics courses, please use –

03103310 for Locally Developed Middle School Advanced Mathematics, Grade 6
03103320 for Locally Developed Middle School Advanced Mathematics, Grade 7

The existing course code for Algebra I should be used for grade 8 students enrolled in Algebra I. If you have any questions, please contact us through the .

Program Requirements

The purpose of the Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program is to “increase the number of students who complete advanced mathematics courses in high school.” To this end, each school district and open-enrollment charter school is required to develop a program to enable students to take Algebra I in eighth grade. Specifically, the law requires LEAs to automatically enroll each sixth-grade student who performed in the top 40 percent on—

the Grade 5 Math STAAR Assessment or
a local measure that includes
- the student’s fifth-grade class ranking, or
- demonstrated proficiency in the student’s fifth-grade mathematics coursework.

The parent or guardian of a student who has been identified for automatic enrollment in a LEA’s middle school advanced mathematics program may opt the student out of the program.

Crosswalks for Adopted Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS:

Crosswalks between the adopted grades 6, 7, and 8 Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS and the on-level mathematics TEKS for grades 6, 7, 8, and Algebra I reflect the adopted standards. The crosswalks compare the organization of the advanced mathematics standards to the grades 6, 7, 8, and Algebra I mathematics TEKS and provide information about how the TEKS were compacted.