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Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program

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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 middles 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 .

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Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS, Adopted 2025

At the April 2025 meeting, the SBOE adopted TEKS for middle school advanced mathematics. The middle school advanced mathematics TEKS are the same knowledge and skills as the current mathematics TEKS for grades 6–8 which have been rearranged and compacted to accelerate instruction for students enrolling in Algebra I in eighth grade.

The middle school advanced mathematics TEKS may be implemented in classrooms beginning with the 2025–2026 school year. Once the new TEKS have been filed with the Texas Register, they will be available in Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 111, Subchapter B. In the interim, the recently adopted middle school advanced mathematics TEKS are available here.

Special note: The middle school advanced mathematics TEKS are optional standards that may be implemented to fulfill the middle school advanced mathematics requirement. Districts may also elect to offer locally developed programs. If your district or open-enrollment charter school is already implementing a program that meets the requirements of a middle school advanced mathematics program, you may continue to implement that program.

Program Requirements

The purpose of the Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program is to “increase the number of students who complete advanced mathematics course 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 Proposed Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS:

Crosswalks between the proposed grades 6, 7, and 8 Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS and the mathematics TEKS for grades 6, 7, 8 and Algebra I have been amended to reflect the adopted standards. The crosswalks still compare the organization of the advanced mathematics standards to the grades 6, 7, 8 and Algebra I mathematics TEKS and include explanations.

Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program FAQ

The Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program has been developed to increase the number of student who complete advanced mathematics courses in high school. In an effort to support school districts and open-enrollment charters schools, this page includes responses to questions received by the Texas Education Agency.

Middle School Advanced Mathematics Program Frequently Asked Questionsdocument is now available.

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