Texas Approved Reclassification Assessment

IMPORTANT: Texas guidance/recommendations regarding when to schedule your test administration is available: TX Guidance on administration for EB Reclassification. All administrators should review this information prior to scheduling.

Online Testing: When creating your Spring 2027 online testing event, be sure to verify that the 2024 norms are selected. The system may automatically default to the 2017 norms.

Paper-and-Pencil Testing: Use 2024 norms for Spring 2027 testing.

Texas Emergent Bilingual Student Reclassification Testing

for Grades 1, 2, 11, and 12

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) replaced its Commissioner’s List of Approved Tests with a single statewide assessment for Emergent Bilingual Student reclassification. TEA selected Riverside Insights® as the single State Standardized Reading Assessment for Emergent Bilingual Student Reclassification for grades 1, 2, 11, and 12, per contract #4581, through the 2028-2029 school year.

Required Iowa Assessments Subtests

Grades 1 - 2 (Levels 7 - 8)

Reading
Language

With your purchase of the Iowa Assessments Survey Battery, you will also receive the Mathematics subtest. Administration of this subtest is NOT required by TEA for EL Reclassification purposes but is optional for further assessing your students.

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Grades 11 – 12 (Level 17/18)

Reading
Written Expression

With your purchase of the Iowa Assessments Complete Battery
(paper-pencil testing) or Core Battery (online testing), you will also receive
the following subtests:

Mathematics
Science (complete only)
Social Studies (complete only)
Vocabulary
Computation

Administration of these subtests is NOT required by TEA for EL Reclassification purposes but is optional for further assessing your students.

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Ordering

Click the appropriate order form for your preferred administration method.

Paper Pencil Testing

Order Form

Online Testing

Order Form

Sole Source Letter

TEA Contract #4581

Data Privacy Policy

Qualification Form

Texas Reclassification Training Academy

Once your training order is processed for the Texas Reclassification Training Academy (TXRTA), you will receive a follow-up email with further instructions. You can access the training academy, as well as training videos and additional resources for testing, by clicking the link below:

Click Here to Access Training

Please Note: You are required to submit an order for a number of seats or group seats before receiving access to the TXRTA.

TEA Resources

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