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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

This Benchmark testing allows for data that is easily interpreted and used. The tests are easy to administer and give valuable information to group our students and guide instruction. The reports allow teachers to monitor progress and easily share growth with parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

there are no features I dislike. It works easily and with desired results Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Renaissance Star Assessments allow us to look at students' areas of growth and weaknesses. The results pair with the Freckle program students use daily. So there instruction is consistently at the right level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Renaissance Star Assessments Overview

What is Renaissance Star Assessments?

Star Assessments are an award-winning suite of valid, reliable assessments for reading, math,and early literacy, in both English and Spanish. Trusted by over 30,000 schools and highly rated by the National Center on Intensive Intervention, Star Assessments enable educators to quickly gain accurate insights into student learning, growth, and achievement—so they can help all learners reach their full potential. The full Star Assessment suite includes the computer-adaptive Star Reading (K–12), Star Math (K–12), and Star Early Literacy (pre-K–3) assessments; a formative assessment tool, Star Custom (K–12); and Star CBM, with curriculum-based measures for reading (K–6), lectura (K–6), and math (K–3).

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Renaissance Star Assessments delivers the valid, reliable screening, progress monitoring, and student growth data you need to make informed decisions. Guide greater student growth as you lead students toward mastery of state-specific learning standards for reading, math, and early literacy.


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As a global leader in assessment, reading, and math solutions for pre-K–1
schools and districts, Renaissance is committed to providing educators with insights and resources to accelerate growth and help all students build a strong foundation for success. Renaissance solutions are used in over one-third of US schools and in more than 100 countries worldwide.The Renaissance portfolio includes Star Assessments, for reliable, accurate insights into K–1
student learning; myIGDIs, for accurate assessment of early learning; myON, to increase students’ access to high-quality reading materials; Accelerated Reader, to support independent reading practice; Freckle, for teacher-led differentiated instruction; and Schoolzilla, to give educators actionable insights into trends in student attendance and achievement.Why join the Renaissance team? We're award-winning! From employer of choice certifications to EdTech awards, Renaissance continues to be praised for our inclusive company culture & top-notch product offerings. In
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4, Renaissance earned a consecutive Great Place to Work® certification and was named to Fast Company's list of 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators! In
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Recent Renaissance Star Assessments Reviews

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Lynn C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"Star is amazing!"
I love how after a student takes a simple test, that teachers can immediatelly see what reading level (or math) is best suited for their continued ...
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Lisa S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"I love using Star to analyze student growth over time in order to direct my instruction."
The most helpful tool for me at this time is the Star Early Literacy Assessment. I use this assessment to determine whether a student is showing d...
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Lisa S.
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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

The most helpful tool for me at this time is the Star Early Literacy Assessment. I use this assessment to determine whether a student is showing deficiencies in phonemic awareness. I am the dyslexia specialist for the district and use the Star Early Literacy Assessment to determine which students could benefit from the Orton-Gillingham style of learning phonics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I really wish that I could look at a students diagnostic reports and determine for certain the skills they are struggling with. I would like to know that a student is struggling with prepositions because he/she missed some questions pertaining to that concept. Currently, the student results are based upon their scaled scores. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

Star Assessments have really helped me show the students how capable they are of growth. When their graph shows growth, the students tend to gain confidence, which you can see in their whole demeanor. Now that we are required to create RSPs for our students with weaknesses in reading, we use star to target areas of need, set goals, and monitor their progress. We use that information to create and update our Reading Success Plans periodically. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

What I like best about the Renaissance Star Assessments are their ease of protoring to students, their integration in working with other platforms, such as Freckle, as well as their engagement in keeping students interested in learning and testing. This assessment platform has helped us use the data we received to help personalize students' learning to help individualize their progress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I have yet to find many downsides of Renaissance Star Assessments, the only I have encountered is there are sometimes some glitches in the testing sessions, but nothing major that can't be closed out and reloaded. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

Renaissance Star Assessments are solving problems in not reaching students where their individuall needs are not being met. Their assessment results are broken down so specifically to standards of where the student excels and where the student needs extra assistance in. This is so beneficial to teachers in learning their students strengths and areas of concern so they can help them reach their full potential. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I find that the assessments are easy to give to students, the data is easy to interpret and to explain to stakeholders in the child's education. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I have been using Star Assessments for only one year and I have not found anything to complain about. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use STAR Assessments to identify where our readers are. We use the data to decide on enrichment and intervention strategies, as well as if our instructional material is sufficient to meet all the needs of our students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

They are easy to use, offer helpful information, and offer instructional suggestions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

It is expensive and the cost rises each year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

The assessments offer reading levels for each student which are used to help them select just right books. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I love how after a student takes a simple test, that teachers can immediatelly see what reading level (or math) is best suited for their continued growth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I wish that the test would have a timer on it that would not permit students to reun throughthe test too fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

It saves so much time determining what level to place a student at. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I love the reports at the end. I am please with the amount of data and the break down of the data after a child tests. I feel like this makes my small reading groups run so smoothly and helps me plan for those. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I wish there was a way for teachers and facilitators to monitor ALL assessments at one time. I do find students will "Christmas tree" the answers and I always make them do it again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

This solves the problem of me having to "manually" assess and place all students into the correct reading groups. Not only that, it also gives me exact data on scores which help me to guide my student's work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

My favorite part of Renaissance Star Assessments is that they are made with every student in mind. The assessments make it easy for teachers to identify learning gaps and help students reach their learning goals. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

The only frustrating part of Renaissance Star Assessments is that I feel like there is not enough time in the day to utilize all the available resources. I wish that I had more time to learn everything available and how to utilize it in my classroom. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is solving the problem of finding out which state standards my students need me to work on most. Otherwise it would be almost impossible to figure out what they were still not understanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

STAR assessments are very accurate to their ability for the most part. The skills taught are all covered and when students are above/below average, they will meet their ability on the questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I really like STAR assessments. I do wish, however, that they did have questions read to kindergarten because most of the questions are too hard for them to read. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have not had any issues with the STAR assessments. I think that they are very active on fixing everything as it approaches. Great work! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

I like that the Star Assessments adapt to the student as they are answering questions. Afterward there are different reports you can look at. It will also tell you the grade level where students should practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

Something I dislike is that when you don't pause the test correctly, students will have to begin the test from the beginning, which can be discouraging for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

Star Renaissance is helping gain insightful information on students progress across grade level content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Renaissance Star Assessments?

The Renaissance STAR Assessments are crucial to my ability to not only see students' reading needs as a whole class, but it is also crucial for seeing what individual students' needs are. A STAR Assessment helps me identify critical areas where a child may be struggling and how to best meet their needs in order to see growth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Renaissance Star Assessments?

The program is easy to use and full of data. My only dislike is that I would like for there to be a way for students to log in and see their data and see their growth. I can show them the reports, but my students are mature enough that they want to know if they exceeded the last benchmark and have grown. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Renaissance Star Assessments solving and how is that benefiting you?

The biggest problems that STAR Assessments help me solve is knowing specific items to review with students who are not showing growth or who are showing very little growth. The STAR Student Instructional Planning report shows weaknesses and areas that can be focused on in order to help a student become a better reader. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.