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Renaissance Star Assessments

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What is Renaissance Star Assessments?

Star Assessments are a suite of assessments for reading, math, and early literacy, in both English and Spanish, boasting users among over 30,000 schools. Star Assessments helps educators to gain accurate insights into student learning, growth, and achievement—so they can…

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10 out of 10
March 20, 2023
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What is Renaissance Star Assessments?

Star Assessments are a suite of assessments for reading, math, and early literacy, in both English and Spanish, boasting users among over 30,000 schools. Star Assessments helps educators to gain accurate insights into student learning, growth, and achievement—so they can help all learners reach…

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What is Renaissance Star Assessments?

Star Assessments are a suite of assessments for reading, math, and early literacy, in both English and Spanish, boasting users among over 30,000 schools. Star Assessments helps educators to 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).

Renaissance Star Assessments Features

  • Supported: Renaissance Star is supported by 93 scientific research studies and reviews on its reliability and validity.
  • Supported: Student Growth Percentile (SGP) is Renaissance Star 360’s® measure for growth data, even as summative exams and benchmarks change. SGP gives a view of student growth over time by comparing a student’s previous test scores to current test scores, then measuring that growth alongside academic peers’ growth.
  • Supported: Renaissance Mastery Model automates the tracking and reporting of student data from a wide variety of sources, and converts that data into a unified measure of mastery, helping educators make timely and informed decisions about all students’ learning.
  • Supported: Renaissance Star Reading, Star Math, and Star Early Literacy are available in Spanish to help determine the best instruction to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking English Learners.

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Renaissance Star Assessments Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

FastBridge Learning, NWEA MAP Suite, and Lexia PowerUp Literacy are common alternatives for Renaissance Star Assessments.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Renaissance Star Assessments are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Valuable Information and Alignment: Many users have stated that Renaissance Star Assessments provide valuable information about students' reading levels and progress over time. They appreciate that the assessments are aligned well with what they are said to be measuring.

Adaptive Tests for Customized Assessment: The adaptive tests feature of Renaissance Star Assessments has been praised by users. It adjusts the difficulty level of questions based on students' performance, providing a customized assessment experience.

Integration and Tracking with Other Platforms: Users find the data synchronization feature of Renaissance Star Assessments with platforms like Freckle and Nearpod to be helpful. This allows for seamless integration and tracking of student performance, as well as assigning lessons tailored to each student's needs.

Missing Features: Several users have expressed their desire for various improvements to the software, including a live view of students testing and the ability to flag questions answered too quickly. Some users also want to see results without having to refresh the form and suggest a trend line starting from the second test. Additionally, users would like to share improvements or problems with students and have a breakdown of data by strand.

Difficult Navigation and Reports: Users have found it challenging to navigate the reports page and suggested a step-by-step manual to explain the data. Some users feel that it takes too many steps to get the desired report and want similar reports for Spanish as are provided in English. They also mention that different reports show inconsistent data, making it confusing for them. Furthermore, they find the graphs inconsistent and confusing to read.

Technical Issues: Many users have reported technical issues with the software, such as slow performance, frequent hang-ups, and difficulty creating PDFs or exporting data to Excel. Some users have experienced crashes that resulted in the loss of an entire class's results. These technical difficulties not only impact user experience but also hinder productivity when using the software.

Users commonly recommend the following regarding Renaissance Star Assessments:

  • Periodically retaking the test to gather progress data: Users suggest regularly administering the assessments to monitor and track students' progress over time. By periodically retaking the test, educators can gather valuable data on how students are advancing in their learning.

  • Taking advantage of the reports: While some users find the reports in Star Assessments tricky to master, they emphasize their value and usefulness with experience. These reports provide educators with detailed insights into students' strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.

  • Applicability for diverse student populations: Users find Star 360 to be a versatile tool suitable for students of all ages, grades, and abilities. They highlight its ability to provide real-time information based on national standards and district achievements, allowing educators to tailor instruction and support to individual student needs.

Overall, users highly recommend Renaissance Star Assessments as a practical and effective tool for educators to monitor student progress and help them achieve their highest potential.

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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our District is using Renaissance Star Assessments for benchmarks and progress monitoring.
  • It shows the score immediately.
  • Students can navigate the website easily.
  • The teacher "side"/data is easy to navigate.
  • The graphs for each subject are not consistently the same. (ie. some graphs are by 5s and some are by 50s.) It's very confusing to read them.
  • The questions are not rigorous enough for state standards.
  • Different reports will show data that does not align. If 'state' is chosen, then all reports should show the same data. The Parent Report will show the child in 'green', but every sub-skill is in 'red'. That is super confusing for parents and teachers.
  • All reports should be based on the same score, but they are not. It is like comparing apples to oranges on the same child.
I do not feel that the questions are difficult enough for the state standards. I think district levels need to have a cut score at 80% or better districts should only be able to choose 80% or higher for the cut score.
  • State standards mastery report.
  • Students are burnt out on testing (progress monitoring every 6 weeks is too much).
  • Testing is causing a lot of anxiety for students and staff.
NWEA is more rigorous than STAR Assessments. NWEA MAP aligns directly with our state and ACT tests. Our district uses STAR Assessments for benchmark and progress monitoring. We use NWEA MAP for benchmarking. NWEA MAP does not have progress monitoring (math and reading skills checklists are not comprehensive). STAR Assessments are good for progress monitoring. You can immediately the results on STAR, but you have to wait until the next day on MAP. The reports are confusing on STAR. The Parent Report will show that they are in mastery, but the domains will show that they need severe intervention. The Progress Monitoring Report (even when 'state' is on) and State Standards Report do not align. MAP data is always consistent, no matter which report you look at. I do like that the STAR data directly correlates to other products in Renaissance, whereas MAP does not have other student intervention products.
STAR assessments are used by our entire district and staff. They are used to show academic data.
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Our district curriculum director and assistant are our support people.
  • Academic Data
  • student growth in academics
  • It helps teachers know what students know and what they do not know.
  • We celebrate growth when students take the STAR assessments. The students are very proud of themselves when they have point growth.
  • We use the data for intervention time. We can make differentiated lessons based off of student performance.
  • It can pinpoint exactly what a student needs to work on in reading and math.
  • We will be able to see student progress over multiple years.
  • We will be able to see data by grade level or school and how it changes from year to year.
  • ACT prep will be based on STAR data.
Our district has made the decision that we are going to use for next year. We can use the data through so many other programs that connect.
Renaissance Star Assessments' support is very efficient. When I start a chat, they immediately assist me. If the question requires further assistance, it usually only takes a few minutes for more answers. I have used the chat to assist me with simple "where to find" questions, and more complex questions, such as diving deeper into why student scores are the way they are.
I do not know.
Yes
Yes. The system had a few glitches when we first started using them, but they have been very reliable and improve every year since. This may have been an internet system issue that was solved.
I had a question about using STAR Assessments with CBMs. I used the chat feature and the support team went above and beyond answering my questions. I remembering being so thankful that they included links to what I needed.
I also like that the chat can be printed and emailed to others. (I had team members who were asking the same questions.)
It is easy to navigate through the system. The reports are easy to access. Students are able to log in without issues. They can navigate their tests (1st and 2nd grades).
  • Teachers do not have to run the assessments through their computers.
  • Tests are in the same place every time the student logs in.
  • It is easy to find data.
  • Log out for students. The button could be larger. The littles do not see where to exit out.
Yes, but I don't use it
  • Renaissance AR
  • Freckle
  • MyOn
  • Schoolzilla
They are very connected. Super easy to navigate between them. My first and second graders can easily switch systems without issues.
  • Lalilo
Yes, this is another product that is fully integrated with their products.
  • File import/export
It is super easy to use. Login and go.
From the teacher side, it is easy to use. I would have a Renaissance data specialist help teachers understand what they are looking at and how to use the information.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
This program is an amazing resource for both students and teachers to see the progress of the students throughout the school year. The data is extremely accurate and very close to the individual's achievements in their math progress. I am very curious to see how close my students projected Parcc scores are when they come out in the spring being this is my first year using this program.
  • Data management.
  • Teacher incentives such as rewards.
  • The tests are easy to monitor.
  • More prizes.
  • Fewer reports and more detailed response to the tests.
  • More training on how to use all of the different reports.
I feel that it is extremely suited to see the progress of the students throughout the school year. I think that taking this kind of assessment at least three to four times throughout the school year makes it even more useful for reading the data of students progress throughout the school year. I think this data is useful for both the students and the teachers involved with the program.
  • Individual student Data
  • Grouping
  • Class data
  • Great resources
  • Positive for data collection.
  • Student progress.
  • Let’s teachers know what they should work on with individual students and as a whole class.
I feel that the Renaissance Star 360 Math assessment is an amazing tool to use in the classroom. It gives you so many different types of reports that other similar assessments would not offer. There is a parent section that gives the data to a parent in friendly non-technical terminology that lets them know how their child is progressing or not progressing throughout the year.
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The business functions that these people represent are the administrators and the teachers. I only put 100 but it would be much more if the parents were included into this total as well. The parents are not technically part of the business but they do use this as well to track their child’s math progress. I guess that the students that look at the data could also be included as well.
9
Our curriculum coordinator is the go to person for this program. A group of 8 teachers from the different grade levels also are being trained to support the teachers on their grade level with questions and how to use the data from the assessments in their classroom. I am one of the teachers in that group and I have been to multiple webinars by renaissance 360 people and they are very informative and rewarding.
  • Data management
  • Student progress
  • Student monitoring
  • Parcc score projections
  • Parent communication letters
  • MANY different types of data management charts
  • Assign the individual students asignrmrnts
  • Parcc scores
  • Ongoing data management
I feel that is has been a very useful resource for data management in our school. It has helped the students and teachers recognize what needs to be addressed and what they already know so far that school year. I feel that this has been extremely helpful on many different levels.
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I would not
  • Implemented in-house
No
Change management was a minor issue with the implementation
InFont jnow
  • None
No
  • Online training
I just feel this way.
Just right
No
No - we have not done any customization to the interface
No - we have not done any custom code
No
The data that is generated from these assessments are so thorough and accurate. I use these tests alll year to group the students and then work on what the data says I should continue to work on. I have seen the students grow incredibly after starting tongues these assessments and highly recommend!
I am not in charge of purchassss
No
Like I have stated the data that comes from these assessments is incredibly useful.
I love the assessments
  • Data driven
  • Individual support
  • None
No
😌
It’s wonderful
Terrifi
  • Math
  • Reading
No
  • Not sure
I don’t know
  • File import/export
No
Great
No
I just di
Great
I was not
No
No
  • Student improvement
  • Student improvement
No
No
Missy Berry | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Renaissance Star 360 is a complete mathematical and reading program that is used district-wide. We use the data that it provides to help steer assessment, to document student growth, and to guide instruction. With the program being aligned to the Oklahoma Academic Standards, we are able to document our coverage of the standard material. GREAT TOOL!
  • Renaissance Star 360 encompasses all the new Oklahoma Academic Standards which is helpful in documenting the requirements.
  • Renaissance Star 360 allows for immediate data and feedback on where the teacher should start with intervention techniques and strategies.
  • It illustrates a student's growth pattern for the teacher, administration, and parents. It takes away the guessing game of where a child is performing.
  • It is a great tool for individualized instruction.
  • There is a lot of data to filter through.
  • The online reports could be combined.
  • It is a great tool for individualized instruction. I would like to keep the AM tho.
Renaissance Star 360 is really well suited in all classroom realms. It can benefit the below-average, average, and advanced learners. It is a great tool for individualized instruction.
  • Our test scores have increased dramatically.
  • It is a great tool for individualized instruction.
  • It has proved to be the most beneficial program ever!!
Renaissance and its constant looping is a better program than Study Island. I am so sad to lose the AM version next year tho.I just don't forsee a program that can mirror what benefits Renaissance Star 360 offers currently.
The entire support team with all Renaissance programs is top notch!!!!!!!!!! It is a great tool for individualized instruction. Their staff is very knowledgeable!
math and reading....elementary through high school
Can't afford the upgrade
  • math
  • reading
  • early literacy
  • not using
  • not using
I know the program and how to use it and what it offers. My school can't afford it but I highly recommend if you can afford it
No
  • Price
I wouldn't
  • Don't know
  • training
  • computer capabilities
The support offered is what makes this an easy transition
  • Self-taught
The training staff is very knowledgeable
No. I think a lot of people would be overwhelmed
It offers a complete realm of what is needed for 100% implementation
Stay up to date with goals and objectives
no
The always are so quick to return calls and always have a fix or explanation for me
  • data retrieval
  • lots to sift through
I do great with learning computer programs. I can see where someone may need some help throughout the first year of using it with fidelity. It is a great tool for individualized instruction.
Great overall program with lots of advice in implementation
Never have issues with the program
I absolutely love this program
  • Freckle Math
Easy to do...very user friendly
  • no
no
I haven't
User friendly plus lot of extra professional development offered
Be diligent in learning about what all the program offers.
Renaissance is always willing to help out in any way. We literally can call them and get immediate help.
Perfect. They have enough staff that when you have a question, you call and get immediate assistance.
They allowed us to specifically identify our needs and develop a program that met those needs.
Just to not be afraid to call them all the time. They seriously want you to if you need anything.
No
  • Haven't upgraded
  • More data with detailed Oklahoma Academic Standards breakdowns and alignment
No
No
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