The State Board of Education (SBOE) adopted TEKS for middle school advanced mathematics at the April 2025 meeting. 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 and are currently posted on the Middle School Advanced Mathematics TEKS Review web page. Once the new TEKS have been filed with the Texas Register, the TEKS will be available in Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 111, as follows
- 19 TAC §111.29 Grade 6, Middle School Advanced Mathematics, Adopted 2025
- 19 TAC §111.30 Grade 7, Middle School Advanced Mathematics, Adopted 2025
- 19 TAC §111.31 Grade 8, Middle School Advanced Mathematics, Algebra I, Adopted 2025
Districts and open-enrollment charter schools are required to offer a middle school advanced mathematics program that enables students to enroll in Algebra I in grade 8. The middle school advanced mathematics TEKS are optional standards that districts and schools may implement to fulfill the middle school advanced mathematics requirement. Districts and schools may also elect to offer locally developed middle school advanced mathematics programs but must ensure that students have the opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in all the middle school grade level mathematics TEKS, grades 6-8.
For reference, the middle school advanced mathematics program requirement in state law can be found in Texas Education Code §28.029. Additional requirements for implementing middle school advanced mathematics programs are outlined in 19 TAC §74.2101.
