| --- |
| license: mit |
| task_categories: |
| - feature-extraction |
| - text-retrieval |
| language: |
| - en |
| - es |
| tags: |
| - education |
| - standards |
| - texas |
| - teks |
| - k12 |
| - curriculum |
| - edtech |
| - homeschool |
| - standards-alignment |
| - tea |
| pretty_name: Texas TEKS Standards |
| size_categories: |
| - 10K<n<100K |
| configs: |
| - config_name: default |
| data_files: |
| - split: ela |
| path: data/ela.json |
| - split: math |
| path: data/math.json |
| - split: science |
| path: data/science.json |
| - split: social_studies |
| path: data/social_studies.json |
| - split: fine_arts |
| path: data/fine_arts.json |
| - split: health |
| path: data/health.json |
| - split: pe |
| path: data/pe.json |
| - split: spanish_ela |
| path: data/spanish_ela.json |
| - split: technology |
| path: data/technology.json |
| - split: lote |
| path: data/lote.json |
| - split: cte |
| path: data/cte.json |
| - split: other |
| path: data/other.json |
| - split: pre_k |
| path: data/pre_k.json |
| --- |
| |
| # Texas TEKS Standards |
|
|
| Complete Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards dataset sourced directly from the official Texas Education Agency (TEA) CASE API. Covers all subjects and grade levels from Pre-K through high school, including CTE pathways. |
|
|
| Intended for use in curriculum planning tools, standards-alignment systems, AI tutoring applications, and educational search/retrieval pipelines. |
|
|
| ## Source |
|
|
| - **Provider:** Texas Education Agency |
| - **API:** [teks-api.texasgateway.org](https://teks-api.texasgateway.org) (CASE v1p0) |
| - **Version:** v2.1.1 (ELA, Science, Spanish ELA), v1.1.2 (all others) |
| - **Standard:** IMS Global CASE 1.0 |
|
|
| ## Coverage |
|
|
| | Split | Subject | Records | |
| |---|---|---| |
| | ela | English Language Arts and Reading (ELA) | 2,001 | |
| | math | Mathematics | 1,144 | |
| | science | Science | 1,096 | |
| | social_studies | Social Studies | 1,898 | |
| | fine_arts | Fine Arts | 1,347 | |
| | health | Health Education | 847 | |
| | pe | Physical Education | 567 | |
| | spanish_ela | Spanish Language Arts and English as a Second Language | 1,144 | |
| | technology | Technology Applications | 342 | |
| | lote | Languages Other Than English | 306 | |
| | cte | Career and Technical Education | 21,674 | |
| | other | Other Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills | 136 | |
| | pre_k | Prekindergarten Guidelines | 187 | |
| | **Total** | | **32,689** | |
|
|
| ## Schema |
|
|
| Each record contains: |
|
|
| | Field | Type | Description | |
| |---|---|---| |
| | `id` | string (UUID) | Unique identifier for this record | |
| | `code` | string | Official TEKS code (e.g. `110.2.b.1.A`) | |
| | `title` | string | Full standard text as published by TEA | |
| | `description` | string\|null | Additional descriptive text where provided by the source API | |
| | `subject_area` | string | Subject category (e.g. `ELA`, `Mathematics`) | |
| | `grade_level` | string | Grade or course level (e.g. `K`, `1`, `8`, `English I`) | |
| | `domain` | string\|null | Domain or strand grouping (not populated in current version) | |
| | `cluster` | string\|null | Cluster grouping (not populated in current version) | |
| | `parent_id` | string\|null | UUID of parent standard (strand or knowledge/skills row); null for top-level entries | |
| | `source` | string | Always `texas_teks` | |
| | `sort_order` | integer | Ordering position within a grade level | |
| | `teks_uuid` | string (UUID) | Original UUID from the TEA CASE API | |
|
|
| > **Note:** `description`, `domain`, and `cluster` fields are present in the schema for forward compatibility but are null in most records in the current version. `parent_id` enables hierarchical traversal of the standard tree. |
| |
| ## Usage |
| ```python |
| from datasets import load_dataset |
|
|
| # Load a specific subject |
| ela = load_dataset("tessak22/texasteks", split="ela") |
| |
| # Load all subjects |
| dataset = load_dataset("tessak22/texasteks") |
|
|
| # Filter by grade level |
| grade_3_math = load_dataset("tessak22/texasteks", split="math").filter( |
| lambda x: x["grade_level"] == "3" |
| ) |
|
|
| # Search standards by keyword |
| science = load_dataset("tessak22/texasteks", split="science") |
| energy_standards = science.filter( |
| lambda x: "energy" in x["title"].lower() |
| ) |
| ``` |
| |
| ## Intended Use |
|
|
| - **Curriculum planning tools** — map learning activities to official state standards |
| - **Standards-alignment systems** — tag content, assignments, or assessments to TEKS codes |
| - **AI tutoring / LLM applications** — provide structured standards context for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) |
| - **Homeschool management apps** — enable standards-based tracking for Texas homeschool families |
| - **Ed-tech search and discovery** — power faceted search over Texas K–12 learning objectives |
|
|
| ## Known Limitations |
|
|
| - TEKS standards are updated periodically by TEA. This dataset reflects the API state as of the last update date; it may not reflect recent amendments. |
| - `domain` and `cluster` fields are not populated in the current version. |
| - CTE contains 21,674 records across numerous pathways and courses—users working with CTE data should expect high volume and granularity. |
| - Grade level values are strings and may be numeric (`"3"`), named (`"English I"`), or range-based depending on subject area. Normalize as needed for your use case. |
|
|
| ## License |
|
|
| MIT — TEKS standards text is published by the Texas Education Agency as public domain curriculum content. See [TEA copyright information](https://www.texasgateway.org/terms-conditions) for details. |
