---
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.