5th Grade STAAR Math FREE Sample Practice Questions

Preparing your student for the 5th Grade STAAR Math test? To succeed on the 5th Grade STAAR Math test, students need to practice as many real STAAR Math questions as possible.  There’s nothing like working on STAAR Math sample questions to measure your student’s exam readiness and put him/her more at ease when taking the 5th Grade STAAR Math test. The sample math questions you’ll find here are brief samples designed to give students the insights they need to be as prepared as possible for their STAAR Math test.

Check out our sample STAAR Math practice questions to find out what areas your student needs to practice more before taking the 5th Grade STAAR Math test!

Start preparing your student for the 2026 STAAR Math test with our free sample practice questions. Also, make sure to follow some of the related links at the bottom of this post to get a better idea of what kind of mathematics questions students need to practice.

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A. $20,000

B. $30,000

C. $300,000

D. $340,000

6- William keeps track of the length of each fish that he catches. Following are the lengths in inches of the fish that he caught one day: \(13, 14, 9, 11, 9, 10, 18\)
What is the median fish length that William caught that day?

A. 11 Inches

B. 9 Inches

C. 12 Inches

D. 13 Inches

7- Solve: \(9 + [8 × 5] ÷ 2 =\) ? ________

8- What is the median of these numbers? \(4, 9, 13, 8, 15, 18, 5\)

A. 8

B. 9

C. 13

D. 15

9- The area of the base of the following cylinder is 50 square inches and its height is 10 inches. What is the volume of the cylinder? ________

10- A rope 13 yards long is cut into 4 equal parts. Which expression does NOT equal to the length of each part?

A. \(13 ÷ 4\)

B. \(\frac{13}{4}\)

C. \(4 ÷ 13\)

D. \(4\sqrt{13}\)

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Answers:

2- D
Find the area of the room, which is a square. Use the area of a square formula.
\(S= a^2 ⇒ S= 18\) feet \(× 18\) feet \(= 324\) square feet

3- D
Use the percent formula:
part\( =\frac{percent}{100}× \)whole
\(600 =\frac{percent}{100}× 2400⇒ 600=\) percent \(× 24 ⇒\)percent\(=25 \)

4- A
Use the area of a rectangle formula.
\(A= a × b ⇒ A= 54 × 12 ⇒ A= 648\)
Divide the area by 9 (\(3 × 3 = 9\) squares) to find the number of squares needed. \(648 ÷ 9 = 72\)

5- C
ABC Corporation’s income \(= \frac{2}{3}\) management’s predicted income.
\($200,000 = \frac{2}{3}\) management’s predicted income
management’s predicted income \(= $200,000×\frac{3}{2} =$300,000\)

6- A
Write the numbers in order:
\(9, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18\)
Median is the number in the middle. Therefore, the median is 11.

7- 29
Use PEMDAS (order of operation):
\(9 + [8 × 5] ÷ 2 = 9 + (40) ÷ 2 = 9 + (40 ÷ 2) = 29\)

8- B
Write the numbers in order:
\(4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 15, 18\)
Median is the number in the middle. Therefore, the median is 9.

9- 500
Use the volume of a cylinder formula.
Voluem\(=\) base \(×\) heigth \(⇒ V=50 × 10 ⇒ V=500\)

10- C
13 yards 13-yard-long rope is cut into 4 equal parts. Therefore, 13 should be divided by 4. Only option C is NOT 13 divided by 4. (It is 4 divided by 13)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many sample questions are on this page?

About 10 questions — a quick warm-up rather than a full test. Use it to build confidence with STAAR-style items before your child tackles a complete timed practice exam closer to STAAR day.

Is a calculator allowed on the STAAR Grade 5 Math?

Yes. Texas allows a calculator on the entire 5th Grade STAAR Math test (this is different from the FSA in Florida). Your child can use an on-screen calculator if testing online, or be provided one if testing on paper. These sample questions match that policy.

What topics do the sample questions cover?

Whole number and decimal operations, adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, multiplying fractions, volume of rectangular prisms, the coordinate plane (Quadrant I), and basic financial literacy (income, taxes, balance) — a TEKS-specific topic your child won’t see on most other state tests.

What’s TEKS?

TEKS stands for Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills — the state’s set of grade-level academic standards. STAAR tests measure how well students have mastered the TEKS for their grade. Grade 5 Math TEKS overlap heavily with Common Core but include some Texas-specific standards like financial literacy.

How long is the full STAAR Grade 5 Math test?

The actual STAAR Math test runs roughly 4 hours of allowed time, though most students finish in 2-3 hours. It has about 35-40 questions. These sample questions are a 15-20 minute warm-up, not a full-length replica.

What kinds of questions are on the STAAR Math?

Multiple-choice (4 answer choices), griddable items (your child types in a numerical answer using a digit grid), and on the online version, drag-and-drop and hot-spot items. The mix of formats matches what your child will see on test day.

What’s a passing score on the STAAR Grade 5 Math?

STAAR scores fall into four categories: Did Not Meet, Approaches Grade Level (the minimum acceptable), Meets Grade Level, and Masters Grade Level. Approaches Grade Level requires roughly 36-44% correct depending on the year’s scale; Meets requires roughly 55-65%; Masters requires roughly 75%+.

My child found these hard. What should we do?

Identify which 2-3 topics gave the most trouble. Spend 2-3 sessions reviewing each one — with worked examples, not just more practice. Then come back to the same sample questions and redo them. Improvement on familiar items builds confidence. Save the full-length practice test for when your child can handle 7-8 of the 10 samples comfortably.

How should we prepare for the STAAR Math overall?

For most Texas fifth-graders, 4-6 weeks of practice at 20-30 minutes per day works well. Start with one full-length practice test to identify weak topics. Focus the middle weeks on those topics. Finish the last two weeks with two more timed practice tests to build stamina.

Where can I find more STAAR Grade 5 practice?

EffortlessMath has a full-length 5th Grade STAAR Math practice test, the STAAR Math Grade 5 practice test questions page, the 5th Grade STAAR Math for Beginners workbook covering every TEKS topic, and the STAAR Grade 5 Math Test Prep Bundle.

Related EffortlessMath Lessons

If a topic on this page feels rusty, these short lessons go deeper:

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• Add fractions with unlike denominators
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