Students failing to master minimum competency tests are categorized as dropouts in this description of the results of and remediation efforts for the statewide Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) Testing Program. TEAMS assesses minimum competency in basic skills at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11-12 exit level. The first administration tested all eleventh graders (n=191,556) in October 1985. Based on mastery of 70 percent of curricula objectives the required mastery level was to correctly answer 36 of 72 math items and 45 of 72 English language items. While 88 percent and 91 percent of students mastered the math and English portions respectively, 22,485 individuals failed in mathematics and 16,921 failed in English. Among students at risk, 11,751 eligible eleventh graders did not take the October tests. Prevention programs generally focused on basic skills remediation. Tenth graders, identified by previous test scores, were given individual achievement profiles and encouraged to attend a six-week summer program. Community programs, media coverage and tutorial classes prepared students for the TEAMS. Districtwide efforts helped to keep a low failure rate. Future studies will identify remediation effects. (PN)