| State Assessments | National Assessments | Combined Grades Tested 2003-2004 | Combined Grades Tested 2007-2008 | Grades Added | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2004 | 2007-2008 | 2003-2004 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Test | Grades | Test | Grades | Test | Grades | Test | Grades | ||||
| Alabama | Alabama High School Graduation Exam | 12 | Alabama High School Graduation Exam | 11 | Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition | 3–8 | K1,K2,3-8,12 | 3-8,11 | 12 | ||
| Alabama Reading Test | 3–8 | Dynamic Indicator of Basic Early Literary Skills | K1-K2 | ||||||||
| Alaska | Alaska Benchmark Exams | 3,6,8 | Standards-Based Assessments | 3–10 | TerraNova CAT/6 | 5,7 | 3,6,8,10 | 3–10 | 4,5,7,9 | ||
| High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE) | 10 | High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE) | 10 | ||||||||
| Arizona | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 3,5,8,10 | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 3-8,10 | 3,5,8,10 | 3-8,10 | 4,6,7 | ||||
| Arkansas | Benchmark Exams | 3–8 | Benchmark Exams | 3–8 | 3-8,11 | 3-8,11 | |||||
| Literacy Exam | 11 | Literacy Exam | 11 | ||||||||
| California | California Standard Tests (CSTs) | 2–11 | California Standard Tests (CSTs) | 2–11 | 2–12 | 2–11 | |||||
| California Achievement Test (CAT/6) | 3,7 | California Achievement Test (CAT/6) | 3,7 | ||||||||
| California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) | 10,11 | California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) | 10 | ||||||||
| California English Language Development Test (CELDT) | 2–12 | ||||||||||
| California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) | 10 | ||||||||||
| Colorado | Colorado Student Assessment Program | 3–10 | Colorado Student Assessment Program | 3–10 | 3–10 | 3–10 | |||||
| Connecticut | Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) | 4,6,8 | Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) | 3–8 | 4,6,8,10 | 3-8,10 | 3,5,7 | ||||
| Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 10 | Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 10 | ||||||||
| Delaware | Delaware Student Testing Program | 2–10 | Delaware Student Testing Program (Reading) | 2–10 | 2–10 | 2–10 | |||||
| Delaware Student Testing Program (Writing) | 3–10 | ||||||||||
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System | 3-8,10 | Stanford Achievement Tests, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) | 1–11 | 1–11 | 3-8,10 | |||||
| Florida | Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test | 3–10 | Florida Comprehensive Reading Assessment Test | 3–10 | 3–10 | 3–10 | |||||
| FCAT Reading SSS | 4,8,10 | ||||||||||
| Georgia | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) | 4,6,8 | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) | 1–8 | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS/A) | 3,5,8 | 3-6,8-12 | 1-8,11,EOC | 1,2,7 | ||
| Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) | 11–12 | Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) | 11 | ||||||||
| End of Course Test (EOCT) | 9–12 | End of Course Test (EOCT) | EOC | ||||||||
| Writing Assessment (GHSWT and MGWA) | 3,5,8,11 | ||||||||||
| Hawaii | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II (SAT-9 based) | 3,5,8,10 | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II (SAT-9 based) | 3-8,10 | 3,5,8,10 | 3-8,10 | 4,6,7 | ||||
| Idaho | Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) | 10 | Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) | 2–10 | 2–10 | 2–10 | |||||
| Illinois | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 3,5,8 | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 3–10 | 3,5,8,11 | 3–11 | 4,6,7,9,10 | ||||
| Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) | 11 | Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) | 11 | ||||||||
| Indiana | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) | 3,6,8,10 | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) | 3–10 | 3,6,8,10 | 3–10 | 4,5,7,9 | ||||
| Graduation Qualifying Exam | 10 | ||||||||||
| Iowa | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | 4,8 | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | K-12 | 4,8 | K-12 | K-3,5-7,9-12 | ||||
| Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) | 11 | ||||||||||
| Kansas | Kansas Computerized Assessments (KCA) | 4,7,10 | Kansas State Assessment | 3-8,HS | 4,7,10 | 3-8,HS | 3,5,6,8,9,11,12 | ||||
| Kentucky | Kentucky Core Content Test | 4,7,10 | Kentucky Core Content Test | 3-8,10 | CTBS/5 Survey Edition | 3,6,9 | 3,4,6,7,9,10,12 | 3-8,10 | 5,8 | ||
| Writing Portfolio/Writing on Demand | 4,7,12 | ||||||||||
| Louisiana | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP 21) | 4,8 | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program | 4–8 | 4,8,10,11 | 3–11 | 3,5,6,7,9 | ||||
| Graduation Exit Examination (GEE 21) | 10,11 | Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) | 10,11 | ||||||||
| Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) | 3,5,6,7,9 | ||||||||||
| Maine | Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) | 4,8,11 | Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) | 3–8 | Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) | HS (10) | 4,8,11 | 3-8,HS | 3,5,6,7,9,10,12 | ||
| Maryland | Maryland School Assessments (MSA) | 3,5,8,10 | Maryland School Assessments (MSA) | 3–8 | 3,5,8,10, EOC | 3-8,EOC | 4,6,7 | ||||
| Maryland High School Assessment | EOC | Maryland High School Assessment | EOC | ||||||||
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 3,4,7,10 | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 3-8,10 | 3,4,7,10 | 3-8,10 | 5,6,8 | ||||
| Michigan | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 4,7,11 | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 3–8 | 4,7,11 | 3-8,11 | 3,5,6,8 | ||||
| Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) | 3-8,10 | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Series II (MCA-II) | 3-8,10 | 3-8,10 | 3-8,10 | |||||
| Mississippi | Mississippi Curriculum Test | 2–8 | Mississippi Curriculum Test | 2–8 | TerraNova CTBS/5 | 6 | 2-8,HS EOC | 2-8,HS EOC | |||
| Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) | HS EOC | Subject Area Testing Program (SATP) | HS EOC | ||||||||
| Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 3,7,11 | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 3-8, EOC English II | 3,7,11 | 3-8, EOC English II | 4,5,6,8,EOC English II | ||||
| Montana | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) | 4,8,10 | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) | 3-8,10 | 4,8,10 | 3-8,10 | 3,5,6,7 | ||||
| Nebraska | School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) | 4,8,11 | School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) | 3-8,11 | 4,8,11 | 3-8,11 | 3,5,6,7 | ||||
| Nevada | Criterion-referenced tests | 3–8 | Criterion-referenced tests | 3–8 | 3-8,10-12 | 3-8,10-12 | |||||
| High School Proficiency Examination | 10–12 | High School Proficiency Examination | 10–12 | ||||||||
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) | 3,6,10 | New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) | 10 | 3,6,10 | 3-8,10,11 | 4,5,7,11 | ||||
| New England Common Assessment Program | 3-8, Pilot:11 | ||||||||||
| New Jersey | New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) | 4 | New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) | 3–7 | 4,8,11 | 3-8,11 | 3,5,6,7 | ||||
| Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) | 8 | Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) | 8 | ||||||||
| High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) | 11 | High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) | 11 | ||||||||
| New Mexico | New Mexico Achievement Assessment Program | 3–9 | New Mexico Student Assessment Program | 3–9 | 3-9,10 | 3-9,10 | |||||
| New Mexico High School Competency Examination | 10 | New Mexico High School Competency Examination | 10 | ||||||||
| New York | English Language Arts Test | 4,8 | English Language Arts Test | 3–8 | 4,8,10-12 | 3-8,EOC | EOC | ||||
| Regents Comprehensive Examination in Mathematics | 10,11,12 | High School Regents Examination | EOC | ||||||||
| North Carolina | End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension | 3–8 | End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension | 3–8 | 3,8,10, EOC | 3-9,EOC | 9 | ||||
| End of Course | EOC | End of Course | EOC | ||||||||
| North Carolina Competency Test | 10 | North Carolina Competency Test | 9 | ||||||||
| North Carolina HS Comprehensive Test | 10 | ||||||||||
| North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment | 4,8,12 | North Dakota State Assessment | 3-8,11 | 4,8,12 | 3-8,11 | 3,5,6,7,11 | ||||
| Ohio | Ohio Proficiency Test | 6,9 | Ohio Proficiency Test | 9 | 6,9 | 3–10 | 3-5,7,8,10 | ||||
| Ohio Achievement Test | 3–8 | ||||||||||
| Ohio Graduation Test | 10 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | 3-8,HS EOC | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | 3-8,HS EOC | Stanford Achievement Tests, Ninth Edition (SAT-9) | 3 | 3-8,HS EOC | 3-8,HS EOC | |||
| Oregon | TESA Knowledge and Skills Tests | 3-8, CIM | TESA Knowledge and Skills Tests | 3-8, CIM | 3-8, CIM | 3-8, CIM | |||||
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 3,5,8,11 | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 3-8,11 | 3,5,8,11 | 3-8,11 | 4,6,7 | ||||
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Writing Assessment | 3,7,10,11 | New England Common Assessment Program | 3–8 | New Standards Reference Exams | 4,8,10 | New Standards Reference Exams | 11 | 3,4,7,8,10,11 | 3-8,11 | 5,6 |
| South Carolina | Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) | 3–8 | Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) | 3–8 | 3,8,10, EOC | 3-8,10,EOC | |||||
| Basic Skills Assessment Program | 10 | High School Assessment Program | 10 | ||||||||
| End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) | EOC | End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) | EOC | ||||||||
| South Dakota | Dakota STEP | 3-8,11 | Dakota STEP | 3-8,11 | 3-8,10,11 | 2–12 | 2,9,12 | ||||
| Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) | 3,6,10 | Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) | 2–12 | ||||||||
| Achievement Series Assessments | 1–12 | ||||||||||
| Tennessee | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) | 3–8 | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Tests | 3–8 | 3-8,EOC | 3-8,EOC | |||||
| Gateway Tests | EOC | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Gateway Tests | EOC | ||||||||
| Texas | Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 3–11 | Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | |||||
| Utah | Utah Core Curriculum | 3–11 | Criterion-Referenced Tests | 3–11 | 3–11 | 3–11 | |||||
| Utah Basic Skills Competency Tests | 10 | Utah Basic Skills Competency Tests | 10 | ||||||||
| Vermont | Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment (VT-DRA) | 2 | Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment (VT-DRA) | 2 | New Standards Reference Examinations (NSRE) | 4,8,10 | New Standards Reference Examinations | 10 | 2,4,8,10 | 2-8,10 | 3,5,6,7 |
| New England Common Assessment Program | 3–8 | ||||||||||
| Virginia | Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments | 3,5,8, EOC | Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments | 3-8,EOC | 3,5,8 EOC | 3-8,EOC | 4,6,7 | ||||
| Washington | Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) | 4,7,10 | Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) | 3-8,10 | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | 3,6 | 3,4,6,7,9,10 | 3-8,10 | 5,8 | ||
| Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) | 9 | ||||||||||
| West Virginia | West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) | 3-8, 10 | West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) | 3-8,10 | 3-8,10 | 3-8,10 | |||||
| Writing Assessment | 4,7,10 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) | 4,8,10 | Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) | 3-8,10 | 3,4,8,10 | 3-8,10 | 5,6,7 | ||||
| Wisconsin Reading Comprehension (WRCT) | 3 | ||||||||||
| Wyoming | Wyoming Comprehensive Assessment System (WyCAS) | 4,8,11 | Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Schools (PAWS) | 3-8,11 | 4,8,11 | 3-8,11 | 3,5,6,7 | ||||
| Source: Council of Chief State School Officers and State Departments of Education, 2008. EOC = End of Course; CIM = Certificate of Mastery. | |||||||||||