State Assessments | National Assessments | Combined Grades Tested 2003-2004 | Combined Grades Tested 2007-2008 | Grades Added | |||||||
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2003-2004 | 2007-2008 | 2003-2004 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Test | Grades | Test | Grades | Test | Grades | Test | Grades | ||||
Alabama | Alabama High School Graduation Exam | 10 | Alabama High School Graduation Exam | 11 | Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition | 5,7 | 10 | 5,7,11 | 5,7,11 | ||
Alaska | Science Assessment (pilot testing) | 4,8,10 | 4,8,10 | 4,8,10 | |||||||
Arizona | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 4,8, and Bio | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 4,8,10 | 4,8, and Bio | 4,8,10 | 10 | ||||
Arkansas | |||||||||||
California | STAR California Standard Tests (CSTs) | 5, 9-11 | STAR California Standard Tests (CSTs) | 5,8,10 and 9-11 EOC | 5, 9-11 | 5,8,10 and 9-11 EOC | 8 | ||||
Colorado | Colorado Student Assessment Program | 5,8,10 | Colorado Student Assessment Program | 5,8,10 | 5,8,10 | 5,8,10 | |||||
Connecticut | Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 5,10 | Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 10 | 5,10 | 5,8,10 | 8 | ||||
Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) | 5,8 | ||||||||||
Delaware | Delaware Student Testing Program | 4,6,8,11 | Delaware Student Testing Program | 4,6,8,11 | 4,6,8,11 | 4,6,8,11 | |||||
District of Columbia | |||||||||||
Florida | Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Science | 5,8,11 | Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test | 5,8,11 | 5,8,11 | 5,8,11 | |||||
Georgia | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) | 4,6,8 | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) | 3–8 | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS/A) | 3,5,8 | 3-6,8-12 | 3-8,11,EOC | 7 | ||
End of Course Test (EOCT) | 9–12 | End of Course Test (EOCT) | EOC | ||||||||
Georgia High School Graduation Tests | 11 | ||||||||||
Hawaii | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II (SAT-9 based) | 5,7,11 | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II (SAT-9 based) | 5,7,11 | 5,7,11 | 5,7,11 | |||||
Idaho | Science Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) | 5,7,10 | Science Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) | 5,7,10 | 5,7,10 | 5,7,10 | |||||
Illinois | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 4,7 | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 3–8 | 4,7,11 | 3-8,11 | 3,5,6,8 | ||||
Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Science | 11 | Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Science | 11 | ||||||||
Indiana | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) | 5 | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) | 5,7, Biology EOC | 5 | 5,7, Biology EOC | 7,Biology EOC | ||||
Iowa | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | 8,11 | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | 5,8,11 | 8,11 | 5,8,11 | 5 | ||||
Kansas | Kansas Computerized Assessments (KCA) | 4,7,10 | Kansas State Assessment | 4,7,10 | 4,7,10 | 4,7,10 | |||||
Kentucky | Kentucky Core Content Test | 4,7,11 | Kentucky Core Content Test | 4,7,11 | 4,7,11 | 4,7,11 | |||||
Louisiana | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP 21) | 4,8 | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program | 4,8 | 4,8,10,11 | 3–11 | 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) | 4,8 | 4,8,11 | 4,8 | |||||
Maryland | Maryland School Assessment (MSA) | 5,8 | 5,8 | 5,8 | |||||||
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 5,8,9,10 | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 5,8,9,10 | 5,8,9,10 | 5,8,9,10 | |||||
Michigan | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 5,8,11 | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 5,8 | 5,8,11 | 5,8,11 | |||||
Michigan Merit Examination | 11 | ||||||||||
Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Series II (MCA-II) | 5,8,HS | 5,8,HS | 5,8,HS | |||||||
Mississippi | Elementary/Middle Grades Science Assessments | 5,8 | Elementary/Middle Grades Science Assessments | 5,8 | 5,8 | 5,8,EOC | EOC | ||||
Mississippi Area Subject Testing | EOC | ||||||||||
Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 3,7,10 | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 3,7,Biology EOC | 3,7,10 | 3,7,Biology EOC | Biology EOC | ||||
Montana | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) | 4,8,11 | Iowa Tests and Basic Skills | 4,8 | 4,8,11 | 4,8,10,11 | 10 | ||||
Montana's Criterion-Referenced Test | 4,8,10 | Iowa Tests of Educational Development | 11 | ||||||||
Nebraska | School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) | 4,8,11 | School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) | 4 or 5,8,11 | 4,8,11 | 4 or 5,8,11 | 5 | ||||
Nevada | Criterion-referenced tests | 5,8 | Criterion-referenced tests | 5,8 | Iowa Tests and Basic Skills | 4,7 | 4,5,7,8,10 | 5,8 | |||
Iowa Tests of Educational Development | 10 | ||||||||||
New Hampshire | New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) | 6,10 | New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) | 6,10 | 6,10 | 4,6,8,10,11 | 4,8,11 | ||||
Tri-State Assessment End of Grade | 4,8,11 | ||||||||||
New England Common Assessment Program (Tri-State) Science (pilot) | 4,8,11 | ||||||||||
New Jersey | New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) | 4 | New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) | 4 | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | |||||
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 Student Assessment Program | 3-9,11 | 3-9,11 | 3-9,11 | |||||||
New York | Regents Comprehensive Examination in Science | 4,8,HS | Science Examination, Regents | 4,8,HS | 4,8,HS | 4,8,HS | |||||
End of Course Test | HS | ||||||||||
North Carolina | End of Grade | 5,8 | End-of-Grade Science | 3–8 | 5,8,HS | 3-8,EOC | 3,4,6,7 | ||||
End of Grade: Biology | HS | End of Course | EOC | ||||||||
North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | |||||||
Ohio | Ohio Proficiency Test | 4,6,11,12 | Ohio Proficiency Test | 9 | 4,6,10-12 | 5,8-10 | 5,8,9 | ||||
Ohio Graduation Test | 10 | Ohio Graduation Test | 10 | ||||||||
Ohio Achievement Test | 5,8 | ||||||||||
Oklahoma | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | 5,8,EOC | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | 5,8,EOC | 5,8,EOC | 5,8,EOC | |||||
Oregon | TESA Science Knowledge and Skills Tests | 5,8,CIM | TESA Science Knowledge and Skills Tests | 5,8,CIM | 5,8,CIM | 5,8,CIM | |||||
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 4,8,11 | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | |||||
Rhode Island | Tri-State Science Assessment | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | |||||||
South Carolina | Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) | 3–8 | Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) | 3–8 | 3–8 | 3-8,EOC | EOC | ||||
End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) | 3–8 | End of Course Examination Program | EOC | ||||||||
South Dakota | Dakota STEP | 3-8,11 | Dakota STEP | 3-8,11 | 3-8,11 | 1–12 | 1,2,9,10,12 | ||||
Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) | 2–8 | Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) | 2–10 | ||||||||
Achievement Series Assessments | 1–12 | ||||||||||
Tennessee | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) | 3-8,11 | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Tests | 3–8 | 3,8,11,EOC | 3-8,EOC | |||||
Gateway Tests | EOC | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Gateway Tests | EOC | ||||||||
Texas | Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 5,10,11 | Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 5,8,10,11 | 5,10,11 | 5,8,10,11 | 8 | ||||
Utah | Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) - includes the Utah Core CRTs | 4–11 | Science Core Criterion-Referenced Tests | 4-8,11 | 4–11 | 4-8,11 | |||||
Vermont | Vermont—PASS | 5,9,11 | Vermont—PASS | 5,9,11 | 5,9,11 | 5,9,11 | |||||
Virginia | Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments | 3,5,8,HS | Standards of Learning Assessment | 3,5,8,HS | 3,5,8,HS | 3,5,8,HS | |||||
Washington | Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) | 5,8,10 | Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) | 5,8,10 | 5,8,10 | 5,8,10 | |||||
Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) | 5,8,10 | 5,8,10 | 5,8,10 | ||||||||
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 | |||||
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) | 4,8,10 | Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) | 4,8,10 | 4,8,10 | 4,8,10 | |||||
Wyoming | Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) | 4,8,11 | Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | 4,8,11 | |||||
Source: Council of Chief State School Officers and State Departments of Education, 2008. EOC = End of Course; CIM = Certificate of Mastery. |