Iowa to Require Testing of Writing and Language Arts
What Tests Does Each State Require?
Education Week has tracked states' testing plans in math and English/language arts since 2014. This yr'due south survey constitute a continued, steady erosion in the number of states using the PARCC or Smarter Balanced mutual-cadre-aligned tests: five fewer than in 2017. The number of states requiring students to take higher-admissions tests, or laissez passer an exit examination to graduate, is holding steady. (For an interactive breakup of states' 2016-17 testing plans, click here.)
Beneath are highlights from the latest survey of testing plans. Scroll down to encounter the full results for 2019.
Which States Apply PARCC or Smarter Balanced?
Just Ane-Third of the states employ the PARCC or Smarter Balanced tests.
- Xv states and the District of Columbia volition administer PARCC or Smarter Balanced tests in the spring of 2019. That'south five fewer than in 2016 and 2017.
- 30-two states utilise tests they designed or bought.
- Iii states give hybrid tests. Ii mix their own questions with items from the PARCC/New Height item bank, and one adds its own questions onto the full Smarter Balanced test.
- Read more than most the current state of mutual-cadre tests.
Learn more nigh u.s. using PARCC or Smarter Balanced tests.
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| State Name | 3-viii Test | Loftier School Test | Exit Test? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 3-eight Test: Smarter Counterbalanced | High School Test: Smarter Balanced | Exit Exam? No | |
| Connecticut | 3-8 Exam: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Examination: SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Delaware | iii-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| District of Columbia | 3-viii Examination: PARCC | High School Examination: PARCC, SAT | Exit Examination? No | |
| Hawaii | 3-viii Examination: Smarter Balanced | High Schoolhouse Test: Smarter Balanced, Human action | Go out Exam? No | |
| Idaho | 3-viii Exam: Smarter Balanced | High School Exam: Smarter Balanced, SAT or ACT | Exit Examination? No | |
| Illinois | 3-8 Test: PARCC | High School Test: PSAT, Saturday | Exit Test? No | |
| Maryland | 3-8 Examination: PARCC | High School Test: PARCC | Exit Exam? Yes | |
| Montana | three-8 Examination: Smarter Counterbalanced | High School Test: Human activity | Exit Examination? No | |
| Nevada | 3-eight Test: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Test: Deed | Leave Exam? No | |
| New Bailiwick of jersey | 3-8 Test: PARCC | High School Test: PARCC | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass PARCC or use other options, including achieving specified scores on the ACT or SAT. |
| New Mexico | three-8 Examination: PARCC | High School Test: PARCC | Exit Examination? Yes | |
| Oregon | iii-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: Smarter Balanced | Exit Exam? No | |
| South Dakota | iii-eight Exam: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Exam: Smarter Balanced | Leave Exam? No | |
| Vermont | 3-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: Smarter Balanced | Leave Test? No | |
| Washington | three-8 Exam: Smarter Balanced | High Schoolhouse Test: Smarter Balanced | Exit Test? Aye | Notes: Students must pass Smarter Balanced, or use other options, including achieving specified scores on ACT, Sabbatum, AP or IB. |
Learn more about the states using non-consortium tests.
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| State Proper noun | three-viii Exam | Loftier School Examination | Get out Exam? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | iii-8 Test: Scantron | Loftier School Test: pre-Deed, ACT, Human action WorkKeys | Get out Exam? No | |
| Alaska | iii-8 Examination: Functioning Evaluation for Alaska'due south Schools (PEAKS) | High Schoolhouse Test: PEAKS | Exit Exam? No | |
| Arizona | 3-viii Test: AZMerit | High School Examination: AZMerit terminate-of-course test or substitutes | Exit Exam? No | Notes: Districts may substitute other tests, such as SAT, ACT, IB or AP, for high school AZMerit. |
| Arkansas | three-8 Test: ACT Aspire | High School Test: Deed Aspire | Exit Exam? No | Notes: All districts must offering Human action, but students not required to participate. |
| Florida | 3-viii Exam: Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) | Loftier Schoolhouse Exam: FSA | Exit Test? Yes | Notes: Students must pass exit exams or attain specified scores on Human activity or SAT. |
| Georgia | 3-eight Test: Georgia Milestones | High School Test: Georgia Milestones end-of-course exams | Exit Examination? No | |
| Indiana | iii-8 Exam: ILEARN | High School Test: ISTEP+ | Exit Test? Aye | |
| Iowa | 3-viii Test: Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) | High School Test: ISASP | Exit Exam? No | |
| Kansas | 3-8 Examination: Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) | Loftier School Test: KAP | Exit Examination? No | |
| Kentucky | iii-8 Test: Kentucky Operation Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) | High School Examination: Thou-PREP, Human activity | Exit Test? No | |
| Maine | 3-viii Test: Maine Educational Cess (MEA) | Loftier School Test: SAT | Exit Examination? No | |
| Massachusetts | 3-8 Examination: Massachusetts Comprehensive Cess Arrangement (MCAS) | Loftier School Test: MCAS | Leave Exam? Aye | |
| Minnesota | 3-8 Test: Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) | High School Exam: MCA | Get out Exam? No | |
| Mississippi | 3-8 Test: Mississippi Bookish Assessment Program (MAAP) | High School Examination: MAAP, ACT | Go out Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass MAAP end-of-course exams, or utilize other options, including achieving specified scores on the Deed or grades in dual-credit courses. |
| Missouri | 3-8 Test: Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | High School Test: MAP end-of-course tests | Exit Exam? No | |
| Nebraska | 3-eight Test: Nebraska Student-Centered Cess System (NSCAS) | Loftier School Examination: ACT | Go out Exam? No | |
| New Hampshire | iii-8 Test: New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS), *Performance Assessment of Competency Education (Pace) (some districts) | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: SAT | Exit Examination? No | Notes: *11 districts give NHSAS in grades 3-4 and 6-viii, and use locally designed performance assessments (PACE) in other tested grades. |
| New York | 3-eight Test: New York Country Assessments | Loftier School Exam: Regents Examinations | Leave Examination? Yes | |
| North Carolina | iii-8 Test: North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests | High Schoolhouse Test: Northward Carolina End-of-Class Tests, ACT | Exit Exam? No | Notes: WorkKeys required of students completing career-technical education courses of study. |
| Northward Dakota | 3-8 Examination: North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA) | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: NDSA | Exit Exam? No | Notes: Students must take ACT or WorkKeys. Districts may substitute Act for state high school test. |
| Ohio | three-8 Test: Ohio'south State Tests | High Schoolhouse Test: OST cease-of-course exams, ACT or SAT | Leave Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass end-of-course exams, or achieve specified scores on other tests, such as ACT or Saturday. |
| Oklahoma | iii-8 Examination: Oklahoma Schoolhouse Testing Program | High School Examination: Human activity or SAT | Go out Exam? No | Notes: Districts choose between Act and Sabbatum. |
| Pennsylvania | 3-8 Examination: Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | Loftier School Exam: Keystone end-of-form tests | Go out Exam? No | |
| Rhode Island | three-8 Test: Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) | High School Exam: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| S Carolina | 3-8 Examination: SCReady | High School Test: stop-of-grade tests, Fix to Work | Exit Exam? No | |
| Tennessee | 3-eight Test: TNReady | Loftier School Exam: TNReady terminate-of-course tests, Human action or Saturday | Exit Examination? No | Notes: Districts choose between ACT or Saturday. |
| Texas | 3-8 Examination: State of Texas Assessments of Bookish Readiness (STAAR) | High School Exam: STAAR terminate-of-course tests | Exit Exam? Yes | |
| Utah | iii-eight Test: Readiness Comeback Success Empowerment (Rise) | High Schoolhouse Test: Utah Aspire Plus, Act | Get out Exam? No | Notes: Utah Aspire Plus blends Utah-developed items and items from ACT Aspire. |
| Virginia | 3-eight Test: Standards of Learning (SOL) | High School Test: SOL cease-of-course exams | Go out Test? Yep | Notes: Students must pass SOL exams or achieve specified scores on other tests, including ACT, Saturday, AP or IB. |
| West Virginia | 3-8 Exam: West Virginia General Summative Cess | High School Examination: Saturday | Exit Exam? No | |
| Wisconsin | 3-8 Test: Wisconsin Forward | High Schoolhouse Test: Act Aspire, Human activity, ACT WorkKeys | Go out Examination? No | |
| Wyoming | three-eight Test: Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) | High Schoolhouse Test: WY-TOPP, Deed | Exit Test? No |
Learn more about us mixing PARCC and Smarter Balanced with their own items.
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| Land Proper name | 3-8 Examination | High School Examination | Exit Examination? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 3-viii Test: Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) | Loftier School Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Test? No | Notes: CMAS is a mix of questions developed by Colorado and past PARCC/New Meridian. |
| Louisiana | 3-8 Test: Louisiana Educational Assessment Plan (Jump) | High School Examination: Spring end-of-form tests | Get out Exam? Yes | Notes: Leap is a mix of questions designed by Louisiana and by PARCC/New Tiptop. Students may substitute WorkKeys for Human action. |
| Michigan | three-8 Test: Michigan Educatee Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP), PSAT | High School Test: PSAT, SAT, ACT WorkKeys | Exit Exam? No | Notes: K-Stride includes Michigan-designed questions and the Smarter Counterbalanced test. |
Which States Require Students to Take the SAT or Act?
Requiring the ACT or Sabbatum is Belongings STEADY after a rise in popularity.
- Twenty-v states require students to have the Sat or ACT, the aforementioned number as in 2016 and 2017. That number had been climbing steadily—from seven states a decade ago— as states looked for means to encourage students to become to college.
Learn more well-nigh usa that require Sat or Act.
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| State Name | 3-viii Test | High Schoolhouse Test | Exit Exam? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3-8 Test: Scantron | High School Examination: pre-ACT, ACT, Human activity WorkKeys | Exit Exam? No | |
| Colorado | 3-8 Examination: Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) | High Schoolhouse Examination: PSAT, Sabbatum | Get out Test? No | Notes: CMAS is a mix of questions developed by Colorado and past PARCC/New Superlative. |
| Connecticut | iii-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Test: SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Delaware | 3-viii Exam: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Examination: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| District of Columbia | 3-8 Test: PARCC | High School Test: PARCC, Sat | Leave Test? No | |
| Hawaii | three-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High School Exam: Smarter Balanced, ACT | Get out Examination? No | |
| Idaho | 3-8 Test: Smarter Counterbalanced | Loftier Schoolhouse Exam: Smarter Balanced, SAT or ACT | Go out Exam? No | |
| Illinois | iii-8 Test: PARCC | High Schoolhouse Exam: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Kentucky | 3-8 Test: Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) | Loftier School Test: M-PREP, Human activity | Leave Exam? No | |
| Maine | 3-8 Examination: Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) | Loftier School Test: SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Michigan | 3-8 Test: Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (G-STEP), PSAT | High Schoolhouse Exam: PSAT, SAT, Act WorkKeys | Leave Exam? No | Notes: M-Stride includes Michigan-designed questions and the Smarter Balanced exam. |
| Mississippi | 3-viii Exam: Mississippi Academic Assessment Programme (MAAP) | High Schoolhouse Test: MAAP, ACT | Exit Exam? Aye | Notes: Students must pass MAAP end-of-course exams, or apply other options, including achieving specified scores on the ACT or grades in dual-credit courses. |
| Montana | iii-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: ACT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Nebraska | 3-8 Test: Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) | Loftier School Examination: ACT | Exit Examination? No | |
| Nevada | 3-8 Test: Smarter Counterbalanced | High Schoolhouse Exam: ACT | Exit Exam? No | |
| New Hampshire | iii-8 Exam: New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS), *Performance Assessment of Competency Education (Stride) (some districts) | High Schoolhouse Test: SAT | Leave Exam? No | Notes: *11 districts give NHSAS in grades 3-iv and half-dozen-viii, and utilise locally designed operation assessments (Stride) in other tested grades. |
| North Carolina | 3-8 Exam: Northward Carolina End-of-Class Tests | High Schoolhouse Test: Due north Carolina End-of-Course Tests, ACT | Exit Exam? No | Notes: WorkKeys required of students completing career-technical instruction courses of study. |
| Ohio | 3-eight Test: Ohio's State Tests | High Schoolhouse Examination: OST end-of-course exams, Human activity or SAT | Go out Test? Yes | Notes: Students must laissez passer end-of-course exams, or achieve specified scores on other tests, such as ACT or SAT. |
| Oklahoma | 3-8 Test: Oklahoma Schoolhouse Testing Program | Loftier School Examination: ACT or Sat | Exit Test? No | Notes: Districts choose between Act and SAT. |
| Rhode Island | 3-8 Examination: Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) | Loftier School Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Tennessee | three-8 Examination: TNReady | High Schoolhouse Exam: TNReady finish-of-course tests, ACT or Sabbatum | Exit Exam? No | Notes: Districts cull between ACT or SAT. |
| Utah | 3-eight Test: Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) | Loftier School Test: Utah Aspire Plus, ACT | Exit Examination? No | Notes: Utah Aspire Plus blends Utah-developed items and items from ACT Aspire. |
| West Virginia | three-viii Examination: West Virginia General Summative Assessment | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: Saturday | Go out Exam? No | |
| Wisconsin | 3-8 Examination: Wisconsin Forwards | High School Test: ACT Aspire, ACT, Deed WorkKeys | Exit Exam? No | |
| Wyoming | iii-8 Test: Wyoming Exam of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) | High Schoolhouse Examination: WY-TOPP, Human activity | Exit Exam? No |
Which States Require Exit Exams?
Requiring exit exams is HOLDING STEADY after a decline.
- Thirteen states require students to pass a test to become a high school diploma, i more than in 2017. In some states, students tin can use projects or portfolios to meet this requirement. Exit exams used to be more popular: In 2002, more than half us required them.
Learn more nigh u.s. that require get out exams.
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| State Name | 3-8 Test | High School Test | Get out Exam? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | iii-viii Examination: Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: FSA | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must laissez passer leave exams or achieve specified scores on Human activity or SAT. |
| Indiana | iii-viii Test: ILEARN | High School Test: ISTEP+ | Exit Exam? Yes | |
| Louisiana | 3-8 Test: Louisiana Educational Assessment Programme (Leap) | High School Test: Jump end-of-course tests | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: LEAP is a mix of questions designed by Louisiana and past PARCC/New Superlative. Students may substitute WorkKeys for Human activity. |
| Maryland | 3-8 Examination: PARCC | High School Test: PARCC | Exit Exam? Yep | |
| Massachusetts | 3-viii Exam: Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Organization (MCAS) | High School Test: MCAS | Get out Exam? Yes | |
| Mississippi | three-8 Test: Mississippi Academic Assessment Programme (MAAP) | High School Test: MAAP, ACT | Go out Test? Yep | Notes: Students must laissez passer MAAP stop-of-course exams, or utilise other options, including achieving specified scores on the Human activity or grades in dual-credit courses. |
| New Bailiwick of jersey | 3-8 Test: PARCC | High School Exam: PARCC | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must laissez passer PARCC or use other options, including achieving specified scores on the Human activity or Saturday. |
| New United mexican states | 3-8 Test: PARCC | High Schoolhouse Examination: PARCC | Exit Test? Yes | |
| New York | 3-eight Test: New York State Assessments | Loftier School Exam: Regents Examinations | Leave Exam? Yes | |
| Ohio | 3-viii Test: Ohio'southward Country Tests | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: OST end-of-course exams, Human action or SAT | Get out Exam? Yep | Notes: Students must pass end-of-course exams, or achieve specified scores on other tests, such as ACT or Sabbatum. |
| Texas | three-8 Test: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) | High School Examination: STAAR finish-of-grade tests | Exit Test? Yes | |
| Virginia | 3-8 Test: Standards of Learning (SOL) | High School Test: SOL finish-of-course exams | Exit Exam? Aye | Notes: Students must pass SOL exams or achieve specified scores on other tests, including ACT, SAT, AP or IB. |
| Washington | three-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | Loftier Schoolhouse Exam: Smarter Counterbalanced | Exit Test? Yes | Notes: Students must laissez passer Smarter Balanced, or apply other options, including achieving specified scores on Deed, Saturday, AP or IB. |
What tests are states requiring in 2018-xix?
Below is a consummate breakup of results from our land survey.
| Land Proper name | three-eight Test | Loftier School Test | Exit Exam? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | three-8 Test: Scantron | Loftier School Test: pre-Act, Deed, ACT WorkKeys | Exit Test? No | |
| Alaska | three-8 Test: Performance Evaluation for Alaska'southward Schools (PEAKS) | High Schoolhouse Examination: PEAKS | Get out Exam? No | |
| Arizona | 3-8 Test: AZMerit | High School Examination: AZMerit finish-of-course exam or substitutes | Exit Examination? No | Notes: Districts may substitute other tests, such equally SAT, ACT, IB or AP, for high school AZMerit. |
| Arkansas | 3-eight Test: Act Aspire | High Schoolhouse Exam: ACT Aspire | Exit Exam? No | Notes: All districts must offer Deed, but students not required to participate. |
| California | three-8 Exam: Smarter Counterbalanced | Loftier School Test: Smarter Counterbalanced | Exit Exam? No | |
| Colorado | iii-8 Test: Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) | High School Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | Notes: CMAS is a mix of questions developed by Colorado and by PARCC/New Meridian. |
| Connecticut | 3-eight Exam: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Delaware | 3-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High Schoolhouse Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Examination? No | |
| District of Columbia | 3-eight Test: PARCC | High School Exam: PARCC, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Florida | 3-viii Examination: Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: FSA | Leave Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass exit exams or achieve specified scores on Human activity or SAT. |
| Georgia | three-8 Test: Georgia Milestones | High Schoolhouse Test: Georgia Milestones end-of-course exams | Exit Examination? No | |
| Hawaii | 3-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: Smarter Balanced, ACT | Go out Exam? No | |
| Idaho | 3-8 Test: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: Smarter Balanced, SAT or Human action | Go out Exam? No | |
| Illinois | 3-viii Exam: PARCC | High Schoolhouse Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Indiana | 3-8 Test: ILEARN | High School Test: ISTEP+ | Leave Exam? Yes | |
| Iowa | 3-8 Exam: Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) | High School Examination: ISASP | Exit Examination? No | |
| Kansas | iii-8 Test: Kansas Assessment Programme (KAP) | High School Test: KAP | Exit Exam? No | |
| Kentucky | three-viii Test: Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) | High Schoolhouse Examination: K-PREP, ACT | Exit Exam? No | |
| Louisiana | 3-8 Exam: Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (Jump) | High School Test: Jump stop-of-course tests | Go out Test? Yes | Notes: LEAP is a mix of questions designed past Louisiana and by PARCC/New Meridian. Students may substitute WorkKeys for ACT. |
| Maine | 3-8 Exam: Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) | High Schoolhouse Test: SAT | Go out Exam? No | |
| Maryland | 3-8 Test: PARCC | High Schoolhouse Examination: PARCC | Exit Exam? Yes | |
| Massachusetts | 3-viii Examination: Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment Organization (MCAS) | High Schoolhouse Examination: MCAS | Leave Examination? Yep | |
| Michigan | 3-viii Exam: Michigan Student Examination of Educational Progress (Yard-STEP), PSAT | High School Test: PSAT, Sabbatum, Act WorkKeys | Exit Examination? No | Notes: M-STEP includes Michigan-designed questions and the Smarter Balanced test. |
| Minnesota | 3-8 Test: Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) | High School Examination: MCA | Get out Exam? No | |
| Mississippi | 3-8 Test: Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) | High School Test: MAAP, ACT | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass MAAP end-of-course exams, or employ other options, including achieving specified scores on the Human action or grades in dual-credit courses. |
| Missouri | 3-viii Test: Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | Loftier School Test: MAP end-of-course tests | Get out Exam? No | |
| Montana | three-8 Test: Smarter Counterbalanced | High Schoolhouse Test: Act | Exit Exam? No | |
| Nebraska | three-8 Test: Nebraska Educatee-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) | High Schoolhouse Test: Deed | Exit Test? No | |
| Nevada | 3-eight Examination: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: Act | Exit Exam? No | |
| New Hampshire | 3-8 Exam: New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS), *Operation Cess of Competency Education (PACE) (some districts) | Loftier School Test: Sabbatum | Exit Exam? No | Notes: *11 districts give NHSAS in grades iii-4 and 6-8, and use locally designed operation assessments (PACE) in other tested grades. |
| New Jersey | iii-eight Test: PARCC | Loftier School Test: PARCC | Get out Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass PARCC or use other options, including achieving specified scores on the ACT or Saturday. |
| New Mexico | 3-8 Test: PARCC | Loftier School Exam: PARCC | Exit Exam? Yes | |
| New York | 3-eight Exam: New York Country Assessments | Loftier School Test: Regents Examinations | Leave Exam? Yep | |
| North Carolina | 3-8 Examination: North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests | High School Test: North Carolina End-of-Course Tests, Human action | Get out Exam? No | Notes: WorkKeys required of students completing career-technical education courses of written report. |
| Due north Dakota | 3-8 Examination: N Dakota State Assessment (NDSA) | Loftier Schoolhouse Test: NDSA | Get out Exam? No | Notes: Students must have Act or WorkKeys. Districts may substitute Human action for state high schoolhouse examination. |
| Ohio | three-8 Exam: Ohio's Land Tests | High School Test: OST cease-of-form exams, ACT or SAT | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass end-of-course exams, or achieve specified scores on other tests, such as ACT or SAT. |
| Oklahoma | 3-8 Test: Oklahoma School Testing Programme | High School Test: ACT or SAT | Exit Exam? No | Notes: Districts choose between ACT and Sat. |
| Oregon | 3-8 Examination: Smarter Counterbalanced | High School Exam: Smarter Balanced | Get out Exam? No | |
| Pennsylvania | 3-8 Test: Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | Loftier School Test: Keystone terminate-of-course tests | Exit Exam? No | |
| Rhode Island | 3-eight Test: Rhode Island Comprehensive Cess System (RICAS) | High School Test: PSAT, SAT | Exit Test? No | |
| South Carolina | three-eight Test: SCReady | Loftier School Test: terminate-of-grade tests, Set to Work | Exit Exam? No | |
| Southward Dakota | iii-viii Test: Smarter Balanced | High Schoolhouse Exam: Smarter Balanced | Exit Exam? No | |
| Tennessee | 3-8 Test: TNReady | High School Exam: TNReady end-of-course tests, ACT or SAT | Exit Exam? No | Notes: Districts choose between Human activity or Saturday. |
| Texas | 3-8 Test: Country of Texas Assessments of Bookish Readiness (STAAR) | High School Test: STAAR stop-of-form tests | Leave Test? Aye | |
| Utah | three-8 Examination: Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (Ascent) | Loftier School Test: Utah Aspire Plus, Human action | Exit Exam? No | Notes: Utah Aspire Plus blends Utah-developed items and items from ACT Aspire. |
| Vermont | 3-8 Exam: Smarter Balanced | Loftier School Test: Smarter Balanced | Exit Exam? No | |
| Virginia | 3-8 Test: Standards of Learning (SOL) | High School Test: SOL cease-of-course exams | Exit Exam? Yes | Notes: Students must pass SOL exams or achieve specified scores on other tests, including ACT, SAT, AP or IB. |
| Washington | 3-eight Exam: Smarter Balanced | High School Test: Smarter Balanced | Exit Test? Yes | Notes: Students must pass Smarter Balanced, or employ other options, including achieving specified scores on ACT, SAT, AP or IB. |
| West Virginia | 3-8 Test: Due west Virginia General Summative Assessment | Loftier School Exam: SAT | Go out Exam? No | |
| Wisconsin | 3-8 Test: Wisconsin Forward | High School Test: Deed Aspire, Human action, ACT WorkKeys | Go out Exam? No | |
| Wyoming | 3-8 Test: Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) | High School Test: WY-TOPP, ACT | Exit Exam? No |
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A version of this article appeared in the March 07, 2018 edition of Teaching Week every bit What Tests Do States Crave in 2018-nineteen?
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