List of Tables State-administered High School Comprehensive Science Assessments, Intended Uses, 2017-18

State	Name of Assessment	Grades Administered	School Accountability	Teacher Accountability	Inform Instruction/ Curriculum	College Readiness	Career Readiness	Graduation Requirement
Alabama	ACT with Writing	11	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Alaska	Alaska Science Assessment	10	No	No	No	No	No	Not reported
Arizona	AIMS	10	Yes	Yes	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	No
Arkansas	ACT	11	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Arkansas	ACT Aspire	9, 10	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Colorado	CMAS: Science	11	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Connecticut	Connecticut Academic Performance Test in Science	10	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Indiana	ISTEP+ Grade 10 Science	9, 10	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Iowa	Iowa Assessments	11	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Kansas	Kansas Assessment Program (KAP)	11	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Kentucky	ACT	11	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Maine	Maine Educational Assessments (MEA) - Science	11	No	No	No	No	No	No
Michigan	M-STEP Science Field Test	11	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Mississippi	ACT	11	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Mississippi	NAEP	12	No	No	No	No	No	No
Montana	Science Criterion-Referenced Test	10	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nebraska	ACT	11	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No
Nevada	Criterion-Referenced Test	10	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
New Hampshire	NH Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS)	11	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
New Jersey	NJBCT Science	9, 10, 11, 12	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
North Carolina	ACT	11	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
North Dakota	North Dakota State Assessment	11	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Oklahoma	ACT (only required for districts who select ACT for High School)	11	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Grade 11 Science Content (CCRA)	11	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Oregon	Oregon Statewide Assessment System - Science	11	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Rhode Island	RI NGSA	11	No	No	No	No	No	No
South Dakota	South Dakota Science Assessment (SDSA)	11	No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Texas	TAKS	11	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported	Yes
Utah	ACT	11	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Vermont	Vermont Science Assessment (VTSA)	11	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
Washington	Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS)	11	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No
West Virginia	WV General Summative Assessment / SAT School Day	11	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not reported
West Virginia	West Virginia General Summative Assessment / SBAC	11	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Wisconsin	ACT Aspire Science	9, 10	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Wisconsin	ACT Plus Writing (Science)	11	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Wyoming	ACT	11	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Wyoming	Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP)	10	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Total			20	5	17	17	13	1

Notes: State respondents reported on "Was this assessment used for school/teacher/ accountability?" "Was this assessment used to inform instruction/curriculum?" "Was this assessment used to inform college readiness/career readiness?" "Was this assessment a graduation requirement?"