Alaska | Performance Evaluation for Alaska Schools- PEAKS | 9 | Not reported |
California | Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments (Optional) | 9, 10, 11, 12 | The purpose of the Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments is to provide teachers and administrators with results they can use to support teaching and learning. In addition, the interim assessments provide meaningful information for gauging student progress toward mastery of the skills measured by the Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments. |
Colorado | SAT Suite of Assessments | 9, 10, 11 | Not reported |
Connecticut | PSAT | 10 | The state supports the use of PSAT in Alliance Districts. |
Delaware | Algebra II | 9, 10, 11 | Optional test for districts to use to get another measure of student's performance and for district internal evaluation of their curriculum. |
Delaware | Integrated Math III | 10, 11, 12 | Same as Algebra II intent - optional. |
Delaware | Smarter Digital Library | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Optional resources to provide support to teachers and educators to improve instruction |
District of Columbia | Advanced Placement (AP) exams | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Students eligible to receive college credit with qualifying scores |
District of Columbia | Agile Mind | 9, 10, 11 | Measures students' progress in conceptual understanding of algebra and geometry; formative computer-based assessment |
District of Columbia | International Baccalaureate (IB) | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Students eligible to receive college credit with qualifying scores |
District of Columbia | NMSQT | 9, 10 | Practice test for SAT; determines eligibility for National Merit Scholarship |
District of Columbia | PARCC Algebra I; PARCC Algebra II; PARCC EOC Integrated Math II | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Detailed results from these assessments help parents understand their child's needs and strengths and can help them work with their school to identify resources to support their child's education. Schools can use the information to better plan instruction and enrichment for students in the coming year. |
District of Columbia | PSAT | 9 | Measures skills students need to be on track for success as they transition to high school |
District of Columbia | SAT | 11, 12 | College entrance |
Hawaii | Advanced Placement, Smarter Balanced interim assessments, practice tests, training tests, Smarter Balanced Digital Library | 9, 10, 11, 12 | APs are summative; interims used to inform instruction. |
Indiana | Formative Assessments (Local Decision) | 9, 10 | Indiana has a formative assessment grant, which funds formative assessments for Grades K-10. Schools may choose from a list of vendors. Some intended uses of formative assessments funded by the state include measuring growth, progress monitoring, informing instruction, differentiating instruction, identifying students' strengths and weaknesses, and remediation. Many schools also use formative assessment data as a component of teacher evaluations. |
Kansas | Kansas Interim Assessment | 10 | To inform instruction. |
Louisiana | LEAP 360 | 9, 10 | Louisiana has built LEAP 360 as a tool to help: teachers create a more complete picture of student performance at the beginning, throughout, and end of the year; principals identify throughout the system where additional support is needed (e.g. teachers, content areas, grade levels, students); districts identify throughout the system where additional support is needed (e.g. teachers, content areas, grade levels, students). |
Maine | College Board SAT | 11 | Summative measurement of students' knowledge and skills in mathematics. This is also used for the school accountability model. |
Nebraska | ACT | 11 | State accountability, state assessment report card, college-reportable scores |
New Hampshire | Performance Assessment for Competency Education | 10, 11 | Support deeper learning; districts apply and then receive training and support |
North Carolina | Advanced Functions and modeling | 10, 11, 12 | School/Teacher/Student accountability |
North Carolina | Discrete Mathematics | 11, 12 | School/Teacher/Student accountability |
North Carolina | Math II | 9, 10, 11 | School/Teacher/Student accountability |
North Carolina | Math III | 9, 10, 11, 12 | School/Teacher/Student accountability |
North Carolina | Precalculus | 10, 11, 12 | School/Teacher/Student accountability |
North Dakota | ACT | 11 | Accountability for LEA's that choose (allowed under ESSA). |
Ohio | ACT | 11 | Determination of college readiness |
Pennsylvania | Classroom Diagnostic Tools | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Adjust curriculum and instruction for algebra I, algebra II, geometry |
South Carolina | Not reported | Not reported | As needed for federal accountability |
South Carolina | Ready to Work (by WIN) | 11 | Grade 11 students are required to take the Ready to Work test. Same as ACT and SAT, a student who scores career ready is counted as college and career ready for accountability. |
Tennessee | ACT | 11 | Determine college & career readiness |
Texas | STAAR Algebra II | 9, 10, 11, 12 | This is an optional state assessment for Algebra II. |
Utah | SAGE Benchmark | 9, 10, 11 | SAGE benchmarks are shorter, reporting category-level assessments with multiple forms designed to determine proficiency on a single strand. |
Utah | SAGE Formative | Not reported | Not reported |
Utah | SAGE Interim | 9, 10, 11 | Adaptive assessments for English language arts (ELA), math and science, similar to the SAGE Summative. NOT required by the state, but available to LEAs for their determined use. |
Washington | Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments | 9, 10, 11, 12 | Teachers can monitor student progress throughout the year and get information they can use to improve instruction and help students meet the challenge of college- and career-ready standards. |
West Virginia | Smarter Balanced Interim Assessments | 9, 10, 11 | Available to districts for classroom use |
West Virginia | WV Diagnostic Assessments | Not reported | Not reported |
Wyoming | WorkKeys | 11, 12 | This is a career readiness assessment available for any student who wishes the opportunity one time in their junior or senior year. |