Testing & Accountability
District Assessment Schedule 2024-2025
District Assessments
ACT
The ACT® college readiness assessment is a curriculum- and standards-based educational and career planning tool that assesses students’ academic readiness for college. For more information, visit ACT Information for Students & Parents.
Advanced Placement Exam
AP exams are administered each May by the College Board. The assessment represents the culmination of the college-level work in the course. Completing an AP course is a huge accomplishment. AP scores are reported on a scale from 1-5. Scores may be sent to a college per student request. If a student earns an AP exam score of 3 or higher, chances are they can receive both AP High School credit and college credit while still in high school. For more information, visit AP Central.
ACCESS for ELs
States are required to assess the proficiency of all English Learner (EL) students. According to Title III, states are to measure the annual growth of an EL student’s English development in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
This is the most widely used multiple-aptitude test battery. It measures strengths, weaknesses, and potential for future success. It also provides career information for various civilian and military occupations and is an indicator for success in future endeavors whether you choose to go to college, vocational school, or a military career. Your scores in four critical areas — Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension and Mathematics Knowledge — count towards your Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT) score. The AFQT score determines whether you’re qualified to enlist in the U.S. military. For more information, visit ASVAB Practice Test Online.
Civics Assessment
This assessment is designed to measure the civics knowledge and skills of students. Students are required to participate in the assessment prior to graduation.
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
This test is a national assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history. Schools are selected at random. For more information, visit National Assessment of Educational Progress.
TCAP Summative Assessments
TCAP summative assessments provide district and school leaders, teachers, parents, and students specific information about student learning in order to improve the education of all students. For more information, visit the TCAP Parent Brochure in the TCAP Family Portal.
TCAP Alternate Assessment (MSAA & Science/Social Studies)
TCAP-Alt will include the National Center and State Collaborate NCSC Assessment in Reading/Language Arts and Math, as well as the TCAP-Alt portfolio assessment in Science and Social Studies. TCAP-Alt is an alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards. This assessment is appropriate for students with a significant cognitive disability as determined by the Individual Education Plan (IEP) team. This test is given to help measure how much a student grows academically over the course of the school year.