District and State Testing
(updates coming soon)
Name of Assessment | Subject Matter Assessed | Grades Administered | Purpose for how it is designed and used | Source of Requirement | Approximate Time Spent/ When Administered | Dates Administered | Reporting Results | |
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South Dakota English Language Arts Assessment South Dakota Math Assessment | Name of Required Assessment | Tested Grade Level | 2023-24 Test Window (all dates are tentative) | State | 2023-24 Test Window (all dates are tentative) | |||
South Dakota Science Assessment (SDSA) | SD ELA and Math Assessments | 3-8, 11 | March 25 - May 3, 2024 | State | March 25 - May 3, 2024 | March 25 - May 3, 2024 | ||
South Dakota Science Alternate Assessment | SD ELA and Math Alternate Assessments | 3-8, 11 | March 11 - April 26, 2024 | State | ||||
Northwest Evaluation Association: Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) | SD Science Assessment | 5, 8, 11 | March 25 - May 3, 2024 | District | 4 Hours Total Fall, Spring, optional in Winter | Fall Testing Window: August-November 2022 Winter Testing Window: Dec. 2022-January 2023 Spring Testing Window: February 2023-May 2023 Grade level teachers determine test dates | Fall Scores are reported to parents at fall conferences. Spring Results are shared at the end of the school year. | |
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | SD Science Alternate Assessment | 5, 8, 11 | March 25 - May 3, 2024 | National | 2 Hours Winter Every other year | No required assessments in 2022- 2023 | Nation’s Report Card https://nces.ed.gov/nation sreportcard/ | |
WIDA Screener | National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) | 4 and 8 | Jan. 29 - March 8, 2024 | State | 1 school day | Within 30 days of enrollment | Immediate results after administrator scores items. Families are notified immediately if ELL services can be provided. | |
SD English Language Proficiency Assessment and SD-ELP Alt (ACCESS 2.0 and ACCESS Alt.) | SD English Language Proficiency Assessment (ACCESS 2.0) | K-12 | Jan. 22 - Feb. 23, 2024 | National | 2 school days during the window: Jan 23-Feb 24, 2023 | District testing January 23 — February 24, 2023 | Reports available in May. Letter are sent to parents | |
Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) | Reading Math | 3-8, and 11 For students with the most severe cognitive disabilities | South Dakota’s Multi-State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) is designed to assess skills in English Language Arts and Mathematics for student with significant cognitive disabilities in grades 3 through 8 and 11. | State | Varies per student March 13-April 28, 2023 | District Testing Window is from March 13-April 28, 2023 Grade level SPED teachers determine test dates within the district testing window. | Reports sent home in July/August following spring administration | |
National Career Readiness Certification (NCRC) | Applied Mathematics Locating Information Reading for Information | 12 | The National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) test assessment is used in over 40 states to verify the employment skill level of job applicants. As an assessment of employable skills in three key skill areas, the NCRC has been issued to more than 2.3 million job applicants. The NCRC Certificate is a fully accepted credential of employment skills achievement, honored in most states. | Optional, National | 3 Hours January 23, 2023 | 23-Jan-23 | Refer to High School Counselor | |
American College Testing (ACT) | Reading Math Science | 10, 11,12 | The ACT® test is the nation’s most popular college entrance exam accepted and valued by all universities and colleges in the United States. The ACT is based on what students learn in high school and provides personalized information about their strengths for education and career planning. Find everything you need to know about registration, test prep, scores and more. | Optional, National | 4 Hours | Students register for test sessions. | Refer to High School Counselor | |
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) | General Science, Arithmetic Reasoning, Word Knowledge, Paragraph Comprehension, Mathematics Knowledge, Electronics Information, Auto Information, Shop Information, Mechanical Comprehension, Assembling Objects | 11,12 | The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational success in the military. It is administered annually to more than one million military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students. | Optional, National | Approx. 2.5 Hours October 24, 2022 | Scheduled through the High School Counselor’s Office October 24, 2022 | Refer to High School Counselor |
SD State Assessment Schedule
