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 | English Language Arts Mathematics | 3-8, and 11 | The Smarter Dakota ELA and Math Assessment is designed to align to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics. This set of computer adaptive assessments provides information about how students are performing in order to best support them moving forward. | State | 2 sessions, 1.5-2 hours each during the window March 1-May 5, 2023 | District Testing Window is from March 1-May 5, 2023 | Individual Student reports sent home prior to the end of the current school year |
South Dakota Science Assessment (SDSA) | Science | 5,8,11 | The South Dakota Science Assessment (SDSA) is designed to align to the South Dakota Science Standards. This set of computer delivered assessments provides information about how students are performing in order to best support them moving forward. | State | 1 session, 1-1.5 hours March 1 -May 5, 2023 | District Testing Window is from March 1-May 5, 2023 | Results available the following fall. |
South Dakota Science Alternate Assessment | Science | 5,8,11 | The Science Alternate Training is available for students who have a significant cognitive disability and are working in the Extended Content and Alternate Academic Achievement Descriptors, and whose IEP's indicate alternate assessment for statewide testing. | State | Varies per student March 1 -May 5, 2023 | District Testing Window is from March 1-May 5, 2023 Grade level SPED teachers determine test dates within the district testing window. | Results available the following fall |
Northwest Evaluation Association: Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) | Reading Math Science Language Arts | K-12 | MAP® Growth™ measures what students know and informs what they’re ready to learn next. By dynamically adjusting to each student’s performance, MAP Growth creates a personalized assessment experience that accurately measures performance—whether a student performs on, above, or below grade level. | 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) | Reading Math | 4, 8 (If selected) Every other year | The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in reading and mathematics. | 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 | Language | 1-12 Students who qualify for ELL Services | The WIDA Screener is an English language proficiency assessment given to incoming students in Grades 1-12 to assist educators with the identification of students as English learners (EL). The purpose of this assessment is to help educators make decisions about whether a student is deemed eligible for EL services. | 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.) | Speaking Reading Writing Listening | All ELL students K-12 | SD -ELP & SD-ELP-ALT is a secure large-scale English language proficiency assessment administered to Kindergarten through 12th grade students who have been identified as English language learners (ELLs). It is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. | 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
