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Table 150. States using minimum-competency testing, by grade levels assessed, expected uses of standards, and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02
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                  |               |                                       Expected uses
                  |               |_________________________________________________________________________________
                  |Grade levels in|Student|        |        |        |    High|  School|     Public|        |
                  | which students|diagno-|Improve-|        |        |  school|  awards|     school|        |
                  |  are tested on| sis or| ment of| Program| Student|    exit|      or|performance|  Accre-|
State             |   at least one| place-|instruc-| evalua-|  promo-|require-|recogni-|    report-|   dita-|
or jurisdiction   |      component|ment\1\| tion\1\| tion\1\| tion\2\|    ment| tion\3\|     ing\3\| tion\3\| Other
__________________|_______________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|___________|________|_______
1                 |              2|      3|       4|       5|       6|       7|       8|          9|      10|     11
__________________|_______________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|___________|________|_______
Alabama ..........|    3-8, 10-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |
Alaska ...........|      3,4,6-10 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Arizona ..........|          2-10 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Arkansas .........|          4-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
California .......|       2-12\4\ |       |      X |      X |      X |      X |      X |         X |        | \5,6\
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Colorado .........|          3-10 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Connecticut ......|      4,6,8,10 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |
Delaware .........|          2-11 |     X |      X |        |      X |        |      X |         X |        |   \6\
Florida ..........|          3-11 |       |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |
Georgia ..........|     K-8,11,12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Hawaii ...........|      3,5,8,10 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |           |        |
Idaho ............|          K-11 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Illinois .........|3-5, 7-11\4,7\ |       |      X |      X |      X |        |        |         X |        |   \5\
Indiana ..........|      3,6,8,10 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Iowa .............|        4,8,11 |       |        |        |        |        |      X |         X |      x |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Kansas ...........|     4-8,10,11 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |      X |
Kentucky .........|          3-12 |       |      X |      X |        |        |      X |         X |        |
Louisiana ........|          3-11 |     X |      X |      X |      X |      X |        |         X |        |
Maine ............|     4,8,11\7\ |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |           |        |
Maryland .........|        3,5-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Massachusetts ....|     3-8,10\7\ |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |   \5\
Michigan .........|    4.5,7,8,11 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |      X |
Minnesota ........|          3-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |        |           |        |
Mississippi ......|          2-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |        |           |        |
Missouri .........|      3-5,7-11 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |      X |         X |      X |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Montana ..........|        4,8,11 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |           |        |
Nebraska .........|        4,8,11 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |           |        |
Nevada ...........|   3-5,8,10-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        |
New Hampshire ....|        3,6,10 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
New Jersey .......|        4,8,11 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |        |         X |      X | \5,8\
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
New Mexico .......|        K,3-10 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |      X |
New York .........|      4,5,8-12 |     X |      X |      X |      X |      X |        |         X |        | \5,6\
North Carolina ...|       3-12\4\ |     X |      X |      X |      X |      X |      X |         X |        |
North Dakota .....|        4,8,12 |     X |      X |      X |      X |        |        |         X |        |   \6\
Ohio .............|         4,6,9 |       |      X |      X |      X |      X |      X |         X |        |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Oklahoma .........|   3,5,8,10,11 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |      X |
Oregon ...........|      3,5,8,10 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Pennsylvania .....|    5,6,8,9,11 |     X |        |      X |        |        |      X |         X |        |
Rhode Island .....|      3-5,7-11 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
South Carolina ...|     1,3-12\7\ |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |        |         X |        |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
South Dakota .....|      2-6,8-11 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |           |        |
Tennessee ........|          3-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |        | \5,6\
Texas ............|          3-12 |     X |      X |      X |        |      X |      X |         X |      X |
Utah .............|       1-12\4\ |     X |      X |      X |      X |        |      X |         X |        |
Vermont ..........| 2,4,5,8,10,11 |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
                  |               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
Virginia .........|      3-6,8-12 |     X |      X |      X |      X |      X |        |         X |      X |
Washington .......|     2-11\4,7\ |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
West Virginia ....|       1-12\7\ |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |      X | \5,8\
Wisconsin ........|      3,4,8,10 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |        |
Wyoming ..........|  4,8,10-12\7\ |       |      X |      X |        |        |        |         X |      X |
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Other jurisdiction|               |       |        |        |        |        |        |           |        |
  American Samoa .|   4,6,8,10,12 |     X |      X |      X |        |        |        |           |        |
  Puerto Rico ....|           --- |   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |       --- |    --- |   ---
  Virgin Islands .|           --- |   --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |       --- |    --- |   ---
__________________|_______________|_______|________|________|________|________|________|___________|________|_______
---Not available.
X State has program.
\1\Testing program is for instructional purposes.
\2\Testing program is for the purpose of student accountability.
\3\Testing program is for school accountability.
\4\Inclusion is voluntary for students, schools or school districts for one or more grades.
\5\Endorsed diploma.
\6\Honors diploma.
\7\A sample of students is tested for one or more grades.
\8\High school skills guarantee.
SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers, Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs, Fall 2003. (This table was prepared April 2005.)


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