Table 170.

States using minimum-competency testing, by grade levels assessed, expected uses of standards, and state or jurisdiction: 2001-02

State or jurisdiction	Grade levels in which students are tested on at least one component	Expected uses
		Student diagno- sis or place- ment1	Improve- ment of instruc- tion1	Program evalua- tion1	Student promo- tion2	High school exit require- ment	School awards or recogni- tion3	Public school performance reporting3	Accre- dita- tion3	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	2-124		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, 7-114,7		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	4,8,117		X	X
Maryland	3,5-12	X	X	X		X	X	X
Massachusetts	3-8,107	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	3-124	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	1,3-127	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	1-124	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	2-114,7	X	X	X				X
West Virginia	1-127	X	X	X				X	X	(5,8)
Wisconsin	3,4,8,10	X	X	X				X
Wyoming	4,8,10-127		X	X				X	X
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	4,6,8,10,12	X	X	X
Puerto Rico	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
U.S. Virgin Islands	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

—Not available.

X State has program.

1Testing program is for instructional purposes.

2Testing program is for the purpose of student accountability.

3Testing program is for school accountability.

4Inclusion is voluntary for students, schools, or school districts for one or more grades.

5Endorsed diploma.

6Honors diploma.

7A sample of students is tested for one or more grades.

8High 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.)