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Table 2.16. Social studies statewide assessment name/title and grade administered, by state: 2018
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| State | Assessment name/title | Grades(s) administered | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | U.S. citizenship test | 1 | — | |
| Alaska | — | — | ||
| Arizona | U.S. citizenship test | — | ||
| Arkansas | U.S. citizenship test | 1 | — | |
| California | — | — | ||
| Colorado | CMAS Social Studies | 4 and 7 | 2 | |
| Connecticut | — | — | ||
| Delaware | — | 4, 7, and 11 | 3 | |
| District of Columbia | — | — | ||
| Florida | Civics, U.S. history | — | ||
| Georgia | U.S. history, economics | 5 and 8 | ||
| Hawaii | — | — | ||
| Idaho | U.S. citizenship test | — | ||
| Illinois | — | — | ||
| Indiana | — | 5 and 7 | ||
| Iowa | — | — | ||
| Kansas | — | 6, 8, and 11 | 4 | |
| Kentucky | U.S. history | 5 | 5 and 8 | |
| Louisiana | U.S. history | 3-8 | ||
| Maine | — | — | ||
| Maryland | Government | — | ||
| Massachusetts | — | — | ||
| Michigan | — | 5, 8, and 11 | ||
| Minnesota | U.S. citizenship test | — | ||
| Mississippi | U.S. history | — | ||
| Missouri | U.S. government | — | ||
| Montana | — | — | ||
| Nebraska | — | — | ||
| Nevada | — | — | ||
| New Hampshire | — | — | ||
| New Jersey | — | — | ||
| New Mexico | — | 11 | ||
| New York | Global history and geography, U.S. history and government | — | ||
| North Carolina | — | — | ||
| North Dakota | U.S. citizenship test | — | ||
| Ohio | American history, American government | 6 | — | |
| Oklahoma | U.S. history | 7 | — | |
| Oregon | — | — | ||
| Pennsylvania | — | — | ||
| Rhode Island | — | — | ||
| South Carolina | U.S. history and the constitution | 5 and 7 | ||
| South Dakota | — | — | ||
| Tennessee | U.S. history/geography, U.S. citizenship test | 3-8 | ||
| Texas | U.S. history | 8 | ||
| Utah | U.S. citizenship test | — | ||
| Vermont | — | — | ||
| Virginia | Virginia studies, civics and economics, End-of-Course exams | 8 | 4-8 | |
| Washington | — | — | ||
| West Virginia | — | — | ||
| Wisconsin | — | 4, 8, and 10 | ||
| Wyoming | — | — |
| — Not available. | |||
| 1 Beginning 2018-19. | |||
| 2 Administered using a sampling approach to a third of elementary and middle schools. | |||
| 3 Field test. | |||
| 4 Only administered in even years. | |||
| 5 U.S. history to be field tested in 2019-20. | |||
| 6 Class of 2018 and beyond. | |||
| 7 Not administered in 2017-18 while state revises test. | |||
| 8 Virginia studies tested in grades 4 or 5. Civics and economics tested in grades 6, 7 or 8. | |||
| NOTE: The information in this table covers only those assessments that are mandatory statewide for all students, including those tests that fulfill federal testing requirements. | |||
| SOURCE: Education Commission of the States, 50-State Comparison: State Summative Assessments, retrieved December 31, 2018 from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbquestrt?rep=SUM1804. Data Source. |
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