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or jurisdiction | which students |diagno-|ment of |Program |Student | school | awards | school | Accre- |
| are tested on |sis or |instruc-|evalua- | promo- | exit | or |performance| dita- | Other
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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\
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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\
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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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American Samoa .| 4,6,8,10,12 | X | X | X | | | | | |
Puerto Rico ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Virgin Islands .| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
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