Table 156.

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 diagnosis or placement1	Improvement of instruction1	Program evaluation1	Student promotion2	High school exit requirement	School awards or recognition3	Public school performance reporting3	Accreditation3	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
Other jurisdictions
American Samoa	4,6,8,10,12		X	X	X
Puerto Rico	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Virgin Islands	—		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

X State has program. —Not available. 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.)