Table 178.

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 report- ing3	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.

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.)