Table 2.20. English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics statewide assessments in grades 3–8, by state: 2017–18
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| State | Assessment name |
|---|---|
| Alabama | Scantron |
| Alaska | Performance Evaluation for Alaska’s Schools (PEAKS) |
| Arizona1 | Arizona’s Measurement of Educational Readiness to Inform Teaching (AzMERIT) |
| Arkansas | ACT Aspire |
| California | California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) (Smarter Balanced) |
| Colorado | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) as part of Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) |
| Connecticut | Smarter Balanced |
| Delaware | Smarter Balanced |
| District of Columbia | PARCC |
| Florida | Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) |
| Georgia | Georgia Milestones Assessment System |
| Hawaii | Smarter Balanced |
| Idaho | Idaho Standards Achievement Tests (ISATs) (Smarter Balanced) |
| Illinois | PARCC |
| Indiana | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) |
| Iowa | Iowa Assessments |
| Kansas | Kansas Assessment Program |
| Kentucky2 | Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) |
| Maine | Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) |
| Maryland | PARCC |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) |
| Michigan | M-STEP (Smarter Balanced content plus Michigan-developed items) |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) |
| Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) |
| Montana | Smarter Balanced |
| Nebraska3 | Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) |
| Nevada | Smarter Balanced |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System |
| New Jersey | PARCC |
| New Mexico | PARCC |
| New York | New York State English Language Arts and Mathematics Tests |
| North Carolina | North Carolina READY End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Tests |
| North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA) |
| Ohio | Ohio State Test |
| Oklahoma4 | Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests |
| Oregon | Smarter Balanced |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) in English Language Arts and Mathematics |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) |
| South Carolina | SC READY |
| South Dakota | Smarter Balanced |
| Tennessee | TNReady (ELA plus writing and mathematics) |
| Texas5 | State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) |
| Utah | Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence (SAGE) Reading, Language, and Listening; Writing; and Mathematics |
| Vermont | Smarter Balanced |
| Virginia6, 7 | Standards of Learning (SOL) |
| Washington | Smarter Balanced |
| West Virginia | West Virginia General Summative Assessment |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Forward Exam |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) |
| 1 ELA includes writing and reading. | |
| 2 K-PREP tests administered in reading and mathematics for grades 3–8 and writing for grades 5, 6, and 8. | |
| 3 NSCAS administered in ELA and mathematics for grades 3–8 and writing for grades 4 and 8. | |
| 4 Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests are administered in reading/language arts and mathematics for grades 3–8 and writing for grades 5 and 8. | |
| 5 STAAR administered in reading and mathematics for grades 3–8 and writing for grades 4 and 7. | |
| 6 Middle school students taking high school level mathematics courses will be administered the appropriate SOL test. | |
| 7 In Virginia, students take the SOL in mathematics in grades 3–8, reading in grades 3–8 and writing in grade 8. | |
| SOURCE: Achieve, 2017–18 State ELA and Mathematics Assessments in Grades 3–8, retrieved September 20, 2018 from https://achieve.org/publications/2017–18-state-ela-and-mathematics-assessments-grades-3–8. Data Source |