List of state achievement tests in the United States

State achievement tests in the United States are standardized test

Standardized test

A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a...

s required in American public schools in order for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act , is a United States federal statute enacted April 11, 1965. It was passed as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by Congress...

of 1965, in US Public Law 107-110, and the No Child Left Behind Act

No Child Left Behind Act

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...

of 2001.

Tests by state

The following standardized test

Standardized test

s are designed and/or administered by state education agencies

State education agency

A state education agency , or state department of education, is a formal governmental label for the state-level government agencies within each U.S...

and/or local school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

s in order to measure academic achievement

Academic achievement

Academic achievement or performance is the outcome of education — the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals....

across multiple grade levels in elementary

Elementary school

An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

, middle

Middle school

Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examination

High school graduation examination

A high school graduation examination is a test that students must pass to receive a diploma and graduate from high school. These are usually criterion-referenced tests which were implemented as part of a comprehensive standards-based education reform program which sets into place new standards...

s to measure proficiency for high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

graduation.

State	Administrating agency	Test name	Also called...
Alabama Alabama Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...	Alabama State Department of Education	Alabama High School Graduation Exam Alabama High School Graduation Exam The Alabama High School Graduation Exam is a test to assess mastery of content standards. It is administered in grades 10-12. Students may not receive a diploma until they have passed all sections of the exam.... Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test	AHSGE ARMT
Alaska Alaska Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...	Alaska Department of Education and Early Development	High School Graduation Qualifying Examination Standards-based assessment Standards-based assessment A standards based test is one based on the outcome-based education or performance-based education philosophy. Assessment is a key part of the standards reform movement. The first part is to set new, higher standards to be expected of every student. Then the curriculum must be aligned to the new...	HSGQE SBA
Arizona Arizona Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...	Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Education Arizona Department of Education is an Arizona state agency overseeing public education. It is headquartered at 1535 West Jefferson Street in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona, United States.-External links:*...	Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards is a standardized test administered by the state of Arizona. AIMS is a standards based assessment aligned to the Arizona Academic Content Standards.-Test contents:...	AIMS
Arkansas Arkansas Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...	Arkansas Department of Education Arkansas Department of Education The Arkansas Department of Education , headquartered in Little Rock, is the state education agency of Arkansas. Founded in 1931, its responsibilities include accrediting schools, assisting Arkansas schools and their school districts in developing their curricula, approving the textbooks used in...	Augmented Benchmark Examinations Augmented Benchmark Examinations The Augmented Benchmark Examinations is a test required by NCLB. Starting with the 2007-08 school year, a criterion-referenced test mandated by the state was merged with the Stanford Achievement Test, Series 10 to form the Augmented Benchmark Examinations. It is administered in grades 3-8 in ELA...
California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	California Department of Education California Department of Education The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The department oversees funding and testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement...	Standardized Testing and Reporting Standardized Testing and Reporting The Standardized Testing and Reporting Program measures performance on the California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition Survey , the California Content Standards Test and the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education . The STAR Program is the cornerstone of the California Public Schools Accountability... California High School Exit Exam California High School Exit Exam The California High School Exit Exam is a requirement for high school graduation in the state of California, created by the California Department of Education to improve the academic performance of California high school students, and especially of high school graduates, in the areas of reading,...	STaR CAHSEE
Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...	Colorado Department of Education Colorado Department of Education The Colorado Department of Education is the state education agency of Colorado. It is headquartered in Denver....	Colorado Student Assessment Program Colorado Student Assessment Program For the school board in Nova Scotia, see Conseil Scolaire Acadien ProvincialThe Colorado Student Assessment Program is an assessment required by the No Child Left Behind Act administered by the Unit of Student Assessment in the Colorado Department of Education...	CSAP
Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...	Connecticut Department of Education	Connecticut Academic Performance Test Connecticut Academic Performance Test The Connecticut Academic Performance Test, or simply the CAPT, is a state-mandated standardized test administered by the Connecticut State Board of Education that all public school students in Connecticut must take. Students in some districts must pass to graduate high school... Connecticut Mastery Test Connecticut Mastery Test The Connecticut Mastery Test, or CMT, is a test administered to students in grades 3 through 8. The CMT tests students in mathematics, reading comprehension, writing, and science...	CAPT CMT
Delaware Delaware Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...	Delaware Department of Education Delaware Department of Education The Delaware Department of Education is the state education agency of Delaware. It is headquartered in the John G. Townsend Building in Dover, with auxiliary offices in the John W. Collette Education Resource Center in Dover....	Delaware Student Testing Program Delaware Student Testing Program The Delaware Student Testing Program is a test designed to measure progress towards the Delaware Content Standards. Students are tested in grades 2–10 in reading and mathematics, grades 5, 8, and 10 in writing, and grades 4, 6, 8, and 11 in science and social studies....	DSTP
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools District of Columbia Public Schools District of Columbia Public Schools is the traditional public school system of Washington, D.C. in the United States.- Composition and enrollment :...	DC Comprehensive Assessment System	DC-CAS
Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...	Florida Department of Education Florida Department of Education The Florida Department of Education is the state education agency of Florida. It governs public education and manages funding and testing for local educational agencies . It is headquartered in the Turlington Building in Tallahassee.The Florida Commissioner of Education manages the day-to-day...	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or the FCAT , is the standardized test used in the primary and secondary public schools of Florida...	FCAT
Georgia Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...	Georgia Department of Education Georgia Department of Education The Georgia Department of Education is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. The department manages funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. The Department is managed by the State Superintendent of Schools, a...	Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests The Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests are a set of tests administered at public schools in the state of Georgia that are designed to test the knowledge of first through eighth graders in reading, English/language arts , and mathematics, and third through eighth graders additionally in science... End-Of-Course Tests Georgia High School Graduation Test Georgia High School Graduation Test The Georgia High School Graduation Test, or GHSGT, administered to all students in the eleventh grade, determines whether or not a student will graduate from a high school in the US state of Georgia.The test consists of five subject areas:... Georgia Alternate Assessment Georgia Writings Assessments	CRCT EOCT GHSGT GAA ...
Hawaii Hawaii Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...	Hawaii Department of Education	Hawaii State Assessment Hawaii State Alternative Assessment	HSA/HSAA
Idaho Idaho Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....	Idaho State Department of Education Idaho State Department of Education The Idaho State Department of Education is the state education agency of Idaho. It is headquartered in Boise. Tom Luna has served as Idaho Superintendent of Education since January, 2007....	Idaho Standards Achievement Test Idaho Standards Achievement Test The Idaho Standards Achievement Tests is the state achievement test for Idaho It is administered for reading, language use , and mathematics in grades 3-10. Science is additionally assessed in grades 5, 7, and 10....	I-SAT
Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...	Illinois State Board of Education Illinois State Board of Education The Illinois State Board of Education administers public education in the state of Illinois. The State Board consists of nine members who are appointed by the Governor with the consent of the...	Illinois Standards Achievement Test Illinois Standards Achievement Test The Illinois State Achievement Test measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois Learning Standards. Results of this score are applied to the No Child Left Behind Act, for purposes of identifying failing schools.... Prairie State Achievement Examination Prairie State Achievement Examination The Prairie State Achievement Examination is a two-day standardized test taken by all High School Juniors in the U.S. state of Illinois. On the first day, students take the ACT, and on the second day, a WorkKeys examination and Illinois State Board of Education-developed science examination....	ISAT PSAE
Indiana Indiana Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...	Indiana Department of Education Indiana Department of Education The Indiana Department of Education oversees primary and secondary education in the U.S. state of Indiana. The department is managed by the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, an elected office currently held by Dr. Tony Bennett...	Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus The Indiana Statewide Test for Educational Progress-Plus is a No Child Left Behind test to measure what students know. Before 2009 it was administered in the fall, beginning the 2009-10 school year it will be administered in the spring. Students in grades 3-8 are tested in English and math, grades...	I-STEP+
Iowa Iowa Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...	Iowa Department of Education Iowa Department of Education The Iowa Department of Education sets the standards for all public institutions of education and accredits private as well as public schools. It is headquartered in Des Moines....	Iowa Test of Basic Skills Iowa Test of Basic Skills The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills , also known as the Iowa Tests, are standardized tests provided as a service to schools by the College of Education of the University of Iowa. The tests are administered to students in kindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Iowa Statewide Testing Programs,... Iowa Tests of Educational Development Iowa Tests of Educational Development The Iowa Tests of Educational Development are a set of standardized tests given annually to high school students in many schools in the United States, covering Grades 9 to 12...	ITBS ITED
Kansas Kansas Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...	Kansas Department of Education	Kansas Mathematics Assessment Kansas Reading Assessment Kansas Writing Assessment Kansas Science Assessment Kansas History, Government, Economics and Geography Assessment
Kentucky Kentucky The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...	Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Department of Education The Kentucky Department of Education is the state education agency of Kentucky. It is headquartered in Frankfort....	Commonwealth Accountability Testing System	CATS
Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...	Louisiana Department of Education Louisiana Department of Education Louisiana Department of Education is a state agency of Louisiana, United States. It manages the state's school districts. It is headquartered in the Claiborne Building at 1201 North 3rd Street in Baton Rouge. On a previous occasion the department was headquartered at 626 North 4th Street in Baton...	Louisiana Educational Assessment Program Louisiana Educational Assessment Program The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program is a criterion-reference testing program administered by the state of Louisiana. It is only administered in 4th and 8th grades in the subjects of ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies.It is graded on a scale with Advanced being the highest.... Integrated LEAP Graduate Exit Examination	LEAP iLEAP GEE
Maine Maine Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...	Maine Department of Education Maine Department of Education Maine Department of Education is the state department of education in the U.S. state of Maine. It is headquartered in the Burton Cross State Office Building in Augusta.The Maine Department of Education is responsible for Maine's public education....	Maine Educational Assessment Maine High School Assessment	MEA MHSA
Maryland Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...	Maryland Department of Education	Maryland State Assessment Maryland State Assessment The Maryland State Assessment is a test of reading and math meeting NCLB requirements. Grades 3-8 are tested in math, and grades 5 and 8 are tested in science.... High School Assessment	MSA HSA
Massachusetts Massachusetts The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...	Massachusetts Department of Education	Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System, commonly shortened to MCAS , is the Commonwealth's statewide standards-based assessment program developed in 1993, in response to the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of the same year...	MCAS
Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....	Michigan Department of Education Michigan Department of Education Michigan Department of Education is a state agency of Michigan, in the United States. MDE oversees public school districts in the state. The agency is headquartered at 608 West Allegan Street in Lansing. The Department of Education is overseen by the State Board of Education. The Board of...	Michigan Educational Assessment Program Michigan Educational Assessment Program The Michigan Educational Assessment Program, commonly known as MEAP, is a standardized test. The test is taken by all public school students in the U.S. state of Michigan from elementary school to middle/junior high school... Michigan Merit Exam Michigan Merit Exam The Michigan Merit Exam is a replacement for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program test, a minimum-competency test for high school students. It was optional for class of 2007 but was required for the class of 2008 and beyond...	MEAP MME
Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...	Minnesota Department of Education	Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series II Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series II The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series II are the state tests measuring student progress for districts to meet the NCLB requirements. Reading and mathematics are given in grades 3-8, 10 and 11 and science is given in grades 5 and 8....	MCA-II
Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...	Mississippi Department of Education Mississippi Department of Education The Mississippi Department of Education is the state education agency of Mississippi. It is headquartered in the former Central High School Building in Jackson.-External links:*...	Mississippi Functional Literacy Exam Mississippi Curriculum Test	MFLE MCT
Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education or DESE, autonomous of the governor and the Missouri State Legislature, administers primary and secondary public education in the state of Missouri. Local municipalities and their respective school districts operate individual public...	Missouri Assessment Program Missouri Assessment Program The Missouri Assessment Program is an annual set of mandatory standardized tests taken by students in the U.S. state of Missouri.- State Content Assessments :Grade-Level Assessment -...	MAP
Montana Montana Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...	Montana Office of Public Instruction Montana Office of Public Instruction The Montana Office of Public Instruction is the state education agency of Montana. Denise Juneau is the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The agency is headquartered in Helena....	Montana Comprehensive Assessment System	MontCAS
Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....	Nebraska Department of Education Nebraska Department of Education The Nebraska Department of Education is the U.S. State of Nebraska's state education agency responsible for administering public education funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the Nebraska State Legislature. It is headquartered in Lincoln....
Nevada Nevada Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...	Nevada Department of Education Nevada Department of Education The Nevada Department of Education is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada.The NDOE headquarters are located in Carson City....	Nevada Proficiency Examination Program	NPEP
New Hampshire New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...	New Hampshire Department of Education New Hampshire Department of Education The New Hampshire Department of Education is the state education agency of New Hampshire. It is headquartered in Concord....	New England Common Assessment Program New England Common Assessment Program The New England Common Assessment Program is a series of reading, writing, mathematics and science achievement tests, administered annually, which were developed in response to the Federal No Child Left Behind Act...	NECAP
New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...	New Jersey Department of Education New Jersey Department of Education The New Jersey Department of Education administers state and federal aid programs affecting more than 1.4 million public and non-public elementary and secondary school children in the state of New Jersey. The department is headquartered in Trenton.The Department is responsible for ensuring that...	New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge NJASK or the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge is a standardized test given to all New Jersey public-schooled students in grades 3-8 during March, April, or May, and is administered by the New Jersey Department of Education.... Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment High School Proficiency Assessment High School Proficiency Assessment The High School Proficiency Assessment is a standardized test administered by the New Jersey Department of Education to all New Jersey high school students in March of their junior year...	NJASK GEPA HSPA
New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...	New Mexico Public Education Department New Mexico Public Education Department New Mexico Public Education Department is the New Mexico state agency that oversees public schools. The agency is headquartered in the Jerry Apodaca Education Building in Santa Fe....	New Mexico Standards-based assessment New Mexico Alternate Performance Assessment	NMSBA NMAPA
New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...	New York State Department of Education	Regents Examinations Regents Examinations Regents High School examinations, sometimes shortened to the Regents, are mandatory in New York State through the New York State Education Department, designed and administered under the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York...	Regents
North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction North Carolina Department of Public Instruction The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction oversees the public school system in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The DPI is headed by the State Superintendent and the North Carolina State Board of Education...	North Carolina End of Grade Tests North Carolina End of Grade Tests The North Carolina End of Grade Tests are the standardized tests given to students in North Carolina grades 3-8. Beyond grade 8, there are End of Course Tests for students in grades 9 to 12.... (Grades 3-8) End of Course Tests (Grades 9-12)	EOGs EOCs
North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction North Dakota Department of Public Instruction The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction oversees the public school system in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The DPI also oversees the North Dakota State Library, the North Dakota School for the Blind, and the North Dakota School for the Deaf. The DPI is headed by the North Dakota...	North Dakota State Assessment
Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...	Ohio State Board of Education Ohio State Board of Education The Ohio Department of Education is the state education agency of Ohio, headquartered in Columbus. The Ohio State Board of Education is the governing body of the department....	Ohio Achievement Assessment Ohio Graduation Test Ohio Graduation Test The Ohio Graduation Test is the high school graduation examination given to sophomores in the U.S. state of Ohio. Students must pass all five sections in order to graduate. Students have multiple chances to pass these sections and can still graduate without passing each using the alternative...	OAA OGT
Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...	Oklahoma State Department of Education	Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests The Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests are standards-aligned tests designed to meet NCLB requirements. The following tests are administered:Additionally, the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests report out Lexile measures for students in grades 3-8. A Lexile measure can be used to match readers with targeted...	OCCT
Oregon Oregon Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...	Oregon Department of Education Oregon Department of Education The Department of Education of the U.S. state of Oregon is responsible for implementation of state policies with respect to public education at the kindergarten through community college level, including academic standards and testing, credentials, and other matters not reserved to the local...	Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills	OAKS Oaks -Horse races:"Oaks" is generally used to describe a Thoroughbred horse race restricted to 3-year-old fillies. Among the best-known races using the term are:*Epsom Oaks, The Oaks Stakes, at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey, England; the original "Oaks" race...
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	Pennsylvania Department of Education Pennsylvania Department of Education The Pennsylvania Department of Education is the executive department of the state charged with K-12 and adult educational budgeting, management and guidelines. As the state education agency, its activities are directed by Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education, Gerald L. Zahorchak...	Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Pennsylvania System of School Assessment The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment is a standardized test administered to public schools in the state of Pennsylvania. Students in grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 are assessed in reading skills and mathematics. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed in writing skills... Pennsylvania Alternate School Assessment	PSSA PASA
Rhode Island Rhode Island The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...	Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is one of two state education agencies of Rhode Island; the other being the Board of Governors. It is headquartered in Providence. The Current Commissioner is Deborah Gist....	New England Common Assessment Program New England Common Assessment Program The New England Common Assessment Program is a series of reading, writing, mathematics and science achievement tests, administered annually, which were developed in response to the Federal No Child Left Behind Act...	NECAP
South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...	South Carolina Department of Education South Carolina Department of Education The South Carolina Department of Education is the state education agency of South Carolina. It is headquartered in Columbia. The agency is overseen by an elected Superintendent of Education, currently Mick Zais. Previous Superintendents have included Jim Rex and Inez Tenenbaum....	Palmetto Assessment of State Standards Palmetto Assessment of State Standards The Palmetto Assessment of State Standards is a standards-aligned test designed to meet NCLB requirements. It is administered in grades 3-8 in writing, ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies.... (Grades 3-8) High School Assessment Program (Grades 9-12)	PASS HSAP
South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...	South Dakota Department of Education South Dakota Department of Education The South Dakota Department of Education is the state education agency of South Dakota. It is headquartered in Pierre....	South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress The South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress is a standards-based test designed to meet NCLB requirements. Grades 3-8 and 11 are tested....	DSTEP
Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...	Tennessee State Department of Education	Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program is the standardized testing program used in public schools in Tennessee.Tennessee schools administer a comprehensive exam to their students at the end of each school year beginning in the third grade. Tests are intended to reflect what each child...	TCAP
Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...	Texas Education Agency Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...	Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills The Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills is a standardized test used in Texas primary and secondary schools to assess students' attainment of reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills required under Texas education standards. It is developed and scored by Pearson Educational...	TAKS
Utah Utah Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...	Utah State Office of Education	Iowa Test of Basic Skills Iowa Test of Basic Skills The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills , also known as the Iowa Tests, are standardized tests provided as a service to schools by the College of Education of the University of Iowa. The tests are administered to students in kindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Iowa Statewide Testing Programs,... Iowa Tests of Educational Development Iowa Tests of Educational Development The Iowa Tests of Educational Development are a set of standardized tests given annually to high school students in many schools in the United States, covering Grades 9 to 12...	ITBS ITED
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Additional tests

In addition to the following list some states administer other required examinations. They include Nevada, which administers several tests as part of the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program. They include the High School Proficiency Examination for Reading and Mathematics; the Iowa Test of Basic Skills

Iowa Test of Basic Skills

The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills , also known as the Iowa Tests, are standardized tests provided as a service to schools by the College of Education of the University of Iowa. The tests are administered to students in kindergarten through eighth grade as part of the Iowa Statewide Testing Programs,...

; Iowa Tests of Educational Development

Iowa Tests of Educational Development

The Iowa Tests of Educational Development are a set of standardized tests given annually to high school students in many schools in the United States, covering Grades 9 to 12...

; Criterion-Referenced Tests in Reading, Mathematics, and Science; Language Proficiency Assessment; Nevada Alternate Scales of Academic Achievement; and National Assessment for Educational Progress. The Prairie State Achievement Exam is used in Illinois

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

, along with the Illinois State Achievement Test. Alabama requires the Stanford Achievement Test Series

Stanford Achievement Test Series

The current Stanford Achievement Test Series, usually referred to simply as the "SAT 10", is considered the benchmark of excellence in standardized achievement tests utilized by school districts in the United States for assessing children from kindergarten through high school. First published in...

; and in Texas, the Texas Higher Education Assessment. That state has discontinued its usage of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

Texas Assessment of Academic Skills

The TAAS, or Texas Assessment of Academic Skills, was a standardized test used in Texas between 1991 and 2002, when it was replaced by the TAKS test from 2003 to 2009. Prior to 1990, the test was known as the Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills or TEAMS . It was used from grades 3...

. Since the 2007–08 school year, Kentucky has required that all students at public high schools take the ACT in their junior year.

Tests by state

Additional tests

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