Testing Dates 2020-2021
Elementary School (Grades PK-5)
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Grade |
Assessments |
Dates |
|---|---|---|
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4K |
PALS (Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening) |
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5K |
KRA (Kindergarten Readiness Assessment) |
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| K-5 [Identified (ID) students] | ACCESS for ELLs (English Language Proficiency Assessment) | |
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2 |
CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test) |
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2 |
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2-5 (ID students) |
SC Performance Tasks Assessments (Gifted and Talented) |
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2 & 5 (all students) |
MAP Growth (Measures of Academic Progress) – Reading & Math |
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3-5 |
SC READY – ELA and Math |
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4 |
SCPASS (SC Palmetto Assessment of State Standards) – Science |
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ID students (Age 9) |
NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
SC-Alt (South Carolina Alternate Assessment) – ELA & Math (Gr. 3-5), Science (Gr. 4) |
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Notes:
Links to the South Carolina Department of Education Assessment and contractors’ webpages were active as of August 12, 2019.
Test dates are subject to change. Therefore, specific test dates will be communicated at the school level. Please contact your school with questions relating to the testing schedule.
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
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Grade |
Assessments |
Dates |
|---|---|---|
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6-8 [Identified (ID) students] |
ACCESS for ELLs (English Language Proficiency Assessment) |
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8 (all students) |
MAP Growth (Measures of Academic Progress) – Reading & Math |
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6-8 |
SC READY – ELA and Math |
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6 |
SCPASS (SC Palmetto Assessment of State Standards) – Science |
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7-8 (ID students) |
EOCEP Algebra 1 |
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8 (ID Students) |
PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) |
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ID students (Age 13) |
NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
SC-Alt (South Carolina Alternate Assessment) – ELA & Math (Gr. 6-8), Science (Gr. 6) |
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Notes:
Links to the South Carolina Department of Education Assessment and contractors’ webpages were active as of August 12, 2019.
Test dates are subject to change. Therefore, specific test dates will be communicated at the school level. Please contact your school with questions relating to the testing schedule.
High School (9-12, Adult Education)
|
Grade |
Assessments |
Dates |
|---|---|---|
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9-12 [Identified (ID) students] |
ACCESS for ELLs (English Language Proficiency Assessment) |
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9-12, Adult Ed. |
EOCEP – English 1 (ID students) Writing, English 2 Writing Algebra 1, Biology, English 1 Reading (ID students), English 2 Reading, U.S. History and the Constitution |
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| 9-12, Adult Ed |
EOCEP – English1 (ID students) Writing, English 2 Writing Algebra 1, Biology, English 1 Reading (ID students), English 2 Reading, U.S. History and the Constitution |
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9-12 (ID students) |
IB (International Baccalaureate) |
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9-12 (ID students) |
AP (Advanced Placement) |
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10 |
PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) |
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11 (ID students) |
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11 |
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11 (ID students) |
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12 (ID students) |
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ID students (Age 17) |
NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
SC-Alt (South Carolina Alternate Assessment) – Algebra, Biology, English, U.S. History and the Constitution |
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Sp. Ed. (ID students) |
Alternate to Career Readiness Assessment (Life Skills Inventory Independent Living Skills Assessment Tool) |
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Notes:
Links to the South Carolina Department of Education Assessment and contractors’ webpages were active as of August 12, 2019.
Test dates are subject to change. Therefore, specific test dates will be communicated at the school level. Please contact your school with questions relating to the testing schedule