Description of State Assessments
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RISE Summative assessments (grades 3-8)
Tests given at the end of a course to measure students' proficiency on Utah Core Standards and school accountability.- English Language Arts (ELA) (grades 3-8)
- Writing (grades 5 and 8)
- Mathematics (grades3-8)
- Science (grades 4-8)
RISE Interim assessments (grades 3-8)
Optional tests that schools may choose to give to check students' proficiency before a course is completed. Similar to RISE summative in length.- English Language Arts (ELA) (grades 3-8)
- Writing (grades 3-8)
- Mathematics (grades3-8)
- Science (grades 4-8)
RISE Benchmarks (grades 3-8)
Optional productivity tools for teachers to use to help them get feedback on students' learning of the Utah Core Stanards at the Reporting Category level. These tools have approximately 8-13 questions.- English Language Arts (ELA) (grades 3-8)
- Writing (grades 3-8)
- Mathematics (grades3-8)
- Science (grades 4-8)
Utah Aspire Plus (grades 9 and 10)
Tests given at the end of the school year for all 9th and 10th graders, that include a combination of questions from ACT Aspire and Utah's item bank.- English (grades 9-10)
- Reading (grades9-10)
- Mathematics (grades 9-10)
- Science (grades9-10)
Acadience Reading (grades K-3)
A five-minute literacy test, given 3 times during the school year (Beginning, Middle, End).DLM/UAA Dynamic Learning Maps/ Utah Alternative Assessment (grades 3-11)
Tests given at the end of the school year to students with significant cognitive disabilities to measure proficiency on the Alternative Achievement Statndards (Essential Elements/Extended Core Science Standards) and school accountability.- DLM - English Language Arts (ELA) (grades 3-11)
- DLM - Mathematics (grades 3-11)
- UAA - Science (grades 4-11)
ACCESS 2.0 ACCESS for English Language Learners (grades K-12)
Test given to students receiving EL services to annually measure their English language development.Alternative ACCESS 2.0 ACCESS for English Language Learners (grades K-12)
Test given to student receiving EL services with th emost significant cognitive disabilities who are unable to meaningfully participate in ACCESS 2.0.AAPPL Assessment of Performance towards Proficiency in Languages (grades 3-9)
Test given to students in the Dual immersion program to check their proficiency of the target language.ACT (grade 11)
An assessment that measures postsecondary readiness. The state-administered ACT includes English, reading, mathematics, science, and writing subtests.CTE Skill Certificate Assessments
Competency-based tests given to students when they complete a course in Career and Technical Education. Required for certificationGeneral Financial Literacy Assessment
Test given to students when they complete the General Financial Literacy course.High School Civics Exam
A locally administered civics exam with questions from the U.S. immigration and naturalization test. Students need to correctly answer 35 out of 50 questions. Required for graduation