Assessment
2025-26 Assessments
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Assessment |
Grades |
Subject(s) |
Source Of Requirement |
Dates |
Expected Testing Time |
Purpose of Assessment |
Expected Delivery Date And Format Of Results |
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Pre-K Assessment |
Pre-K |
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RCS |
August 18-September 5, |
20 minutes |
This district-mandated assessment is used to track growth of priority Pre-K standards. |
Standards-based reports will be shared with parents every 4.5 weeks. |
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Pre-K Portfolio Assessment |
Pre-K |
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TDOE |
Twice a year; dates at teacher discretion |
TBA |
This state-mandated assessment is designed to represent a classroom sample of student academic growth between two points in time. | Portfolio results are not typically distributed outside the school, but parents can request the information from the school as needed. |
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Universal Screening (Aimsweb) |
K-5 |
English / Language Arts, Math |
TDOE |
August 5-September 12, January 6-23, April 27-May 15 |
60 minutes |
These assessments provide a snapshot of a student's current performance in reading, writing, and math. | Student-level reports are shared with parents and reported on report cards each nine weeks. |
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Universal Screening (EasyCBM) |
6-8 |
English / Language Arts, Math |
TDOE |
August 5-September 12, January 6-23, April 27-May 15 |
60 minutes |
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Universal Written Expression Screening |
K-8 |
English / Language Arts |
TDOE |
August 5-September 12, January 6-23, April 27-May 15 |
5 minutes |
Results are not typically distributed outside the school, but parents can request the information from the school as needed. | |
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Benchmark Testing |
3-8 |
English / Language Arts & Math |
RCS |
September 29-October 3, December 8-11, March 4-11 |
TBA |
These tests are a tool to track student progress towards state standards. | Results will be shared as they become available. |
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Benchmark Testing |
3-5 |
Science |
RCS |
March 4-11 |
TBA |
These tests are a tool to track student progress towards state standards. | Results will be shared as they become available. |
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Benchmark Testing |
6-8 |
Science & Social Studies |
RCS |
September 29-October 3, December 8-11, March 4-11 |
TBA | These tests are a tool to track student progress towards state standards. | Results will be shared as they become available. |
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NAEP |
Selected 4th and 8th |
Varied |
TDOE |
January 27-March 7 (one day) |
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TCAP |
3-8 |
English / Language Arts, Math, Science, & Social Studies (grades 6-8) |
TDOE |
April 13-May 5 |
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TCAP Retake |
Selected 3rd |
English/Language Arts |
TDOE |
May 20-22 |
75 minutes |
Since 2011, Tennessee has had a student promotion and retention law in place. During the 2021 First Extraordinary Session, the Tennessee General Assembly updated state law to ensure that all students have the support to read and perform on grade level by the 3rd grade. If a student receives an approaching or below score on the 3rd grade ELA TCAP, students have multiple opportunities for support to demonstrate their mastery of 3rd grade standards and readiness for grade-level ELA lessons in the 4th grade. In addition to the other opportunities for promotion, all students who receive an approaching or below score on the ELA section of the 3rd grade TCAP can choose to retake a shorter ELA TCAP assessment as a pathway to promotion. | |
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TCAP-ALT |
3-12 |
English/Language Arts & Math |
TDOE |
September 8-December 19 & February 2-May 15 |
Information from TDOE | ||
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TCAP-ALT |
3-12 |
Science & Social Studies (grades 6-8) |
TDOE |
March 9-April 24 |
Information from TDOE | ||
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Benchmark Testing |
9-12 |
Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, English I, English II, Biology I, US History |
RCS |
September 8-12, October 27-31, February 9-13, March 30-April 2 |
90 minutes per class |
These tests are a tool to track student progress towards state standards. |
Results will be shared as they become available. |
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End-of-Course (EOC) Testing |
9-12 |
Algebra I, |
TDOE |
December 1-18, |
Information from TDOE | ||
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Mid-Term / Final Exams |
9-12 |
All subjects except Fine Arts and P.E. |
RCS |
October 9-10, |
90 minutes per class |
The exam is intended to measure what a student knows and is able to do as defined the associated courses' state standards. |
Results will be shared as they become available. |
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ACT |
11-12 |
English, Reading, Math, & Science |
TDOE |
September 30-October 3, March 24-27 |
Information from TDOE | ||
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Civics Test |
12 |
Civic Knowledge |
TDOE |
Senior Year |
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ELPA21 |
K-12 |
English Proficiency |
TDOE |
February 2-March 27 |
Information from TDOE | ||
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Progress Monitoring |
K-12 |
English / Language Arts & Math |
TDOE |
2-3 times monthly |
TBA |
Progress monitoring allows educators to quickly identify areas where students may be struggling academically. | Results will be shared as they become available. |
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i-Ready |
K-12 |
English / Language Arts & Math |
RCS |
Fall, Winter, Spring |
TBA |
This assessment is used to identify students' learning needs, provide differentiated instruction, and monitor students learning progress throughout the school year. | Results will be shared as they become available. |
| S.P.I.R.E | K -12 | English/Language Arts | RCS | Beginning and end of year | TBA | S.P.I.R.E. is a comprehensive and multisensory reading intervention and instructional program that integrates phonological awareness, phonics, handwriting, fluency, vocabulary, spelling, and comprehension in an instructional design that is based upon how struggling readers learn. | Results will be shared as they become available. |
*Results from these assessments may be discussed with the child's teacher at regularly scheduled parent-teacher conferences each semester, or at the parent's request.
If you have any questions regarding assessments, please contact:
Lewis Walling
Titles:
Supervisor of System Data
Departments:
System Data
Email:
Angel Williams
Titles:
Supervisor of PreK - 8 Education
Departments:
Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment | Pre-K - 8th
Email:
Dr. Bob Pruitt
Titles:
Supervisor of Secondary Education
Departments:
Secondary Education
Email: