Gregory School District State and National Assessments

District Report Cards

District Assessments

Subject

Students

Dates

Duration of Assessment

Assesment Purpose 

Results Distribution

Source of  Requirement

AIMSweb 

 ELA & Math

1st-8th

Fall-Winter-Spring

Estimate testing time: 40 min. per test 3x's a year

Screening & Progress Monitioring

Fall & Spring Confernces

District Assessment

STAR 

ELA

BK-9

Fall-Winter-Spring

Estimate testing time: 20 min. per test 3x's a year

Assess reading comprehension and related skills

Fall & Spring Confernces

District Assessment

Accelerated Reader

ELA

BK-9

Fall-Winter-Spring

5-10 minutes

Assesses Reading Comprehension and sets reading levels and goals

State Assessments

Subject

Students

Dates

Duration of Assessment

Assessment Purpose 

Results Distribution

Source of  Requirement

South Dakota Assessment

ELA & Math 

3-8,11

March 24- May 2, 2025

Estimated testing time ELA 3-4hrs & Math 2-4 hrs.

State required summative assessment measuring ELA and Math Achievement

Final report card

SD DOE

SD ELA/Math Alt Assessment

ELA & Math 

3-8,11

March 10 - April 25, 2025

Testing times vary greatly between participants

Students with most severe cognitive disabilities 

Final report card

SD DOE

South Dakota Science Assessment

Science

5,8,&11

March 24- May 2, 2025

Estimated testing time 1.5-3 hours

State required summative assessment measuring science achievement

Final report card

SD DOE

South Dakota Science (Alt)

Science

5,8,&11

March 24- May 2, 2025

Testing times vary greatly between participants

Students with most severe cognitive disabilities 

Final report card

SD DOE

SD English Language Proficiency Assessment

English Language Proficiency

K-12 

January 28-February 28, 2025

Testing times vary greatly between participants

Used to assess Engish Language Proficiency and continued eligibility for EL services

Mailed to parents

SD DOE

WIDA EL Assessment

Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening

K-12

January 28-February 28, 2025

Estimated testing time 1.5 hours

When students enter the district to determine eligibility for EL services

National Assessments

Subject

Students

Dates

Duration of Assessment

Assessment Purpose 

Results Distribution

Source of  Requirement

NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress)

ELA & Math

4 & 8

N/A

Approximately 2 hours

NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in the United States know and can do in various subjects. Selected schools represent schools across the nation, and their participation provides an accurate picture of student performance.

Data only reported at State level. No individual student data collected or made available

National Assessment

NCRC

Applied Math,Locating Info, Reading for Info

12

January 8, 2025

3 hours

National Career Readiness program is an industry-recognized, portable credential certifying essential skills for workplace success

Given to students one results are received

District Assessment

PSAT (Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test )

ELA & Math

11

October 21- October 31, 2024

3 hours

PSAT is a test designed to help students practice for the SAT. It is also used to determine eligibility for scholarships awarded by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation

December

Individual Student

SAT

All

11 & 12

2024 - 8/24, 10/5, 11/2, 12/7
2025 -3/8, 5/3, 6/7

3 hours

The purpose of the SAT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants

1 month

Post Secondary

ACT

All

11 &12

2024 - 9/14, 10/26, 12/14
2025 - 2/8, 4/5, 6/14, 8/12

4 hours

 The purpose of the ACT test is to measure a high school student's readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants

1 month

Post Secondary

ASVAB (Armed Sevices Vocational Aptitude Battery)

Military Aptitude

11

Sept. 24,2024

3 hours

Qualification assessment-enlistment in the military