GREGORY SCHOOL DISTRICT
DISTRICT, STATE & 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 | Immediately | District Assessment |
| State Assesments | |||||||
| 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 disabilites | Final report card | SD DOE |
| South Dakota Science Assesment | 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 disabilites | Final report card | SD DOE |
| SD Eanglish Language Proficiency Assessment | English Language Proficiency | K-12 | January 28-Febuary 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-Febuary 28, 2025 | Estimated testing time 1.5 hours | When students enter the district to determine eligibility for EL services | Mailed to parents | SD DOE |
| National Assessments | |||||||
| 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 industy-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 | Results will be discussed w/students on arrival of results | District Assessment |