Assessments & Screening

Standardized tests are administered in grades K through 5 as indicated below:

	K	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
KRA	X
Concepts About Print Assessment (CAPs)	X
Phonological Awareness Assessment		X
STAR Early Literacy	X	X
STAR Reading & Math		X	X	X	X	X
Fountas and Pinnell (F&P)  Reading Assessments	X	X	X	X	X	X
SRSS-IE Screener	X	X	X	X	X	X
COGAT Ability Test			X
IOWA (Fall)			X
State Achievement Test (SCReady)				X	X	X

 

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) | A state readiness test given individually to kindergarten students within the first 45 days of school. Readiness skills include: Social foundations, language/literacy, math, & physical well being.

Concepts About Print Assessment (CAPs) | A foundations of literacy skill assessment given individually to kindergarten students three times a year.

Phonological Awareness Assessment | A foundations literacy skill assessment given individually to kindergarten and first grade students three times a year and second grade students one to three times a year. STAR Reading & Math | STAR Reading & Math is a standards-based, computer-adaptive assessment that measures students’ reading & math comprehension. These assessments are administered throughout the year and provide teachers formative data to guide instructional decisions in the classroom throughout the school year. 

F&P Reading Assessments | The F&P Benchmark assessment (fall & spring, as well as throughout the year as needed) is used to determine student’s independent and instructional reading levels. Teachers are able to observe student reading behaviors one-on-one, engage in comprehension conversations that go beyond retelling, and make informed decisions that connect assessment to instruction. 

SRSS-IE Screener | A social-emotional screener for identifying internalizing and externalizing behaviors. 

COGAT | An ability test usually administered in the fall of 2nd grade to select participants for the Gifted and Talented Math and English Language Arts instruction for grades 3-5.

Iowa Assessment | Iowa testing will only be administered to students in second grade. The assessment is used to assess achievement in math and reading subtests. The students will receive a NPR (National Percentile Ranking) score that serves as an estimation of his/her instructional level and will also help select participants in the Gifted and Talented Math and English Language Arts for grades 3-5. 

SC Ready (May) | The South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Assessments (SC READY) are statewide assessments in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science (4th Grade). The SC READY Assessment items measure student performance on the 2015 South Carolina College-and Career-Ready Standards.