| Testing Schedule for 2018-2019 |
| Test |
Date |
Grade Level |
Purpose/Description |
| College Board Suite |
| PSAT/NMSQT |
October 10, 2018 |
Only juniors |
To be eligible for scholarships, high school juniors must score among the top 1% of test-takers in their home state. The PSAT serves as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT), and measures critical reading ability, mathematics problem solving ability and writing ability, rather than existing knowledge. |
| PSAT 8/9 |
October 13, 2018 |
Only incoming freshman |
The PSAT 8/9 is the first in the College Board's “SAT Suite of Assessments” and is offered to eighth and ninth graders. The purpose of the PSAT 8/9 is to establish a starting point in terms of college and career readiness as students transition to high school. |
| SAT 11 |
April 9, 2019 |
Juniors |
The SAT Suite of Assessments helps students navigate their path through high school toward college and career, and offers a range of unique benefits to students. |
| PSAT 10 |
April 9, 2019 |
Sophomores |
The PSAT 10 measures critical reading ability, mathematics problem solving ability and writing ability, rather than existing knowledge. |
| PSAT 8/9 |
April 9, 2019 |
Freshman |
The PSAT 8/9 is the first in the College Board's “SAT Suite of Assessments” and is offered to eighth and ninth graders. The purpose of the PSAT 8/9 is to establish a starting point in terms of college and career readiness as students transition to high school. |
| AP Testing |
Week 1:
May 6-11;
Week 2
May 14-18 |
Sophomores/
Junior/
Seniors |
AP gives students the chance to tackle college-level work while they're still in high school and earn college credit and placement. |
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| Test |
Date |
Grade Level |
Purpose/Description |
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| STAR fall |
Aug 20-31 Math |
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Your child may take a Star test for early literacy, math, reading, or other subjects of their teacher’s choice. |
| STAR winter |
Dec 3-14
Math |
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Star Assessments are short tests that provide teachers with learning data. Star tests are computer adaptive, which means they adjust to each answer your child provides. This helps teachers get the best data to help your child in the shortest amount of testing time (about one-third of the time other tests take).
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| STAR spring |
April 22-May 24 |
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| Finals S1 |
Dec. 19,
20, 21 |
All |
To measure a students final understanding of the terms curriculum. |
| Finals S2 |
May 22,
23, 24 |
All |
To measure a students final understanding of the terms curriculum. |