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District Student Assessments
District-Wide Assessments |
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| Assessment | Acronym | Grades | Purpose | |||||
| Formative Assessment System for Teachers | FAST | K-8 | Monitor the progress of all students in math and reading. | |||||
| Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progresss | ISASP | 3-11 | A statewide test to monitor individual and school-wide growth in reading, writing, math and science*Science is given only in grades 5,8, and 10 |
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| Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test * | PSAT | *optional 10-11 |
Qualify for national merit scholar program. | |||||
| American College Test | ACT | 10-12 | Standard entrance exam for most colleges in the Midwest. | |||||
| Scholastic Aptitude Test | SAT | 10-12 | Standard entrance exam for some colleges (typically outside of the Midwest). | |||||
| Accuplacer | 10-12 | Standard entrance exam for community colleges. | ||||||
| Iowa Youth Survey (anonymous) | 6, 8, 11 | Gathers trend data on substance abuse and school safety. | ||||||