List of state achievement tests in the United States


State achievement tests in the United States are standardized tests required in American public schools in order for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, in US Public Law 107-110, and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Tests by state

The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation. Nebraska is the only state that does not have a standardized test.
StateAdministrating agencyTests nameAlso called...SourceAvailable in languages other than English-
AlabamaAlabama State Department of EducationAlabama High School Graduation Exam
Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test		AHSGE
ARMT		No-
AlaskaAlaska Department of Education and Early DevelopmentHigh School Graduation Qualifying Examination
Alaska Measures of Progress 		HSGQE
SBA
No
However "LEP students may be allowed to use a word translation finder style dictionary or word-to-word dictionary from first language to English language. Dictionaries that include pictures or word definitions are not allowed."		-
ArizonaArizona Department of EducationArizona's Instrument to Measure Standards
Arizona’s English Language Learner Assessment
National Assessment of Educational Progress		AIMS
AZELLA
NAEP		No-
ArkansasArkansas Department of EducationAugmented Benchmark Examinations--
CaliforniaCalifornia Department of EducationCAASPP
California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress		SBAC
Yes-
ColoradoColorado Department of EducationColorado Measures of Academic SuccessCMASYes-
ConnecticutConnecticut Department of EducationConnecticut Academic Performance Test
Connecticut Mastery Test		CAPT
CMT		--
DelawareDelaware Department of EducationDelaware Comprehensive Assessment SystemDCAS--
District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Public SchoolsPartnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and CareerPARCC--
FloridaFlorida Department of EducationFlorida Standards Assessments
Florida Standards Alternate Assessment		FSA
FSAA
No, but Limited English Proficiency students are allowed to use a translation dictionary from their first language to the English language approved by the Florida Department of Education. The dictionary may include synonyms and an index, but must not include definition of words. Test administrators or proctors are also not allowed to read aloud to the student any of the questions, passages, prompts, or answer choices in the English language or their first language during the test.
GeorgiaGeorgia Department of EducationCriterion-Referenced Competency Tests
Georgia Milestones:

Georgia High School Graduation Test
Georgia Alternate Assessment
Georgia Writings Assessments 		CRCT
EOCT
GHSGT
GAA
...		--
HawaiiHawaii Department of EducationHawaii State Assessment
Hawaii State Alternative Assessment		HSA/HSAA--
IdahoIdaho State Department of EducationIdaho Standards Achievement TestI-SAT--
IllinoisIllinois State Board of EducationIllinois Standards Achievement Test
Prairie State Achievement Examination		ISAT
PSAE		--
IndianaIndiana Department of EducationIndiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-PlusI-STEP+ New Test as of 2019 - ILearn--
IowaIowa Department of EducationIowa Test of Basic Skills
Iowa Tests of Educational Development		ITBS
ITED		--
KansasKansas Department of EducationKansas Mathematics Assessment
Kansas Reading Assessment
Kansas Writing Assessment
Kansas Science Assessment
Kansas History, Government, Economics and Geography Assessment		--
KentuckyKentucky Department of EducationCommonwealth Accountability Testing SystemCATS--
LouisianaLouisiana Department of EducationLouisiana Educational Assessment Program
Integrated LEAP
Graduate Exit Examination		LEAP
iLEAP
GEE		--
MaineMaine Department of EducationMaine Educational Assessment
Maine High School Assessment		MEA
MHSA
--
MarylandMaryland Department of EducationMaryland School Assessment
High School Assessment		MSA
HSA		--
MassachusettsMassachusetts Department of EducationMassachusetts Comprehensive Assessment SystemMCAS--
MichiganMichigan Department of EducationMichigan Educational Assessment Program
Michigan Merit Exam
Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress		MEAP
MME
M-STEP		--
MinnesotaMinnesota Department of EducationMinnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series IIMCA-II--
MississippiMississippi Department of EducationMississippi Functional Literacy Exam
Mississippi Curriculum Test		MFLE
MCT		--
MissouriMissouri Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationMissouri Assessment ProgramMAP--
MontanaMontana Office of Public InstructionMontana Comprehensive Assessment SystemMontCAS--
NebraskaNebraska Department of Education--
NevadaNevada Department of EducationNevada Proficiency Examination ProgramNPEP--
New HampshireNew Hampshire Department of EducationNew England Common Assessment ProgramNECAP--
New JerseyNew Jersey Department of EducationThe Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers PARCC
GEPA
HSPA		--
New MexicoNew Mexico Public Education DepartmentNew Mexico Standards-based assessment
New Mexico Alternate Performance Assessment		NMSBA
NMAPA		--
New YorkNew York State Department of EducationRegents Examinations
New York State Examination		Regents
NYSE		Yes, translation is available for all Regents exams except for language exams. For English exams, a glossary is available, while foreign language exams have none.-
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Department of Public InstructionNorth Carolina End of Grade Tests
End of Course Tests 		EOGs
EOCs		--
North DakotaNorth Dakota Department of Public InstructionNorth Dakota State AssessmentNorth Dakota CAT--
OhioOhio State Board of EducationOhio’s State TestsOST--
OklahomaOklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma Core Curriculum TestsOCCT--
OregonOregon Department of EducationOregon Assessment of Knowledge and SkillsOAKS--
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Department of EducationPennsylvania System of School Assessment
Pennsylvania Alternate School Assessment
Keystone Exam		PSSA
PASA		--
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary EducationRhode Island Comprehensive Assessment SystemRICASRIDE publishes a list of bilingual dictionaries and glossaries that current and former English Learner students may use on RICAS assessments. There are Spanish versions of the Mathematics tests.-
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of EducationPalmetto Assessment of State Standards
High School Assessment Program 		PASS
HSAP		--
South DakotaSouth Dakota Department of EducationSouth Dakota State Test of Educational ProgressDSTEP--
TennesseeTennessee State Department of EducationTennessee Comprehensive Assessment ProgramTN Ready--
TexasTexas Education AgencyState of Texas Assessments of Academic ReadinessSTAAR--
UtahUtah State Office of EducationStudent Assessment of Growth and ExcellenceSAGE--
VermontVermont Department of EducationSmarter Balanced Assessment ConsortiumSBAC--
VirginiaVirginia Department of EducationStandards of LearningSOL--
WashingtonWashington State Office of Superintendent of Public InstructionWashington Assessment of Student LearningWASL--
West VirginiaWest Virginia Department of EducationWest Virginia Educational Standards TestWESTEST--
WisconsinWisconsin Department of Public InstructionWisconsin Knowledge and Concepts ExaminationWKCE--
WyomingWyoming Department of EducationProficiency Assessments for Wyoming StudentsPAWS--

Additional tests

In addition to the following list some states administer other required examinations. They include Nevada, which administers several tests as part of the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program. They include the High School Proficiency Examination for Reading and Mathematics; the Iowa Test of Basic Skills; Iowa Tests of Educational Development; Criterion-referenced tests in Reading, Mathematics, and Science; Language Proficiency Assessment; Nevada Alternate Scales of Academic Achievement; and National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Prairie State Achievement Exam is used in Illinois, along with the Illinois State Achievement Test. Alabama requires the Stanford Achievement Test Series; and in Texas, the Texas Higher Education Assessment. That state has discontinued its usage of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills. Since the 2007–08 school year, Kentucky has required that all students at public high schools take the ACT in their junior year.