Table 8.4.1. Science statewide assessments in grades 3–8, by state: 2017–18
State | Assessment name1 | Grade administered | Assessment included in accountability system |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | Scantron | 5, 7 | No |
Alaska | Alaska Science Assessment | 4, 8 | No |
Arizona | Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) Science |
4, 8 | No |
Arkansas | ACT Aspire | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Yes |
California2 | California Science Test | 5, 8 | No |
Colorado | Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) Science Assessment |
5, 8 | Yes |
Connecticut2 | Next Generation Science Standards Assessment |
5, 8 | Yes |
Delaware2 | Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) Science |
5, 8 | Yes |
District of Columbia3 | DC Next Generation Science Assessment |
5, 8 | No |
Florida | Statewide Science Assessment | 5, 8 | Yes |
Georgien | Georgia Milestones Assessment System |
5, 8 | Yes |
Hawaii | Hawaii State Assessment (HSA) in science |
4, 8 | No |
Idaho | Idaho Standards Achievement Tests (ISAT) Science |
5, 7 | No |
Illinois | Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) | 5, 8 | Yes |
Indiana | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) Science |
4, 6 | No |
Iowa | Iowa Assessments | 5, 8 | No |
Kansas | Kansas Assessment Program | 5, 8 | No |
Kentucky | Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K--PREP) for science |
4, 7 | Yes |
Louisiana2 | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) 2025 Science |
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Yes |
Maine | Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) for science | 5, 8 | No |
Maryland | Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) | 5, 8 | Yes |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) for science and technology/engineering |
5, 8 | Yes |
Michigan | Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) |
4, 7 | No |
Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) |
5, 8 | No |
Mississippi | Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, Science (MAAP-SCI) |
5, 8 | Yes |
Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Grade Level Assessment in science |
5, 8 | No |
Montana | Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) in science | 4, 8 | Yes |
Nebraska | Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS): Science |
5, 8 | Yes |
Nevada | Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRT) for science | 5, 8 | Yes |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (SAS) in science |
5, 8 | No |
New Jersey | New Jersey Student Learning Assessment – Science (NJSLA-S) (Field Test) |
5, 8 | No |
New Mexico | Standards Based Assessment (SBA) in science | 4, 7 | Yes |
New York | New York State Elementary-Level Science Test and New York State Intermediate-Level Science Test |
4, 8 | Yes |
North Carolina | North Carolina READY End-of-Grade Tests of Science |
5, 8 | Yes |
North Carolina Final Exams (NCFEs) | 4, 6, 7 | Yes | |
North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA) for science | 4, 8 | No |
Ohio | Ohio State Test (OST) | 5, 8 | Yes |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests in science | 5, 8 | Yes |
Oregon | Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) for science |
5, 8 | No |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) Science |
4, 8 | Yes |
Rhode Island2 | Rhode Island Next Generation Science Assessment (NGSA) |
4, 8 | Yes |
South Carolina | South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) in science |
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Yes |
South Dakota | South Dakota Science | 5, 8 | No |
Tennessee | TNReady | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Yes |
Texas | State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Science |
5, 8 | Yes |
Utah | Student Assessment of Growth and Excellence (SAGE) Science |
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 | Yes |
Vermont2 | Vermont Science Assessment | 4, 8 | Yes |
Virginia4 | Standards of Learning (SOL) for science | 5, 8 | No |
Washington | Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science |
5, 8 | No |
West Virginia | West Virginia General Summative Assessment (WVGSA) of Science |
4, 6 | No |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Forward Exam | 4, 8 | No |
Wyoming | Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) Science |
4, 8 | No |
1 States do not assess students in science on an annual basis. The science assessments listed in this table are the ones that the state administers to students in appropriate grades. | |||
2 Administered as a field test in 2017–18. | |||
3 Due to challenges with the assessment vendor, the District of Columbia was not able to administer a science assessment in 2017–18. | |||
4 In Virginia, some middle schools offer Earth Science in 8th grade and those students take the End of Course test. | |||
SOURCE: Achieve, 2017–18 State Science Assessments in Grades 3–8, retrieved September 20, 2018 from https://www.achieve.org/publications/2017–18-state-science-assessments-grades-3–8. Data Source |