Annual Testing

Students in the Port Townsend School District are provided assessment each year to help guide instruction. 
Students in Washington are assessed in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

*Students in Kindergarten take the WA Kids Assessment from Sept. – Oct.  https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/washington-kindergarten-inventory-developing-skills-wakids

*Students in Second Grade & Fifth Grade are screened for Highly Capable Eligibility in Feb-March.   

*Students in Kindergarten-Second Grade are screened for markers of Dyslexia in Jan.

*Students in Grades 3-8, & 10 are assessed in the areas of ELA and Math using the Smarter Balanced Assessment. 
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/washington-state-smarter-balanced-assessment-consortium

*Students in Grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed using the WCAS in the area of Science.
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/washington-comprehensive-assessment-science

*One to two percent of students will take an alternate assessment called the WA-AIM. 
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/assessment-students-cognitive-disabilities-wa-aim

 

For more information about testing in the state of Washington:
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/assessment-resources




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