Assessments

Grade School Assessments

State Required Assessments:

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
yearly state assessment for 3rd-8th grade students

Kindergarten Individual Development Survey (KIDS)
yearly state survey to gauge students' abilities when entering Kindergarten

Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment (DLM-AA)
yearly state assessment for students without the ability to take the IAR

English Language Learner Assessments:

Wida Screener-state screener for new ELL students

ACCESS-\yYearly state assessment for ELL students

Universal Assessments:

AIMS Web Plus-all students K-8th grade are given the benchmark assessment 3 times a year.

Next Step Guided Reading Assessment-K-4th grade students are assessed with this program to find their reading level and monitor progress.

Middle School Assessments

State Required Assessments:

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR)
yearly state assessment for 3rd-8th grade students

Illiois Science Assessment (ISA)
yearly science assessment for 5th & 8th grade students

Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment (DLM-AA)
yearly state assessment for students without the ability to take the IAR

English Language Learner Assessments:

Wida Screener-state screener for new ELL students

ACCESS-\yYearly state assessment for ELL students

Universal Assessments:

AIMS Web Plus-all students K-8th grade are given the benchmark assessment 3 times a year.

NWEA Measures of Academic Progress-6th & 7th grade students take this assessment for placement into advanced classes at the 7th & 8th grade levels