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Click here to go to the Department of Assessment and Performance Analytics site in the Backyard (for CCSD employees only).
For more information about each assessment, click on the test name below to bring you to the Backyard (CCSD employees only)ACCESS
Grade: Kindergarten-12 (English Language Learners)
Testing Window: January 13-February 14, 2025
Purpose: Assesses English language proficiency in listening, reading, speaking and writingACT WorkKeys
Grade: 12
Testing Window: October 9-December 6, 2024; January 13-February 28, 2025; April 1-May 23, 2025
Purpose: In order to meet graduation guidelines criteria, students must earn the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate by scoring at Bronze (3) or higher in Applied Mathematics, Workplace Documents AND Graphic Literacy.Alternate CMAS CoAlt
Grade: 4-8 and 11
Testing Window: April 7-25, 2025
Purpose: Provide a performance level at which students with significant cognitive disabilities meet the Colorado Academic Standards in Science and Social Studies.Alternate DLM/Kite
Grade: 3-11
Testing Window: April 7-25, 2025
Purpose: Alternate for CMAS, PSAT/SAT and will provide a common measure of academic achievement for students with significant cognitive disabilities.CMAS
Grade: 3-8
Testing Window: April 7-25, 2025
Purpose: Provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, teachers, parents and the community on how students are progressing academically.CMAS
Grade: 11 (Science Only)
Testing Date: April 17, 2025 (Makeup April 24-25, 2024)
Purpose: Provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, teachers, parents and the community on how students are progressing academically.CogAT
Grade: 2 and 6
Testing Window: September 9-November 1, 2024
Purpose: Part of a Body of Evidence (BOE) to determine if students qualify for Gifted & Talented ServicesIowa
Grade: 2 and 6
Testing Window: October 7-December 6, 2024
Purpose: Part of a Body of Evidence (BOE) to determine if students qualify for Gifted & Talented Services. For students who score 90% or higher on the CogAT. These assessments measure achievement in several important content areas including Reading, English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.Kindergarten Prescreener
Grade: Kindergarten
Testing Window: At or before the beginning of the school year
Purpose: Early Reading and Math Subtests. Used by Kindergarten teachers to determine what their students know, what they can do and how that relates to important objectives for development and learning.Kindergarten Readiness
Grade: Kindergarten
Testing Window: Within the first 60 calendar days of school
Purpose: Used by Kindergarten teachers to determine what their students know, what they can do and how that relates to important objectives for development and learning.PSAT/CoPSAT (Colorado PSAT)
Grade: 9
Testing Date: April 17, 2025 (Makeup April 18-25, 2025)
Purpose: Determine post secondary readiness.PSAT/CoPSAT (Colorado PSAT)
Grade: 10
Testing Date: April 16, 2025 (Makeup April 17-25, 2025)
Purpose: Determine post secondary readiness.SAT/CoSAT (Colorado SAT)
Grade: 11
Testing Date: April 16, 2025 (Makeup April 18-25, 2025)
Purpose: Determine post secondary readiness.Star Assessment
Grade: Kindergarten-10
Testing Window: Beginning of Year: August 19-September 13, 2024 Mid-Year: December 9, 2024-December 20, 2024 End of Year: April 21-May 9, 2025
Purpose: To effectively track progress towards CCSD's priority of instructional excellence. The beginning of year assessment also fulfills the Colorado READ Act requirements for Kindergarten through 3rd Grade.