If interested in Opting your students out of assessments, please speak to a school administrator.
Testing
State-mandated k-2 reading assessment that replaces DIBELS
Adaptive assessment that covers reading levels K - 5th grade
ISIP Early Reading and ISIP Espanol provide growth information in the five critical domains of early reading:
- Phonemic awareness
- Alphabetic knowledge and skills
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
3 Benchmark Assessments, monthly progress monitoring for students scoring in ISIP Tiers 2 and 3 (below 40th percentile)
Math and English Language Arts/literacy - REQUIRED TESTING for Grades 3 – 5 by Federal and State Legislation
NM-MSSA assessments are required for all students in grades 3 - 5. This is a summative assessment with items requiring multiple steps to measure critical thinking, reasoning and the ability to apply skills and knowledge in reading, writing, and mathematics.
- Tests the Common Core State Standards
- Available on computer
- Available in Spanish for math assessments only
4th – 5th English Language Arts (ELA) Interim Assessments – REQUIRED TESTING for 4th and 5th grade Regular Education Students by District
ELA Short Cycle Assessment is a required assessment for 3rd thru 5th grade Regular Education students. The three administrations will be parallel forms; testing the same standards.
- Prebuilt summative assessments based on Common Core State Standards
- Available on computer or
Spanish Language Arts (SLA) - REQUIRED TESTING by State Legislation
The SLA assessment is available for ELL students who qualify to take Reading in Spanish: PARCC - ELA is not available in Spanish.
- Available on paper
NM-ASR(Science) - REQUIRED TESTING by Federal and State Legislation
The NM-ASR assessment is required for all 5th grade students.
- Tests the New Mexico science content standards
- Available on computer
- Available in Spanish
ACCESS - REQUIRED TESTING for ELL students by Federal Legislation
Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) is a large-scale test of English development standards.
- Provides information on the English skills necessary to be successful in an English-only mainstream classroom without extra support
- Available on computer or paper
NMAPA/NCSC - REQUIRED TESTING by Federal and State Legislation
The NMAPA and NCSC are alternative assessments required only for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
- Available on computer or paper
- Window for administration: TBD
- Time for administration: varies by student
i-Ready Reading – Alternative testing for K - 5 Special Education Students by district
i-Ready is an ELA diagnostic test that is computer adaptive and is optional for K – 5 Special Education students. It will provide the performance level of each student by domain.
- A computer-based diagnostic assessment named i-Ready
- Results will be in AIMS