Tests By State
The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation. Nebraska is the only state that does not have a standardized test.
| State | Administrating agency | Test name | Also called... | Source |
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| Alabama | Alabama State Department of Education | Alabama High School Graduation Exam Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test |
AHSGE ARMT |
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| Alaska | Alaska Department of Education and Early Development | High School Graduation Qualifying Examination Standards-based assessment |
HSGQE SBA |
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| Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards | AIMS | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education | Augmented Benchmark Examinations | ||
| California | California Department of Education | Standardized Testing and Reporting California High School Exit Exam |
STaR CAHSEE |
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| Colorado | Colorado Department of Education | Colorado Student Assessment Program | CSAP | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Education | Connecticut Academic Performance Test Connecticut Mastery Test |
CAPT CMT |
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| Delaware | Delaware Department of Education | Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System | DCAS | |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia Public Schools | DC Comprehensive Assessment System | DC-CAS | |
| Florida | Florida Department of Education | Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test | FCAT | |
| Georgia | Georgia Department of Education | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests End-Of-Course Tests Georgia High School Graduation Test Georgia Alternate Assessment Georgia Writings Assessments |
CRCT EOCT GHSGT GAA ... |
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| Hawaii | Hawaii Department of Education | Hawaii State Assessment Hawaii State Alternative Assessment |
HSA/HSAA | |
| Idaho | Idaho State Department of Education | Idaho Standards Achievement Test | I-SAT | |
| Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education | Illinois Standards Achievement Test Prairie State Achievement Examination |
ISAT PSAE |
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| Indiana | Indiana Department of Education | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus | I-STEP+ | |
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Education | Iowa Test of Basic Skills Iowa Tests of Educational Development |
ITBS ITED |
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| Kansas | Kansas Department of Education | Kansas Mathematics Assessment Kansas Reading Assessment Kansas Writing Assessment Kansas Science Assessment Kansas History, Government, Economics and Geography Assessment |
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| Kentucky | Kentucky Department of Education | Commonwealth Accountability Testing System | CATS | |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program Integrated LEAP Graduate Exit Examination |
LEAP iLEAP GEE |
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| Maine | Maine Department of Education | Maine Educational Assessment Maine High School Assessment |
MEA MHSA |
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| Maryland | Maryland Department of Education | Maryland School Assessment High School Assessment |
MSA HSA |
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| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Education | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System | MCAS | |
| Michigan | Michigan Department of Education | Michigan Educational Assessment Program Michigan Merit Exam |
MEAP MME |
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| Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Education | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series II | MCA-II | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education | Mississippi Functional Literacy Exam Mississippi Curriculum Test |
MFLE MCT |
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| Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Missouri Assessment Program | MAP | |
| Montana | Montana Office of Public Instruction | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System | MontCAS | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education | |||
| Nevada | Nevada Department of Education | Nevada Proficiency Examination Program | NPEP | |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education | New England Common Assessment Program | NECAP | |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Department of Education | New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment High School Proficiency Assessment |
NJASK GEPA HSPA |
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| New Mexico | New Mexico Public Education Department | New Mexico Standards-based assessment New Mexico Alternate Performance Assessment |
NMSBA NMAPA |
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| New York | New York State Department of Education | Regents Examinations
Math and English Language Arts Performance Assessment |
Regents | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | North Carolina End of Grade Tests (Grades 3-8) End of Course Tests (Grades 9-12) |
EOGs EOCs |
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| North Dakota | North Dakota Department of Public Instruction | North Dakota State Assessment | ||
| Ohio | Ohio State Board of Education | Ohio Achievement Assessment Ohio Graduation Test |
OAA OGT |
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| Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | OCCT | |
| Oregon | Oregon Department of Education | Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills | OAKS | |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Pennsylvania Alternate School Assessment |
PSSA PASA |
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| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | New England Common Assessment Program | NECAP | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education | Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (Grades 3-8) High School Assessment Program (Grades 9-12) |
PASS HSAP |
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| South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education | South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress | DSTEP | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee State Department of Education | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program | TCAP | |
| Texas | Texas Education Agency | State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness | STAAR | |
| Utah | Utah State Office of Education | Utah Test of Basic Skills Utah Tests of Educational Development |
UTBS UTED |
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| Vermont | Vermont Department of Education | New England Common Assessment Program | NECAP | |
| Virginia | Virginia Department of Education | Standards of Learning | SOL | |
| Washington | Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Washington Assessment of Student Learning | WASL | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education | West Virginia Educational Standards Test | WESTEST | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination | WKCE | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Department of Education | Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students | PAWS |
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