Assessment
Every student attending an Arkansas public school shall participate in the statewide program of educational assessments required in Act 930 of 2017 and established by the State Board of Education.
The assessments administered follow the approved assessment calendar:
- ACT Aspire- end-of-year state summative assessment for grades 3-10 (educators, parents)
- ACT Workkeys- nationally-recognized work readiness certificate
- Alt ELPA- alternate assessment of English language proficiency
- Civics- Arkansas Civics Exam
- DLM- Dynamic Learning Maps
- ELPA21- English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century
- K-2- Each public school may select between four K-2 assessments:
Curriculum Associates: i-Ready
Istation: ISIP
NWEA: MAP Growth
Renaissance: Star - NAEP- Congressionally-mandated assessment for students in grades 4, 8, and 12
- The ACT- for 11th grade students during the spring of their junior year
Resources are available for all assessments:
- Superintendents and administration
- District Testing Coordinators
- Educator, parent & student resources are available for each assessment.
ALTERNATIVE FORMAT REQUESTS
Requests for individual test results in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, alternate language) should be directed to the local school/district. Districts that are unable to accommodate requests locally should contact the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Student Assessment Unit at 501-682-4558.
To protect student information, all reports in alternative formats will be provided to the local school/district for dissemination to parents/guardians.
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Los resultados de exámenes individuales se pueden solicitar en formatos alternativos (tales como Braille, letra grande o idiomas alternativos), dirigiéndose a la escuela o distrito escolar local. Los distritos que no puedan atender las solicitudes a nivel local deben comunicarse con la Unidad de Evaluación de Estudiantes (Student Assessment Unit, en inglés) de la División de Educación Primaria y Secundaria de Arkansas (Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, en inglés) al 501-682-4558.
Para asegurar la protección de los datos de los estudiantes, todos los informes en formatos alternativos se proporcionarán solamente a la escuela o distrito local, para que éstos los distribuyan a los padres o tutores.
Effective Date: September 1, 2014
Revised Date: January 17, 2023
For more information, please contact:
Arkansas Department of Education
Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Student Assessment
Four Capitol Mall, Room 301-B
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Phone: (501) 404-6234
Fax: (501) 682-4886
Related Files
- 2023-2024 Preliminary Testing Calendar
- 2022-2023 Testing Calendar
- ACT Aspire Alignment Study Slides
- ACT Aspire Alignment to AR Standards Report
- Arkansas ACT Aspire 2022 Technical Report Final
- Arkansas ACT Aspire Alignment Study Webinar
- AR TAC Overview and Member Bios
- Statewide Summative Assessment Focus Group Report Final
Related Links
- ACT Aspire English Performance Level Descriptors
- ACT Aspire Math Performance Level Descriptors
- ACT Aspire Reading Performance Level Descriptors
- ACT Aspire Science Performance Level Descriptors
- ADE Data Center
- School Performance Data (My School Info)
- Commissioner's Memo: 2023-2024 Preliminary Test Calendar