2020–21 Assessment Schedule
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Dates are subject to change
Prekindergarten Assessments
4-Year-Old Prekindergarten
Schools administer Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment to each 4-year-old prekindergarten student during the first 45 days of the school year and during the last 45 days of the school year.Testing window: Aug 24- Oct 15; Oct 21- Jan 14; Jan 20-March 25; March 31-June 3
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA)
5-Year-Old Kindergarten
Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) is administered to all 5-year-old kindergarten students during the first 45 days of the school year.Universal Screener
Grades K,1 & 2
MAP Reading Fluency from NWEA will be used as the assessment tool.
Testing window: Sept 8- Oct 2; Jan 4- Feb 5; April 12- May 14
Assessments for Grades 3 - 8
The following tests are administered online during the last 20 days of the school year, beginning in May.
SC READY
¨ English Language Arts and Mathematics - Grades 3-8
South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS)
¨ Science – Grades 4, & 6
End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP)Fall Assessments
York Comprehensive High School
Students will be assigned by Cohort A/B and by first letter of last name:
December 14 & 17– English I/II Writing
January 7,8, 11 & 12 – English I Reading, English II Essay, USHC
January 7,8, 11 & 12 – English II Essay, Algebra I, Biology I
December 14 & 17 – English II Writing, USHC
January 7,8, 11 & 12 – English II Reading
January 7,8, 11 & 12 – Algebra I, Biology I, USHC
Final Exams for all students- January 7,8 11 & 12
Spring Assessments 2021
York Comprehensive High School
Students will be assigned by Cohort A/B and by first letter of last name:
May 25, 26, & 27– English I/II Writing
June 3,4, 7 & 8 – English I Reading, English II Essay, USHC
June 3,4, 7 & 8 – English II Essay, Algebra I, Biology I
May 25, 26 & 27 – English II Writing, USHC
June 3,4, 7 & 8 – English II Reading
June 3,4, 7 & 8 – Algebra I, Biology I, USHC
Final Exams for al students- June 3,4,7 & 8
South Carolina-Alternate Assessment (SC-Alt) Online
SC Alternative Assessment for SC READY (Grades 3-5)
SC Alternative Assessment for SCPASS (Science Grades 4 and 6)
SC Alternative Assessment for EOCEP (Eng 2, Alg 1, US History and the Constitution, & Biology)
Testing Window: March 8 – May 14, 2021
Grade 10 AssessmentsPSAT: October 14, 2020 (available to 10th and 11th grade for the Fall)
PreACT: March 17, 2021 for 10th grade
PreACT Make Up for 11th grade: October 27, 2020
Grade 11 College Entrance AssessmentsACT
Make Up for 12th grade: October 6, 2020
Option for Juniors: March 23, 2021SAT
Option for Juniors: March 24, 2021
Grade 11 Career Readiness Assessments
Ready to Work (R2W)
All Seniors Make Up: October 28, 2020
All Juniors: March 17, 2021- Make Up date March 18 and March 19, 2021
ACCESS for ELLs® and Alternate ACCESS for ELLs®
English Language Proficiency Assessments, Grades K–12Testing Window: January 25 - March 19 2021
Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) and Iowa Assessments (IA)
Grade 2: October 12 – November 13, 2020Make-up Testing Window – January 19- 27, 2021
Performance Task AssessmentsGrades 2-5: February 16- March 12, 2021
