Benchmark

Benchmark Interim assessments are used to monitor student achievement in meeting SC state standards in each content area. Results are used to inform instruction and revise curriculum to ensure students are on track to meeting end of the year state standards.

MAP Growth

The NWEA MAP Test (Measures of Academic Progress) is an adaptive achievement and growth test. It creates a personalized assessment experience by adapting to each student’s learning level—precisely measuring progress and growth for each individual student.  Effective with the 2021/22 school year, Aiken County administers MAP Growth to all students in Grades 3-12 and this year, as part of the SC State Legislative Proviso 1.96, MAP Growth will also be administered in grade 1 and 2. In additional to providing actionable data on student achievement and growth, the MAP Growth assessments also provide a Lexile and Quantile score, two important metrics used in Aiken County to ensure that all students are on a path to graduating from school with the reading and numeracy skills required to be College and Career Ready See the Lexile and Quantile Section of this website for additional information and resources on these important metrics. 

PSAT 8

The PSAT 8 is the first assessment in the SAT™ suite of assessments and is administered to all 8th graders in ACPSD.  Part of the SAT continuum of assessments. Measures the same skills and knowledge on a common scale as the PSAT/NMSQT and SAT at an 8th grade level. The assessment measures Math, Evidence-Based Reading and Writing.  Provides opportunity to develop personalized practice programs through Khan Academy. Results used at District level to inform instruction and to identify curriculum revisions.

SCREADY

The South Carolina College- and Career- READY Assessments (SC READY) are statewide assessments administered to students in grade 3-8 in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics to measure mastery of SC state standards. Results are used for state accountability and are used formatively to monitor student progress in meeting college and career ready standards and to identify curricular modifications.

SCPASS

The South Carolina Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (SCPASS) is a statewide assessment administered to students in grades four, six, and eight only for science and only grades five and seven for social studies.  All students in these grade levels are required to take the SCPASS except those who qualify for the South Carolina Alternate Assessment (SC-Alt).

National Assessment of Educational Process (NAEP)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, was first administered in 1969 and is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in subjects such as mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Standard administration practices are implemented to provide a common measure of student achievement. Teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers all use NAEP results to assess progress and develop ways to improve education in the United States. State-level results provide information about student achievement in South Carolina, while also allowing for comparisons between our state and other states, regions, and the nation.

ACCESS for ELL's

This is an English language assessment tied to the state’s language proficiency standards with varying stages of second language acquisition. It contains social and academic language contexts. For Title III accountability, ACCESS for ELLs measures annual gains in English language proficiency-Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs).

Testing will be completed from January 23-March 10.