State achievement tests in the United States are

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s required in American public schools in order for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the

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of 1965, in US Public Law 107-110, and the

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of 2001.

Tests by state

The following

s are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local

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s in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in

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, middle and

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, as well as for

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s to measure proficiency for

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graduation.

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is the only state that does not have a standardized test.

Additional tests

In addition to the following list some states administer other required examinations. They include Nevada, which administers several tests as part of the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program. They include the High School Proficiency Examination for Reading and Mathematics; the Iowa Test of Basic Skills;

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;

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s in Reading, Mathematics, and Science; Language Proficiency Assessment; Nevada Alternate Scales of Academic Achievement; and

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. The Prairie State Achievement Exam is used in

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, along with the Illinois State Achievement Test. Alabama requires the

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; and in Texas, the Texas Higher Education Assessment. That state has discontinued its usage of the

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. Since the 2007–08 school year, Kentucky has required that all students at public high schools take the ACT in their junior year.

References

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Secondary education-related lists

Tests by state

Additional tests

See also

References