Parent Guardian Guide to Statewide Testing and Refusal to Test Form
Fall Testing
ALL Freshmen and Sophomores take the NWEA in Reading and Math to satisfy goals created for our authorizer, University of St. Thomas and for our local QComp plan. Data will be stored and kept by Director of Teaching and Learning. The tests are untimed and take approximately an hour each. We use the data from Fall NWEA testing to determine curricular changes or areas of improvement and to place students in remedial or support courses as necessary. NWEA
Testing Session runs September 9 – October 4, 2024
PSAT-NMSQT, Juniors. Registration is due by Monday, September 2nd. $18 fee. Score reports will be shared with students and parents in January. PSAT is Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Test time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Winter Testing
Students in 9th and 10th in math classes will take their “spring” subject test in class at the end of the semester.
NWEA Winter Testing (Math) runs January 6-14, 2025. Spring NWEA scores determine growth and inform our teaching practices and curricular strengths and areas for improvement.
Spring Testing
ACT+Writing – Juniors only. The test cost is $65
Scores will be mailed directly home 3-8 weeks after testing and data kept in Infinite Campus.
-Test is Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Standard Test length: 3 hours 35 minutes
PreACT- Sophomores, cost yet to be determined Scores will be mailed directly home 2-4 weeks and data kept in Infinite Campus. -Test is Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Test length: 1 hour 55 minutes
MCA Tests- Information can be found about MCAs on the MDE website. Results released in July and can be found on the MDE website. Individual Student Results will be mailed home to families prior to first conferences the following school year.
-Sophomores take the MCA Reading test
-Juniors take the MCA Math test
-All students enrolled in Biology will take the Science MCA Test.
MCA Testing Window is March 3 – May 2, 2025
Semester 1 Bio Students, March 5, 6, and 7- make up day March 10th Grade 10, Reading- April 7-11 make up day April 14
Grade 11, Math- April 15-19, make up day is April 21
Grade 10 and 11 secondary make up days April 22, 23
Semester 2 Biology Students May 6-8 make up day May 9, 2025
Test is untimed.
NWEA Spring
Students in 9th and 10th in math classes will take their spring subject test in class at the end of the semester and all students will take their Spring Reading NWEA. Spring NWEA scores determine growth and inform our teaching practices and curricular strengths and areas for improvement. NWEA Spring Testing runs April 28th-May 23rd.
AP Exams for students enrolled in AP courses, – scores released to AP Coordinator and to students and parents in July.
-May 08, 8:00 am- AP Statistics, 3 hours
-May 09, 8:00 am -AP United States History, 3 hours
-May 09 -AP 2D, Drawing, and 3D Art portfolio submission
-May 13, 12:00 pm -AP Environmental Science, 3 Hours
-May 14, 8:00 am -AP English Language and Composition, 3 hours 15 minutes
