In addition to teacher designed tests which are part of regular school work, standardized tests are administered each year. Students in Archdiocesan schools participate in STAR Enterprise Assessments. The following tests are administered to students in K-8 grades: Early Literacy (K-3), Reading (2-8), and Math (2-8). Data from the assessments informs teachers' instruction and helps them to meet the needs of all students. It is important for students to be present during standardized testing; therefore, parents are asked not to schedule medical or dental appointments during testing.
Students in the fifth and eighth grades also take a standardized religion test, the Assessment of Catholic Religious Education (ACRE) December 4-8. Fifth grade students take the Level 1 test and eighth grade students take the Level 2 test. School-wide trends are shared at the February parent meeting.
