Standardized Testing and Assessments
STAR assessments are administered four times over the course of the school year: The beginning of the
year, fall, winter, and spring.
The primary purpose of the first testing window is to provide a baseline for each student. The following
assessments (fall, winter, and spring) provide data to estimate proficiency, displaying a trend line after four
testing events. Teachers may also elect to administer additional STAR assessments to a child throughout
the course of the school year to monitor student progress more closely or use the data for instructional
planning.
STAR assessments are used to screen students for their reading and math achievement levels in order to
properly place students into learning programs and support their academic achievement towards
becoming independent readers and critical thinkers.
