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Required Tests
Find out what tests are required each year at APS
Test results help teachers measure strengths, weaknesses and progress. This helps provide students with the direction and assistance they need to succeed.
APS students take a variety of district and state-mandated tests throughout the school year.
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Required Assessments
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Kindergarten – 3rd Grade (and beyond)
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills
Kindergarten Students
Kindergarten Developmental Progress Record
K – 3rd Grade Students
Developmental Reading Assessment
1st – 5th Grade Students
Elementary School Short Cycle Assessment
3rd – 8th and 11th Grade Students
New Mexico Standards Based Assessment
6th – 8th Grade Students
Middle School Short Cycle Assessment
9th – 12th Grade Students
High School Short Cycle Assessment
11th – 12th Grade Students
New Mexico High School Competency Retake Exam
All eligible 1st – 12th Grade Students
New Mexico English Language Proficiency Assessment
4th, 8th and 12th Grade Students
National Assessment of Educational Progress
All Eligible Middle and High School Students
New Mexico Alternate Proficiency Assessment
