Parent Resources

Welcome to all Albuquerque Public School parents. We are providing this resource page so that you may have a better understanding of the assessment requirements for your student. There are also resources that will help your students prepare for the tests that are administered.

Assessment Calendars

Assessment and Resource Information

High School Summative Assessments

SAT School Day

The PED has chosen SAT as the as the state’s mathematics and English language arts proficiency exam for students in grade 11. All 11th grade students in New Mexico public schools will participate in this test in the spring. This will satisfy the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requirement for a Grade 11 math and ELA assessment.

Resources

SAT School Day Benefits For Your Child
SAT-SD Practice with Testing Platform
McGraw Hill Practice Plus for PSAT tests: Five free PSAT practice tests with detailed explanations of every question.
Varsity Tutors: Diagnostic SAT tests: 16 free diagnostic tests with results that determine the topics needing help.
Varsity Tutors: SAT Skills Tests: 660 free practice tests arranged by mathematical topic
Test Prep Practice: Free SAT tutorials and practice tests: Video tutorials and online practice SAT tests.
Power Score: SAT test prep materials: Sample SAT questions arranged by level of difficulty
Khan Academy: SAT tutorial videos: Free video tutorials covering all of the SAT topics
SAT Math Blueprint with Released Items (all items are the property of the College Board, but available for public, non-commercial use)
PSAT Math Suite of Assessments Blueprint with Released Items (GSHEET). All items are the property of the College Board, but available for public, non-commercial use.
Overview of PSAT and How to Interpret the Scores
PED SAT Fact Sheet (PDF)
Skills Insight for the SAT Suite (PDF)

Advantages for Students:

The SAT School Day helps students grow on their path to college and careers.

All students are given access to free, interactive personalized practice through Khan Academy and resources from the College Board to help reinforce what students are learning in classrooms and to focus on the content tested, not just test-taking strategies. Please check out these options to link your College Board Account to a Kahn Academy account for personalized practice opportunities. Video or Written Instructions.
Students will be able to request that as many as four score reports are mailed to higher education institutions and scholarship organizations free of charge.
Students and families will receive an interactive online score report.
The SAT School Day is accepted at all state universities.
College Board also offers Opportunity Scholarships to help students plan for and apply to colleges.

Middle & Elementary School Parent Resources

Albuquerque Public Schools offers interim assessments for schools to assess student's knowledge of reading and math. Here are a few resources for you to support your student at home.

i-Ready

iMSSA

Parent Portal to view iMSSA and MSSA student scores:

Parent/Student Portal Help Guide (English, PDF)
Parent/Student Portal Help Guide (Spanish, PDF)
Parent Portal Video Tutorial - scroll to bottom of page

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

NAEP is the largest nationally representative assessment of what students know and can do in a variety of subjects including arts, mathematics, reading, science, writing, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.

NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education.
NAEP is different from our state assessment because it provides a common measure of student achievement across the country. The results are released as The Nation's Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents, policymakers, and the public.

Things to know about NAEP:

Your child's grades will not be affected
NAEP depends on student participation to help policymakers improve education
What every parent should know about NAEP

Introduce Your Student to NAEP:

Parental Refusal Information

Please read through all of the documentation below so you are fully informed about the impact on your child if you refuse to allow your student to participate in state-mandated testing.

Parental Refusal Process:

Parent/Guardian evaluates the implications of refusing to participate in the assessment and determines what is in the best interest of their child.

Parent Refusal Forms:

If the Parent/Guardian refuses to allow their student to test, it is necessary to complete the Parental Refusal Form for the appropriate school level and submit the form to their child’s school administration office. Paper copies of these forms are available at school and district offices.

NM-MSSA and NM-ASR Information

Steps for parents to look up New Mexico Measures of Student Achievement (NM-MSSA) and New Mexico Assessment of Science Readiness (NM-ASR) results for their students. Please follow the provided links to the Parent Portal and Help Guides to find important information.

How to Find Your Student’s State ID

Follow the directions below to look up your Student’s State Identification Number (SSID).

Log into ParentVue with your credentials. Find additional ParentVue help resources on the APS website.
After logging into ParentVue, click on "Student Info". You will find your Student’s State Id (SSID) in the "Student Information" table, under the "New Mexico State Id#" field. The image below shows the location of the SSID in the Student Info table.

How to Log In to the Parent Portal

Visit the New Mexico PED Parent/Student Portal sign-in page.

To create a new account, enter the SSID and student's date of birth to create an account.
For returning visitors, enter the student's SSID and password to login.

Help Guides and Important Resources

The links listed below will provide you with all the information regarding the assessments located in the New Mexico Parent Portal.