Assessments

Students in the Boise District participate in a variety of assessments during the school year. Assessments can be National, State, or District depending on the grade level of the student.

National:

• NAEP - National Assessment of Educational Progress - Grades 4, 8, 12

State:

• IRI - Idaho Reading Indicator - Grades K-3
• DWA - Direct Writing Assessment - Grades 5, 7, 9
• DMA - Direct Math Assessment - Grades 4, 6, 8
• IAA - Idaho Alternate Assessment - Qualifying Special Education students
• ISAT - Idaho Standards Achievement Tests - Grades 3-10

Boise School District:

• CBM - Curriculum Based Measurements - Grades 4-6
• District Writing Assessment - Grades 6, 8, 11
• Math Survey Assessment - Accelerated Math 7th grade placement - Grade 6
• EOC - End of Course Test (semester common final) Grades 7-12

Learn More...

• What is Measured? Test by test details of what is measured, what the terms mean, when tests are given and how long they last.
• ISAT Further details about the Idaho Standards Achievement Tests.
• Calendar The most current schedule of assessments. This calendar is in PDF format and requires the free Adobe Reader. If you need to download and install the Reader, please visit Adobe download.
• Tips For Students How can you help your student prepare for assessments? What can they do during the tests to improve their performance?
• Test Results and Achievement Data Not all assessment results are available, but you'll find recent performance results and data for many of the assessments listed above, plus results of ACT and SAT assessments and Advanced Placement tests.
• No Child Left Behind Report Cards In accordance with the requirements of the federal legislation known as No Child Left Behind (enacted February, 2002), we publish report cards for each school and for the District as a whole, incorporating demographic and achievement information.
• Where do our students choose to attend college?