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Secondary State Assessment

Secondary State Assessments

The Role of State Assessments

Colorado has a series of educational standards known as the Colorado Academic Standards that outline academic objectives for students in every grade across 10 content areas. The standards are designed to ensure students are prepared to succeed in their path of choice upon high school graduation. Colorado has implemented a set of common assessments known as the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) and partners with CollegeBoard on the PSAT/SAT. The Classical Academy publishes the assessment calendar each fall based on the CDE guidelines/testing window.  Each school will communicate its testing schedule on or before March 1, 2025.

State Testing Information

This year, TCA seventh and eighth-grade students will be taking the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests. The juniors will also be taking the CMAS Science-11 assessment. Additionally, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will be taking the PSAT-8/9, the PSAT-10, the SAT-11 assessments on school-managed devices, in a new digital format. Our commitment is to minimize the impact testing has on the learning environment while still striving to collect the most helpful student achievement and growth data possible.

2024-2025 Spring State Testing Information (Secondary):

Junior High CMAS Testing:

7th grade: English Language Arts, Math, April 7-April 15. Social Studies, April 16-18 (State-selected schools - TBD)

8th grade: English Language Arts, Math, Science, April 7-April 18

*Special daily (after morning testing) class schedules will be communicated by the junior high administration.  

Week One:                                                Monday, April 7, 2025, 7:45-9:20am              7th & 8th grade CMAS Math 1         

Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 7:45-9:20am              7th & 8th grade CMAS Math 2

Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7:45-9:20am    7th & 8th grade CMAS Math 3

Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7:45-9:50am        7th & 8th grade CMAS ELA 1

Friday, April 11, 2025, NO SCHOOL - Teacher Inservice 

Week Two:                                              Monday, April 14, 2025, 7:45-9:50 am            7th & 8th grade CMAS ELA 2

Tuesday, April 15, 2025, 7:45-9:50 am          7th & 8th grade CMAS ELA 3

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 7:45-9:20 am    7th grade CMAS Social Studies 1 (TBD)        8th grade CMAS Science 1

Thursday, April 17, 2025, 7:45-9:20 am            7th grade CMAS Social Studies 2 (TBD)        8th grade CMAS Science 2

Friday, April 18, 2025, 7:45-9:20 am              7th grade CMAS Social Studies 3 (TBD)      8th grade CMAS Science 3

 

High School Testing Window:          Monday, April 14 - Friday, April 25 (selected testing days below)                                          - Testing: 7:45-11:00am                                      - 11:05am: School lunch served                      - 11:35-3:00pm: All grades (9th-12th) will attend classes. 

Week One:                                            Monday, April 14, 2025 - Normal School Day

Tuesday, April 15, 2025                                      - 9th grade (Last names A-K): PSAT 8/9, 7:45-11:00am                                                      - 9th-12th grades attend periods 1-3, flex  11:35-3:00pm:  

Wednesday, April 16, 2025                              - 9th grade (Last names I-Z): PSAT 8/9, 7:45-11:00am                                                      - 9th-12th grades attend periods 4-7              11:35-3:00pm

Thursday, April 17, 2025                                    - 11th grade (All): SAT                                7:45-11:00am                                                      - 9th-12th grades attend periods 1-7          11:35-3:00pm

Friday, April 18, 2025 - Normal School Day

Week Two:                                                Monday, April 21, 2025 - Normal School Day

Tuesday, April 22, 2025                                      - 10th grade (Last names A-Ha): PSAT 10 & - 11th grade (All): CMAS Science (paper) 7:45-11:00am                                                        - 9th-12th grades attend periods 1-3, flex    11:35-3:00pm

Wednesday, April 23, 2025                              - 10th grade (Last name He-Z): PSAT 10, 7:45-11:00am                                                        - 9th-12th grades attend periods 4-7            11:35-3:00pm

Thur, April 24, 2025 - Normal School Day

Friday, April 25, 2025 - Normal School Day

 

Colorado State Testing Resources:

http://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/sat-psat

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact our School Assessment Coordinator: Gary Arrasmith
719-488-6271
garrasmith@asd20.org 

Important Links and Files for Secondary State Assessments