Beginning in 1990, Kentucky chose to have an all-inclusive assessment and accountability system by having all Kentucky public school students participate in annual testing with the results of those assessments included in the state’s accountability system for schools and districts.
Kentucky tests students on various subjects beginning ingrade 3. On average, administering Kentucky’s state-level assessments take less thanone percent(1%)of the total instructional time in a given school year.
The Kentucky Alternate Assessment Program was developed for students with moderate to significant cognitive disabilities (less than 1% of the total student population) for whom traditional assessments would be an inappropriate measure of progress. The Alternate Assessment Program mirrors the other state assessments.
Information on each state assessment, required or optional, is available through the links below and on the navigation panel on the left-hand side of the page.
Assessment Resources:
KSA
Required
Kentucky Summative Assessment
Grades 3-8, 10, 11
Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Writing (on-demand and editing and mechanics)
Alternate KSA
Required
Grades 3-8, 10, 11
Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Writing(on-demand and editing and mechanics)
ACT
Required
Grade 11 and 12 (opportunity)
ACCESS for ELLs
Required
Grades K through 12
Language Proficiency assessment for students who are English Learners (EL)
Common Kindergarten Entry Screener (K SCREEN)
Required
Grade K
Assesses the domains of adaptive, cognitive, communication, motor, and social-emotional as established in Building a Strong Foundation for School Success: Kentucky's Early Childhood Standards
KDEDAC Information Office of Assessment and Accountability 300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor Frankfort, KY 40601 (502) 564-4394 dacinfo@education.ky.gov
