State Testing Information
This year, TCA seventh and eighth-grade students will be taking the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests. Additionally, freshmen, sophomores, and juniors will be taking the PSAT-8/9, the PSAT-10, the SAT-11, and the CMAS Science-11 assessments. 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.
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. Fully implemented in the 2013-14 school year, 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 PSAT/SAT. The Classical Academy publishes the assessment calendar each fall based on the CDE guidelines. Each school will communicate its testing schedule on or before March 1, 2021.
2020-2021 Testing:
7th grade: CMAS English Language Arts/Math, (Social Studies-TBD)
8th grade: CMAS Science/English Language Arts/Math
9th grade: PSAT 8/9
10th grade: PSAT 10
11th grade: SAT
11th grade: CMAS Science
If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact our School Assessment Coordinator:
Dana Cutts
719-488-6452
dcutts@asd20.org