Testing and Assessments
State Testing Overview
Please visit to learn more about subject-matters being assessed, the purpose of each assessment, the source for the requirement, the amount of time the student will spending taking the assessment, and the format and timeline for receiving scores.
Testing At Ragsdale
Which Test? |
Who Tests? |
When? |
Why? |
What’s it Like? |
NWEA Reading |
All Student |
Fall, Winter, Spring |
To measure student growth throughout the year compared to students nation-wide in Reading |
A computer adaptive test that gets progressively harder until students miss about ½ the questions. |
NWEA Math |
All Student |
Fall, Winter, Spring |
To measure student growth throughout the year compared to students nation-wide in Math |
A computer adaptive test that gets progressively harder until students miss about ½ the questions. |
EOCs Math 1 Math 3 Biology English 2 |
Students enrolled in courses by semester |
The last 5 days of each semester |
To measure proficiency and growth |
Students have about 4 hours to answer around 50 questions from the course standards. |
CTE Post Assessments Business Management 1 Business Management 2 Principles of Business Sports Marketing 1 Sports Marketing 2 Health Science 1 Foundations of Health Science Child Development Early Childhood |
Students enrolled in courses by semester |
The last 5 days of each semester |
To measure proficiency and growth |
Students have 2 hours to answer 100 questions from the course standards. |
ACT- School Day |
11th Graders |
Spring |
To measure students “College Readiness” |
4 sub tests in English Reading, Science, Math |
PreACT |
10th Graders |
Fall |
To prepare students for the ACT |
4 sub tests in English, Reading, Science, Math |
SAT- School Day |
11th Graders |
Spring |
A free opportunity for a college admissions test. |
4 sub test in English, Reading, Math, Math w/o Calculator |
PSAT |
9th, 10th, 11th Graders |
Fall |
To prepare students for the SAT and to qualify 11th graders as National Merit Scholarship Finalist |
3 sub tests in Reading, Writing, and Math |
WorkKeys |
12th Graders* |
Spring |
To measure how well students’ skills match those for the workforce |
3-1 hour test on Work Place Documents, Graphic Literacy, & Math |