MASD CAOLA students are required to take state assessments.
The Keystone Exam is the Commonwealth’s assessment that is a part of the High School graduation requirements mandated by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. While the requirements surrounding the Keystone Exam as a graduation requirement have undergone several revisions, we have been administering these exams in the Mechanicsburg Area School District for the past 10 years. Students enrolled in Algebra I, Biology, and English 10 during the current semester will take these exams during the testing window in either Winter or Spring.
PSSA's is a standard based assessment and every student in grades 3-8 is assessed in English Language Arts and Math. Every student in grades 4 and 8 is assessed in Science.