DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS

Assessment in education is essential for measuring the effectiveness of instruction and curricular design. The data obtained from formal and informal assessment is used to gain insight on the effectiveness of instructional pedagogy, to hone in on the individual needs of students. Assessment data is at the core of all instructional planning and program placement. Our students engage the local and state assessments noted below.

2025-2026 School Year

Annual Parent Assessment Notification Letter &

District Assessment Calendar

New Jersey

Student Learning Assessment

NJSLA is state assessment that is administered in the Spring. This assessment measures students proficiency with the NJ Student Learning Standards. Score reports are shared with parents in September.

NJSLA ELA and Math

*Grades 3 - 8

NJSLA Science

* Grade 5

Learn more about NJSLA

ACCESS for ELLs

The ACCESS for ELLs assessment is administered in the Spring.

This assessment is administered to a target population of students determine eligibility for and exiting from ELL programming.

ACCESS for ELLs

*Target population*

Kindergarten - Grade 8

Learn more about ACCESS for ELL

LinkIt! Benchmark Assessments

Benchmark assessments are administered in September, December and February through the LinkIt! platform. The purpose of these assessments is to measure student growth throughout the year. This data obtained from these assessments is used to customize programming and instruction for students.

LinkIt

Grades 4 - Grade 8 ELA & Math

iReady Diagnostic + Literacy Task

The iReady Math and ELA diagnostics are adaptive assessments for students in grades K–3 that measure growth over the year. The results help teachers identify each child’s strengths and areas for improvement, allowing them to provide targeted instruction and support. In addition, the iReady diagnostic and literacy tasks serve as our state-mandated universal literacy screener.

iReady Diagnostic Assessment

Grades K-3

Accelerated Math Placement Testing

Savvas Math Readiness placement assessments are administered to students at the end of 6th and 7th grade. The results of these assessments are one measure considered in determining Math programming for the upcoming school year.

Math Placement Assessment

Grade 7 & Grade 8

enVision Math 2.0 Progress Monitoring

At several points throughout the year, the enVision Math 2.0 progress monitoring assessments are administered to students. These assessment are a component of our Math enVision series, which is used for daily instruction. This data is used to plan for instruction and for student programming.

enVision Math 2.0 Interval Assessments

Grades K - 8

Wilson FUNDATIONS

Formative assessment/progress monitoring is built into the Fundations® program with every single lesson. The teacher is able to assess students’ skills because instruction is visible and explicit, and all students are actively participating in the learning.

Wilson FUNDATIONS

Kindergarten - Grade 2

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Wilson FUNDATIONS assessment

SAGES - 3

SAGES - 3 is administered in the Late Spring & Fall and is used as one measure for identifying students for Academically Talented programming. The SAGES-3 is a norm-referenced screening test that identifies giftedness in students who are between the ages of 5 years 0 months (5-0) and 14 years 11 months. The assessment has four subtests (Nonverbal Reasoning, Language Arts/Social Studies, Verbal Reasoning, and Mathematics/Science). Results for the subtests and three composites (Reasoning Ability, Academic Ability, and General Ability) are reported as standard scores.

SAGES - 3

*Grade 2 (Spring)

SAGES - 3

* Target population*

Grades 4 - 8 (Fall)

Learn more about SAGES-3

Kindergarten Readiness Test (KRT)

Scholastic's Kindergarten Readiness Test is administered in the late Spring, to incoming kindergarten students. The purpose of this assessment is to obtain baseline data on students' skills to properly plan for Fall placement and programming for incoming students.