North Carolina Final Exams (NCFEs)

North Carolina Final Exams (NCFEs)

School Level: Intermediate/Middle/High

Subject/Type: Multiple

Required or Optional: Required by state

Who takes it?: Students enrolled in selected NCFE courses

What is it and why is it important?: The NC Final Exams are state-mandated tests that measure mastery of state standards in a number of mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies courses.

How are results used?: NC Final Exams are used specifically for teacher and principal evaluation via the NC Educator Evaluation System (as per State Board policy GCS-A-016). For NCFE-tested courses that carry high school credit, this test also counts for a percentage of a student’s final grade in the course as per state policy.