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General Assessment Information for Parents
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Meaningful and relevant tests work hand-in-hand with rigorous academic standards. The state’s summative tests are called the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, which measure students’ mastery of the standards and the complex thinking and other critical skills students need to be successful in school and in life.
2019 State Tests
In spring 2019, third- through eighth-graders in Colorado will take the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests that are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards. Colorado's ninth- and 10th-graders will take the PSAT and 11th-graders will take the SAT. The state-level results for these tests are expected to be made available in August. Individual student reports will be available to districts in July 2019. Click here for tentative testing dates.
2018 CMAS Score Reports
Last spring, third- through eighth-graders in Colorado took the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests that are aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards. Colorado's ninth- and 10th-graders took the PSAT and 11th-graders took the SAT. The state-level results for these tests were released in August 2018. These materials can help parents better understand what the test results mean and how they can be used to support their student's academic success.
What to expect for the 2019 state assessments
- State Tests - Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS)
- CMAS - What to expect for the 2018-19 school year
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) - Frequently asked questions about CMAS
English | Spanish (PDF)
- CMAS - What to expect for the 2018-19 school year
- Purpose and Value of State Assessments (PDF)
PSAT & SAT in Colorado
- PSAT & SAT Overview and Testing Dates
- PSAT and SAT in Colorado: Delivering more opportunities for ALL students (PDF)
Before taking the test
- What you need to know on test day
2018 CMAS Score Reports
- Find assessment results for your child's school or district
Results for all 178 school districts and approximately 1,800 schools can be found on CDE's Colorado Measures of Academic Success webpage. - Parent's Guide to Understanding the English Language Arts and Math Score Reports
- How to use the test results to support your student
- 2017-18 Sample Score Report
- English Language Arts Sample Score Report Grade 3
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) - Math Sample Score Report Grade 6
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) - Science Sample Score Report Grade 5
English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) - Sample Score Report Social Studies Grade 4
CoAlt English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF) - Spanish Performance Level Descriptors - CMAS English language arts and Math
- English Language Arts Sample Score Report Grade 3
- School and district accountability, state assessments (PDF)
Colorado Alternate Assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities
- CoAlt Sample Score Report
- CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Parent Brochure - English
- Guía para padres evaluación alternative - Spanish
- CoAlt: DLM Parent Brochure - English
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