NCEO Report 411

2016-17 Publicly Reported Assessment Results for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities

Deb A. Albus, Kristin K. Liu, Martha L. Thurlow, and Sheryl S. Lazarus

October 2019

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Albus, D. A., Liu, K. K., Thurlow, M. L., & Lazarus, S. S. (2019). 2016-17 publicly reported assessment results for students with disabilities and ELs with disabilities (NCEO Report 411). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Table of Contents


Executive Summary

This is the 20th year that the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has analyzed the public reporting of assessment data for students with disabilities. Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 2015, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004, states that receive federal funding, including unique states, have been required to report reading, mathematics, and science assessment data to the federal government for all students and student subgroups. The requirements include that states report these data to the general public. Since 2014-15, many states have transitioned to new general or alternate assessment consortia systems, or have adjusted their accountability reporting system toward growth models; these changes may affect how states report assessment participation and performance data. Typically, states report these data in state report cards, state assessment reports, or customized data reports generated on state education websites (Albus, Lazarus, & Thurlow, 2014). There also have been changes in the way some states approach reporting for subgroups, including the terms they use for them (e.g., historically underperforming) or the level of aggregated data made available online.

Given these changes, it is important to examine the extent to which states reported 2016-2017 assessment data for students with disabilities “to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children,” as required by IDEA (Wiley, Thurlow, & Klein, 2005). An additional purpose of this report is to describe how states reported these data for students with disabilities who were also English learners. It also summarizes achievement gaps between students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and their peers in grades 4, 8, and high school, and includes longitudinal analyses of average gaps biannually. For this and subsequent reports, we include only reading/language arts, mathematics, and science for Title I assessment, even if a state includes other assessments (e.g., social studies) for accountability purposes. For ease, we refer to these other assessments as “not used for Title I.” This report also describes public reporting of students using accommodations and participation and performance on English language proficiency (ELP) assessments.

Extent of Public Reporting for Students with Disabilities

Twenty-five regular states, and one unique state, reported participation and performance of students with disabilities for all general assessments and alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) used for Title I accountability purposes in 2016-17. Thirty-three of the 61 states reported both participation and performance for all general assessments and 33 reported similar data for the AA-AAS. Of the 37 states with general assessments not used for Title I, only 15 states reported participation and performance, and four reported these data for some tests. Three states reported performance only (not participation) for some or all tests.

Extent of Public Reporting for ELs with Disabilities

For ELs with disabilities, the number of states that reported both participation and performance on general assessments decreased to two states from three in 2015-16. For AA-AAS, 12 states reported participation and performance of ELs with disabilities. This number remained the same as in 2015-16, but is still lower than the 21 states reporting these data from 2012-13 to 2014-15. No state reported participation and performance for ELs with disabilities on general assessments not used for Title I, down from one state the prior two years. Nine states reported participation and performance for ELs with disabilities on AA-AAS.

How Data Are Reported

For regular states, the most common approaches for communicating participation and performance on general assessments and AA-AAS changed slightly in 2016-17 compared to previous years. The most common way to report participation for regular and unique states stayed the same with 29 states reporting the number tested, and 21 states reporting the percentage tested. For performance, the first and second most common ways of reporting changed places for the first time since 2009, with more states reporting percent proficient (37 states) than percent by achievement level (36 states). Because states used different methods to report (e.g., merging assessments, grades, or both), the numerators and denominators used to report participation and performance data varied significantly across states.

As in past reports, this report presents participation rates for middle school mathematics as an example of how states report participation rates for students with disabilities. Sixteen states reported participation rates by grade in a way that would be comparable to each other. In prior years, some states opted to merge their data for alternates based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) or alternates based on grade-level achievement standards (AA-GLAS) with the general assessment reporting for participation and performance, making participation reporting less transparent. Because the AA-MAS has been phased out and starting in 2016-17 the AA-GLAS was no longer allowed for Title I accountability, interpreting participation data is more straightforward now.

Achievement Gaps

In both reading and mathematics, the achievement gaps between students with and without IEPs continue. As in prior reports, we present average achievement gaps across three grade levels: elementary, middle school, and high school. For this report we limited the gap analyses to the findings of the 32 to 40 states, depending on content and grade, that reported these data for all three selected years. The gaps for reading have tended to be smaller for the elementary level over the years, and this was also the smallest average gap in our analyses for this report. For the states in the current analyses, the highest gaps were generally in high school reading across years, and the lowest gaps overall across years were for 2014-15.

Other Reporting

Most of the 61 states (regular and unique) do not publicly report the number of students receiving accommodations and their performance (N=50) or do not have any assessment information found (N=1). Just nine states reported both the number receiving accommodations and their performance data. One other regular state reported only the number receiving accommodations.

For English language proficiency (ELP) assessments, most states did not publicly report data for ELs or ELs with disabilities. Nine states reported participation and 10 states reported performance for ELs. Only four states reported participation and performance data for ELs with disabilities. For alternate ELP assessments for ELs with the most significant cognitive disabilities, just two states reported participation and three states reported performance.

Recommendations for Reporting

Some states continue to shift what assessments they are using for their general or alternate assessments for different content areas. Still, states are required to report data for students with disabilities with the same frequency and detail as for other students. Two regular states did not report disaggregated participation or performance data for students with disabilities even though they reported data for all students. The following recommendations to states for public reporting of disaggregated data for students with disabilities add to the recommendations suggested in previous reports:

  1. Report participation and performance results for each assessment, content area, and grade level. This includes reporting alternate assessments separately from the general assessment where confidentiality of students is not jeopardized.
  2. Clearly label preliminary and final data with dates posted.
  3. Report number of students with disabilities receiving accommodations.
  4. Report participation percentages, disaggregated by grade.
  5. Make data accessible by attending carefully to the usability of formats, ease of finding information, and clarity of language. This includes not relying on a log-in code to access otherwise public data if confidentiality of individual students is not jeopardized.
  6. Provide reports in a format that are user-friendly for the general public rather than relying on technical reports to be the sole type of public reporting for student data.
  7. If a state uses other categories that group students with disabilities with other students (e.g., historically under-performing), ensure reporting still occurs for students with disabilities where confidentiality is not jeopardized.
  8. If report cards disaggregate data by local education agencies, also aggregate those subgroups at the state level.
  9. For states with customized report generators, build in comparison features by population, grade, and content area, with options to export the data easily. Many states do this already, but some require a user to customize an individual report one at a time for every subgroup, content, grade, and reference peer population.

Overview

Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 2015, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004, states that receive federal funding, including unique states, have been required to report reading, mathematics, and science assessment data to the federal government for all students and student subgroups. The requirements include that states report these data to the general public. Since 2014-15, many states have transitioned to new general or alternate assessment consortia systems, or have adjusted their accountability reporting system toward growth models, such that these changes affect how states report assessment participation and performance data. Typically, states report these data in state report cards, state assessment reports, or customized data reports generated on state education websites (Albus, Lazarus, & Thurlow, 2014). But there have been changes in the way some states approach reporting on subgroups, including the terms they use for them (e.g., historically underperforming) or the level of aggregated data made available online.

Given these changes, it is important to examine the extent to which states reported 2016-2017 assessment data for students with disabilities “to the public with the same frequency and in the same detail as it reports on the assessment of nondisabled children,” as required by IDEA (Wiley, Thurlow, & Klein, 2005). An additional purpose of this report is to describe how states reported these data for students with disabilities who were also English learners, and to summarize achievement gaps between students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and their peers in grades 4, 8, and high school, with longitudinal analyses of average gaps biannually. This report also describes public reporting of students using accommodations and data on English language proficiency (ELP) assessments.

This is the 20th year that the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) has analyzed the public reporting of assessment data for students with disabilities. Over these years, the total number of regular and unique states (N=61) reporting state level disaggregated participation and performance data online for students with disabilities has fluctuated. For example, in 2013-2014, there was a drop to 45 states from 52 the previous year (Albus, Lazarus, & Thurlow, 2015; Lazarus, Albus, & Thurlow, 2016). And prior to that, it had been as high as 53 states in 2010-11, and as low as 35 to 39 states between 2002-03 to 2006-07 (Albus & Thurlow, 2013; Albus, Thurlow, & Bremer, 2009; Klein, Wiley, & Thurlow, 2006; Thurlow, Bremer, & Albus, 2008; Thurlow & Wiley, 2004; Thurlow, Wiley, & Bielinski, 2003; Wiley, Thurlow, & Klein, 2005; VanGetson & Thurlow, 2007). For alternate assessment reporting, the number of states reporting disaggregated participation and performance data for these assessments varied similarly, with a high of 52 states in 2012-13 and a low of 36 states in 2006-07 and 2007-08.


Method

Between January and March 2018, state department of education websites were searched for publicly available reports that disaggregated participation and performance data for students with disabilities for the 2016-17 school year (i.e., state assessment reports, state report cards, customized report generators, and other report formats). The Annual Performance Report (APR) that states submit for federal accountability was not included in the analysis.

States included in the search were the 50 “regular” states and the 11 “unique” states (American Samoa, Bureau of Indian Education, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Department of Defense Education Activities, District of Columbia, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Palau, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands). Participation and performance data were collected, as well as information about how states reported those data. Data collection included all general and alternate assessments regardless of whether they were used for the Title I accountability system. Assessments required to be given to certain groups (e.g., English learners or ELs with disabilities) were also included.

Individual state summary tables were prepared for verification using the information gathered about how states reported participation and performance. These verification materials were sent to state assessment directors and state directors of special education in June 2018. Fifteen regular states and two unique states responded to the verification request. After the verification was completed, the information on whether and how states reported participation and performance was summarized and additional information on participation rates and proficiency rates was analyzed. Double-checks of the data were completed for accuracy. See Appendix A for a sample email sent to the state directors and sample tables used in the verification process.

Different types of assessments are given in states to serve one or more purposes. For example, some are given for accountability, while others are for diploma or graduation purposes. Some assessments may serve dual purposes within a state. Although the data collected for this report included all state level administered assessments found on state websites, this report focuses on how states publicly reported participation and performance data for students with disabilities on general assessments and alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards. For this analysis, assessments were defined as follows:

General assessment: Any assessment intended for students without disabilities and most students with disabilities that is designed to measure content area performance for Title I accountability or for exit or diploma purposes. General assessments may include end-of-course assessments for states that have them.

Alternate assessment based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS): Any assessment intended for a very small percentage of students with disabilities who have significant cognitive disabilities used to measure content area performance for Title I accountability, or for exit or diploma purposes. AA-AAS may include end-of-course assessments for states that have them.

ELP assessment: This assessment measures English language proficiency. It is administered to students who are identified as English learners.

For the few states that administer additional types of alternate assessments, such as those using modified achievement standards or grade-level achievement standards, we provide only basic information on how they reported those data.

Changes in policies for reporting data to the U.S. Department of Education over time, as well as adjustments in our own criteria, which narrowed after 2004-05, likely have affected the numbers of states counted as reporting on the general assessment and AA-AAS across years. Posted Annual Performance Report (APR) data, as required by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) were not counted as publicly reported data after 2004-05 because these data were not necessarily reported with the same frequency and detail as public reporting for all students (see Thurlow et al., 2008).


Results

This report presents results in six sections. The first section presents information about how states reported participation and performance data for students with disabilities for general and alternate content assessments required by Title I (reading/language arts, mathematics, and science), as well as state-administered content assessments not used for Title I. It also includes whether these data were reported for English learners with disabilities. The second section describes the approaches states used to report participation data for general assessments. The third section describes the approaches states used to report performance data for general assessments. The fourth section presents selected general assessment performance data at the elementary, middle school, and high school levels for reading and math, including information about average achievement gaps. The fifth section provides information on public reporting of ELP assessment data. The final section describes the extent of states’ public reporting of accommodations participation and performance data on state assessments.


How States Reported Participation and Performance Data

General Assessment Data for Students with Disabilities

Figure 1 shows that 33 of the 61 regular and unique states reported participation and performance for all general assessments used for Title I for students with disabilities. Fifty-four percent of states reported participation and performance for all general assessments, 20 percent reported participation and performance for some general assessments, 16 percent had no publicly reported data. Five percent (3 unique states) had no general assessments used for Title I because they are not held to ESEA requirements. States with “no information found” differed from states without reported data found in that no assessment information or documents were found for general students in those states. These states would not be held to the requirement to publicly report data for students with disabilities because they had not reported data for other students.

Figure 2 shows how each state reported the participation and performance of students with disabilities for the general assessment. The map shows that most regular states reported participation and performance for students with disabilities on general assessments used for Title I. For details, see Table B-1 in Appendix B.

Figure 1. Extent of Reporting of General Assessment Data for Students with Disabilities Used for Title I [N=61]

Figure 1 Pie Chart

Note: Total percent in Figure 1 is 101 due to rounding.

Figure 2. States Reporting 2016-17 Disaggregated Participation or Performance Data for Students with Disabilities on General State Assessments Used for Title I

Figure 2 US Map

Notes. The figure does not include state APR data. A broad definition was used to determine whether a state had data. States were included if they had any data reported for the assessment (regardless of whether it was across all grades, by grade range, or for specific grades).

1 Of these 10 states, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania publicly reported data for all students, but did not report disaggregated data for students with disabilities in a similar manner as required by law.

Of the 61 states, 24 had general assessments used only for Title I or did not have any information found. We also examined the reporting practices of the remaining 37 states that had general assessments not used for Title I. Figure 3 shows that for these 37 states, 15 states reported participation and performance data for all tests, four reported these data for some tests, three reported performance data only for some or all tests, and 15 states did not publicly report data.

Figure 3. Extent of Reporting of General Assessment Data for Students with Disabilities Not Used for Title I [N=61]

Figure 3 Pie Chart

Figure 4 presents the same data as in Figure 3, but by state. The map shows that 15 states publicly reported participation and performance for these assessments. For details, see Table B-2 in Appendix B.

Figure 4. States Reporting 2016-17 Disaggregated Participation or Performance Data for Students with Disabilities on General Assessments Not Used for Title I

Figure 4 US Map

Note: States were included if they had any data reported for the assessment (regardless of whether it was across all grades, by grade range, or for specific grades).

Alternate Assessment Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) Data for Students with Disabilities

This section presents information on the extent to which states reported participation and performance data for students with disabilities on alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) used for Title I. Figure 5 shows that 33 states reported both participation and performance data for all AA-AAS. This represents 54% of the states. Three states reported these data for some AA-AAS, and two states reported performance only. No publicly reported AA-AAS data were found for 19 states (31%). The remaining states either had no AA-AAS used for Title I (n=3, all unique states) or no information was found about having an AA-AAS (n=1, also a unique state).

Figure 5. Extent of Reporting of AA-AAS Used for Title I [N=61]

Figure 5 Pie Chart

Figure 6 presents the data in Figure 5 by state, showing those that reported participation and performance data for AA-AAS used for Title I. The map shows that most states (N=33) publicly reported participation and performance for students with disabilities for these assessments. For details, see Table B-3 in Appendix B.

Figure 6. States Reporting 2016-17 Participation or Performance Data for Students with Disabilities on AA-AAS in Title I

Figure 6 US Map

Note: The figure does not include state APR data. A broad definition was used to determine whether a state had data. States were included if they had any data reported for the assessment (regardless of whether it was across all grades, by grade range, or for specific grades).

Assessment Data for English Learners with Disabilities

Like their peers, most English learners with disabilities take general assessments. Only a small percentage of ELs with disabilities take an AA-AAS. Figure 7 shows that 55 states, or 90% of states, did not report participation or performance for ELs with disabilities on general assessments used for Title I. Only two states reported both participation and performance data for all general assessments used for Title I. This represents 3% of the states.

Figure 7. Extent of States Reporting Data for ELs with Disabilities on General Assessments Used for Title I [N=61]

Figure 7 Pie Chart

Figure 8 presents the states that reported participation and performance data for ELs with disabilities on general assessments used for Title I. This map shows that very few states (N=2) publicly reported participation and performance data for ELs with disabilities on all general assessments. For details, see Table B-4 in Appendix B.

Figure 8. States Reporting 2016-17 Disaggregated Participation or Performance Data for ELs with Disabilities on General Assessments Used for Title I

Figure 8 US Map

Note: The figure does not include state APR data. A broad definition was used to determine whether a state had data. States were included if they had any data reported for the assessment (regardless of whether it was across all grades, by grade range, or for specific grades).

For the states that had general assessments not used for Title I, none reported participation and performance for ELs with disabilities (see B-5 in Appendix B for more details).

Figure 9 shows that nine states, or 15% of states, publicly reported participation and performance on all AA-AAS for ELs with disabilities. Another three states publicly reported these data for some of their AA-AAS. Forty-five states did not publicly report data for ELs with disabilities who participated in an AA-AAS.

Figure 9. Extent of States Reporting AA-AAS Data for ELs with Disabilities for Title I [N=61]

Figure 9 Pie Chart

Figure 10 shows the nine states that reported participation and performance for ELs with disabilities on some or all of the AA-AAS used for Title I. For details, see Table B-6 in Appendix B.

Figure 10. States Reporting 2016-17 Disaggregated Participation or Performance Data for ELs with Disabilities on AA-AAS Used for Title I

Figure 10 US Map

Alternate Assessment Based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) Data for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities

Up until 2014-15, Title I accountability allowed alternate assessments based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) as an optional assessment for states. But subsequent to the regulation in 2015 that rescinded the use of AA-MAS for Title I accountability, a few states have continued to administer these assessments for other purposes. For school year 2016-17, one state administered an AA-MAS (Virginia). The state reported participation and performance data for students with disabilities and for ELs with disabilities. For details, see Table B-7 in Appendix B.

Alternate Assessment Based on Grade-Level Achievement Standards (AA-GLAS) Data for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities

For 2016-17, two states (Massachusetts, Virginia) continued to administer alternate assessments based on grade level achievement standards (AA-GLAS), although the Virginia assessment was discontinued after 2016-17. In the publicly available data reported for these assessments, the two states reported participation and performance data for students with disabilities, and one reported these data for ELs with disabilities (Virginia). For details see Table B-8 in Appendix B.

Reporting Participation in 2016-17

This section describes how states reported participation data. Figure 11 shows the approaches the 40 states used (of the total 61 regular and unique states) that reported participation data. Many states reported in multiple ways so numbers do not total 40. Twenty-nine states publicly reported the number of students tested and 21 states reported the percent of students participating in general assessments used for Title I. Only three states reported the percent of students with no scores or the number of students with no scores. Figure 11 includes data for states that used any method of reporting participation data (i.e., by grade and test, by merging grades and tests, by grades with tests merged, and by test with grades merged). For additional details see Table B-9 in Appendix B. For details about AA-AAS participation see Table B-10 in Appendix B.

Figure 11. States Reporting Participation by Students with Disabilities for General Assessments Used for Title I in 2016-17

Figure 11 Bar Chart

Figure 12 shows the participation rates for grade 8 mathematics for those states with this information reported by grade and test. Of the 43 states with participation information, 21 reported participation rates. Of these 21 states, 16 had available participation rate data by grade with denominators based on students with disabilities in grade 8 using an approach that could be compared (e.g., does not include rates of entire population or rates reported by accommodated status). See Appendix Table B-11 for the state abbreviation key.

Figure 12. Percentages of Students with Disabilities Participating in Middle School General Math Assessments in Those States with Reported Participation Rates by Grade Level in 2016-17

Figure 12 Bar Chart

General Assessment Performance Approaches for Students with Disabilities

Performance data were reported by states in a variety of ways, such as the number or percent in each achievement level, percent proficient or not proficient, average scaled scores, or percentiles. Figure 13 shows that states most often reported performance data by percent proficient (n= 37). The next most frequent way was by percent in each achievement level. The “other” category includes states that reported scaled scores, percentiles, or other types of scores. This figure includes data from states that used any method of reporting participation data (i.e., by grade and test, by merging grades and tests, by grade with tests merged, and by test with grades merged). Also, states could be counted in more than one type of data reported, so the number does not total to 61 states. For additional details see Table B-12 in Appendix B. For details about AA-AAS performance see Table B-13 in the Appendix.

Figure 13. Number of States Reporting Performance in Different Ways for Students with Disabilities in 2016-17 General Assessments Used for Title I

Figure 13 Bar Chart


Selected Results of General Assessment Performance for Students with Disabilities

This section compares the performance of students with and without Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for states that reported data for each of three representative grades (e.g., Grade 4, Grade 8, and high school) by the content areas of reading and mathematics. Figures 14 to 19 show the achievement gaps between students with disabilities and a comparison peer group, with the solid line representing the gap between student groups. Because states report differently, the comparison peer group for some states was students without IEPs, and for other states it was all students including students with IEPs. This difference in comparison group affects achievement gap interpretation, so we indicate the group used by each state on the horizontal axis. An A indicates states that included all students and an O indicates states that reported students who do not have IEPs. The students without IEPs group may include students with 504 plans depending on how a state defined its population. Therefore, the gaps reported here could vary based on how those states reported their performance data. The state with an AA-MAS was indicated in the figures with a box around the percent proficient number for the comparison group, but this state did not report AA-MAS merged with the regular assessment. See Appendix Table B-11 for the state abbreviation key.

Elementary School

Figures 14 and 15 present the results for Grade 4 in reading and mathematics. Across the states, the smallest gap between students with IEPs and the comparison group for elementary reading was 8 percentage points, and the largest gap was 51 percentage points. For elementary mathematics, the gap ranged from 4 percentage points to 53 percentage points.

Figure 14. Percent Proficient for Elementary Reading

Figure 14 Chart

Figure 15. Percent Proficient Elementary Mathematics

Figure 15 Chart

Middle School

Figures 16 and 17 show the performance gaps for Grade 8 reading and mathematics. Reading gaps at the middle school level ranged from 7 percentage points to 54 percentage points. For mathematics, the gaps ranged from 1 percentage point to 50 percentage points.

Figure 16. Percent Proficient for Middle School Reading

Figure 16 Chart

Figure 17. Percent Proficient Middle School Mathematics

Figure 17 Chart

High School

Figures 18 and 19 show gaps for high school reading and mathematics. Grade 10 was used when more than one grade was tested. For reading, the gaps ranged from 9 percentage points to 53 percentage points; for mathematics the range is from 2 percentage points to 64 percentage points.

Figure 18. Percent Proficient for High School Reading

Figure 18 Chart

Figure 19. Percent Proficient for High School Mathematics

Figure 19 Chart


Summaries of Average Gaps for Students With and Without IEPs by Content Area and School Level

Table 1 summarizes the average achievement gaps between students with IEPs and the comparison peer group for states that reported these data by grade for all three comparison years. For example, some states that reported data in 2016-17 would not be included if in prior years the state either did not report data or did not report the data by grade. The comparison peer group may or may not include students with IEPs depending on the reporting practices of each state. The table presents gaps by content areas and school levels across select years representing elementary, middle school, and high school grades. There are limitations to this analysis in that the number of states with data fluctuates each year and the assessments a state uses may change over time. Further, some states in prior years reported AA-MAS performance merged with general assessment performance.

Table 1 shows the average gaps biannually from 2012-13 to 2016-17. The average gap is presented with the number of states with data across all three years. The number of states varied between 32 and 40 depending on content and grade. The gap sizes for elementary reading were lower than reading and math for other grades across years. The highest gaps were for high school reading, except for year 2014-15. The year 2014-15 had the lowest gaps for reading and math for almost every grade compared to the other years.

Table 1. Average Gaps for Students with IEPs and Comparison Peer Group on General Assessments: Biannually for Select Years

Grade Ranges Number
of States
Average Gaps for All States with
Data Reporting by Grade
2012-13 2014-15 2016-17
Elementary Reading 40 29 26 27
Middle School Reading 32 42 38 38
High School Reading 34 40 38 40
Elementary Math 32 33 28 30
Middle School Math 33 42 31 32
High School Math 34 38 28 28

Accommodations Data for Students with Disabilities

Figure 20 shows a summary of the regular and unique states that publicly reported data for students with IEPs receiving accommodations on the general assessments for 2016-17. It presents data by states that reported number of students receiving accommodations, performance of those students, or both. Ten states reported some type of accommodations data, with nine states reporting number receiving accommodations and their performance and one state reporting only number receiving accommodations. See Appendix B-14 for specific state information shown in Figure 20.

Figure 20. States Reporting 2016-17 Data on Students with Disabilities Receiving Accommodations

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Public Reporting on English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessments

States report results on English language proficiency assessments for Title III accountability, but the reporting of ELP assessment data is due to expand to include reporting data disaggregated for ELs with disabilities for Title I. A few states already report these data publicly in online reports. Figure 21 shows the number of states that report participation and performance for ELs and ELs with disabilities. It also presents the number of states that reported these data for alternate ELP assessments. Students who take alternate ELP assessments are ELs with disabilities who have significant cognitive disabilities and generally those who participate in state AA-AAS for assessing regular content areas for Title I.

Of the 50 states and District of Columbia, 10 states publicly reported ELP assessment data for ELs. Of these states, under half reported data disaggregated for ELs with disabilities. Only three states reported data for alternate ELP assessments. Typically, these states allow users to choose to disaggregate by ELs with disabilities, but the data are not presented for confidentiality reasons because of small numbers of students. See Appendix B-15 for details by state for Figure 21.

Figure 21. 2016-17 ELP Assessment Public Reporting

Figure 21 Bar Chart


Summary and Conclusions

Extent of Public Reporting for Students with Disabilities

Twenty-five regular states, and one unique state, reported participation and performance of students with disabilities for all general assessments and alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) used for Title I accountability purposes in 2016-17. Thirty-three of the 61 states reported both participation and performance for all general assessments and 33 reported similar data for the AA-AAS. Of the 37 states with general assessments not used for Title I, only 15 states reported participation and performance. Four reported these data for some tests, three reported performance only, and fifteen states did not report any data.

Extent of Public Reporting for ELs with Disabilities

For ELs with disabilities, the number of states that reported both participation and performance on general assessments decreased to two states from three in 2015-16. For AA-AAS, 12 states reported participation and performance. This number remained the same as 2015-16, but is still lower than the 21 states reporting these data from 2012-13 to 2014-15. Typically, there were more states that reported disaggregated data for ELs with disabilities for this assessment given the ESEA requirement to report state assessments by subgroup. No state reported participation and performance for ELs with disabilities on general assessments not used for Title I, down from one state the prior two years. However, new federal requirements for Title I include that states report EL progress toward English language proficiency, and that data are reported by subgroup including ELs with disabilities, after the 2017-18 school year. Thus, in future years, it is likely that more states will report disaggregated data for ELP assessments.

How Data Are Reported

For regular states, the most common approaches for communicating participation and performance on general assessments and AA-AAS has changed slightly this year from previous years. The most common way to report participation for regular and unique states stayed the same with 29 states reporting the number tested, and 21 states reporting the percentage tested. But, for performance, the first and second most common ways of reporting changed places for the first time since 2009, with more states reporting percent proficient (37 states) than percent by achievement level (36 states). Because states used different methods to report (e.g., merging assessments, grades, or both), the numerators and denominators used to report participation and performance data varied significantly across states. Some states reported public data using multiple methods across participation and performance.

As in past reports, this report presented participation rates for middle school mathematics as an example of how states report participation rates for students with disabilities. Sixteen states reported participation rates by grade in a way that would be comparable to include in a graph. In prior years, some states opted to merge their data for alternates based on modified achievement standards (AA-MAS) or alternates based on grade-level achievement standards (AA-GLAS) with the general assessment reporting for participation and performance, making participation reporting less transparent. But because the AA-MAS has been phased out and starting 2016-17 the AA-GLAS was no longer allowed for Title I, interpreting participation data is more straightforward.

Achievement Gaps

In both reading and mathematics, the achievement gaps between students with and without IEPs continue. As in prior reports, we presented average achievement gaps across three grade levels: elementary, middle school, and high school. For this report we limited the states to those that reported these data for all three select years. The gaps for reading have tended to be smaller for the elementary level over the years, and this was also the smallest average gap in our analyses for this report. For the states in the current analyses, the highest gaps were generally in high school reading across years, and the lowest gaps overall across years were for 2014-15.

Many factors affect changes in average achievement gaps, including states engaging in field-testing or adopting new assessments, states using different methods to report data, and other considerations. These factors should be recognized when looking at gaps across time for individual states.

Other Reporting

Most states (of the 61 examined here) do not publicly report the number of students receiving accommodations and their performance (N=50) or do not have any assessment information found (N=1). Just nine states reported both the number receiving and performance data. One other regular state reported only the number receiving accommodations.

For ELP assessments, most states did not report data for ELs or ELs with disabilities. Nine states reported participation and 10 states reported performance for ELs. Only four states reported participation and performance data for ELs with disabilities. For alternate ELP assessments for ELs with the most significant cognitive disabilities, just two states reported participation and three states reported performance.

Recommendations for Reporting

Some states continue to shift in the assessments they are using for their general or alternate assessments, for different content areas. Still, states are required to report data for students with disabilities with the same frequency and detail as for other students. Two regular states did not report disaggregated participation or performance data for students with disabilities even though they reported data for all students. The following recommendations to states for public reporting of disaggregated data for students with disabilities add to the recommendations suggested in previous reports:

  1. Report participation and performance results for each assessment, content area, and grade level. This includes reporting alternate assessments separately from the general assessment where confidentiality of students is not jeopardized.
  2. Clearly label preliminary and final data with dates posted.
  3. Report number of students with disabilities receiving accommodations.
  4. Report participation percentages, disaggregated by grade.
  5. Make data accessible by attending carefully to the usability of formats, ease of finding information, and clarity of language. This includes not relying on a log-in code to access otherwise public data if confidentiality of individual students is not jeopardized.
  6. Provide reports in a format that are user-friendly for the general public rather than relying on technical reports to be the sole type of public reporting for student data.
  7. If a state uses other categories that group students with disabilities with other students (e.g., historically under-performing) ensure reporting still occurs for students with disabilities where confidentiality is not jeopardized.
  8. If report cards disaggregate data by local education agencies, also aggregate those subgroups at the state level.
  9. For states with customized report generators, build in comparison features by population, grade and content area, with options to export the data easily. Many states do this already, but some require a user to customize an individual report one at a time for every subgroup population, content, grade, and reference peer population.

References

Albus, D., Lazarus, S. S., & Thurlow, M. L. (2015). 2012-13 publicly reported assessment results for students with disabilities and ELLs with disabilities (Technical Report 70). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Albus, D., Lazarus, S. S., & Thurlow, M. L. (2014). 2011-12 Publicly reported assessment results for students with disabilities and ELLs with disabilities (Technical Report 69). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Albus, D., & Thurlow, M. (2013). 2010-11 publicly reported assessment results for students with disabilities and ELLs with disabilities(Technical Report 68). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Albus, D., Thurlow, M., & Bremer, C. (2009). Achieving transparency in the public reporting of 2006-2007 assessment results(Technical Report 53). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Klein, J. A., Wiley, H. I., & Thurlow, M. L. (2006). Uneven transparency: NCLB tests take precedence in public assessment reporting for students with disabilities (Technical Report 43). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Lazarus, S. S., Albus, D., & Thurlow, M. L. (2016). 2013-14 publicly reported assessment results for students with disabilities and ELLs with disabilities (NCEO Report 401). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Thurlow, M., Bremer, C., & Albus, D. (2008). Good news bad news in disaggregated subgroup reporting to the public on 2005-2006 assessment results (Technical Report 52). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Thurlow, M. L., & Wiley, H. I. (2004). Almost there in public reporting of assessment results for students with disabilities(Technical Report 39). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Thurlow, M. L., Wiley, H. I., & Bielinski, J. (2003). Going public: What 2000-2001 reports tell us about the performance of students with disabilities (Technical Report 35). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

VanGetson, G. R., & Thurlow, M. L. (2007). Nearing the target in disaggregated subgroup reporting to the public on 2004-2005 assessment results (Technical Report 46). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.

Wiley, H. I., Thurlow, M. L., & Klein, J. A. (2005). Steady progress: State public reporting practices for students with disabilities after the first year of NCLB (2002-2003) (Technical Report 40). Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, National Center on Educational Outcomes.


Appendix A

The National Center on Educational Outcomes is examining states’ public reports for the 2016-2017 school year assessment results. Our goal is to:

(a) identify all components of each state’s testing system;

(b) determine whether each state reports disaggregated test results for students with disabilities and English language learners (ELLs) with disabilities; and

(c) describe the way participation and performance information is presented.  

As in previous years, we are looking at assessment department reports and the equivalent of report cards used for Title I.

We have reviewed your Web site for this information and have enclosed tables summarizing that review. Please verify all included information. Specifically, please return the tables that we have attached, noting your changes to them. Also, if there is additional publicly reported information available for your state, please provide us with the public document and/or website that contains the information. Address your responses to Deb Albus via email albus001@umn.edu.

If you have any questions about our request, please email Deb Albus at albus001@umn.edu . Please respond by June 30, 2017.  

Thank you for taking the time to provide this information.

Martha Thurlow, Director NCEO

Deb Albus, Research Fellow, NCEO

Alabama

1. Reporting in State Assessments Summary

Please check the information below for accuracy and make edits as needed.

Assessments Grade Subject Areas Disaggregated Data Used for Title I
Special
Education
ELLs with
Disabilities
Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
ACT Aspire 3-8, 10 Reading, Math Yes Yes No No Yes
The ACT College
Readiness Test
11 English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No No No No
Alabama Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 11 Reading, Math Yes Yes No No Yes

2. Reporting on Students with Disabilities

How was participation and performance reported on the Title I assessments (general and alternate based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS))?

Note Yes, No, or NA (not applicable). If AA-AAS is merged with general, repeat the answer for general.

For Title I Assessments: Participation Performance
Participation General AA-AAS Performance General AA-AAS
Number Enrolled/ Eligible
to be Tested
No No Percent Proficient No No
Number of Students Tested No Yes OR Percent Proficient Derived Yes Yes
Number of Students Not Tested No No Percent Not Proficient No No
Percent Participating in Test Yes Yes Number Proficient No No
Percent of Students Not Tested No No Number Not Proficient No No
Number of Students with Scores No No Number by Achievement Level No Yes
Number of Students with No scores No No Percent by Achievement Level Yes No
Percent of Students with No Scores No No Other (e.g., percentile rank) No No

3. If your state had an alternate based on modified achievement standards in 2014, how was participation reported? Not applicable

Accommodated Status Reporting

4. Did your state report accommodated status data for any population? List assessments or note NA, then answer Yes or No. Please note the report name or provide link if different from below.

List assessment and describe reporting Reported
Participation?
Reported
Performance?
On what
assessment(s)?
Yes. Has number tested for alternate with and
without accommodations with performance in
achievement levels and all category percent
proficient.
Yes Yes

Report name/Link to report/attach:

https://www.alsde.edu/dept/data/Assessment%20Data/ParticipationInAssessments2016-2017.pdf

Participation and Performance Data for Students with Disabilities, English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)

5. Disaggregated Data for the English Language Proficiency Assessment

ELPA Name Grade Reports Data for
All Students
Disaggregated Data for ELLs
with Disabilities
Participation Performance
Not found, was ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No

Appendix B

Table B-1. Disaggregated Special Education Data on General Assessments: Reading/ELA, Math and Science

State Test Grade Subject Areas Partici-pation Perform-ance Reporting Summary By State
Part. and
Perf. All
Tests
Part. and
Perf. Some
Tests
Part. Only
for All
Tests
Perf. Only
for All
Tests
Perf. Only
for Some
Tests
No Publicly
Reported
Data Found
Regular States  
Alabama ACT Aspire 3 to 8, 10 Reading, Math Yes Yes Yes          
Alabama Science 5,7 Science Yes Yes
Alaska Performance
Evaluation for
Alaska’s Schools
(PEAKS)
3 to 10 English
Language Arts
and Mathematics
Yes Yes Yes          
Alaska Science
Assessment
4, 8, 10 Science Yes Yes
Arizona Arizona’s
Instrument to
Measure
Standards
(AIMS and
AIMS HS)
4, 8, HS Science No No   Yes        
AZMerit 3 to 11, EoC Alg I, Alg II,
Geometry,
Math, English
Language Arts
Yes Yes
Arkansas ACT Aspire 3 to 8, 10   English,
Reading,
Science, Math,
Writing
Yes Yes Yes          
California California
Standards Test
Scores (CST)
5, 8, 10 Science Yes Yes Yes          
Smarter
Balanced
Summative
3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes
Colorado PARCC
Assessment
3 to 11, EoC Reading (3-11),
Math (3-8) and
Alg.I & II, Geom.,
Integ. I, II, and III.
Yes Yes Yes          
Colorado
Measures of
Academic
Success
5, 8 Science (5,8), Yes Yes
Connecticut Smarter
Balanced
Assessments
3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes   Yes        
Connecticut
Academic
Performance
Test
10 Science Yes Yes
Connecticut
Mastery Test
(CMT)
5, 8 Science Yes Yes
Connecticut
SAT School
Day
11 Reading,
Writing and
Language,
Mathematics
No No
Delaware Smarter
Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language
Arts, Math
Yes Yes Yes          
SAT 11 11 Reading, Math,
Science
Yes Yes
Delaware
Comprehensive
Assessment
Systems (DCAS)
5, 8, 10 Science
(5,8,10)
Yes Yes
Florida Florida
Standards
Assessment
3 to 10 English
Language Arts
(ELA),
Mathematics
Yes Yes Yes          
Statewide
Science
Assessment
5, 8 Science Yes Yes
Georgia Georgia
Milestone
Assessment
End of Grade
3 to 8 Language Arts,
Math, Science
Yes Yes Yes          
Georgia
Milestone
Assessment,
EoC
EoC Algebra I,
CCGPS
Coordinate
Algebra, Biology,
Physical Science,
Ninth Grade
Literature and
Composition,
American
Literature and
Composition,
Geometry,
Analytic
Geometry
Yes Yes
Hawaii Smarter
Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
End of Course EoC Biology I
(required).
No No
Hawaii State
Assessment
in Science
4, 8 Science No No
Idaho General
Assessment
3-8, HS English
Language Arts
(ELA) and Math
(3-8, HS), Science
(5,7, HS)
Yes Yes Yes          
Illinois PARCC
Assessment
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes Yes          
Science 3, 6, 8 Science Yes Yes
Indiana Indiana
State-wide
Testing for
Education
Progress-Plus
(ISTEP+)
3 to 8, 10 English/Language
Arts, Math,
Science (4,6)
Yes Yes   Yes        
End of Course
Assessments
(ECAs)
EoC English 10,
Algebra I, Biology I
Reported English
and Algebra I only.
No No
Iowa Iowa
Assessment
3-8,11 Reading, Math Yes Yes Yes          
Iowa
Assessment
Science
5,8,11 Science Yes Yes
Kansas General
Assessment
3-8,10, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (4,7,11)
No Science
reported
No No           X
Kentucky Kentucky
Performance
Rating for
Educational
Progress
(K-PREP)
3-8, 10,11 Reading, Math,
Science (4, 7),
Writing (5, 6, 8,
10, 11), Language
Mechanics
(4, 6, 10)
Yes Yes Yes          
End of Course EoC English II,
Algebra II,
Biology
Yes Yes
Stanford
Achievement
Test 10 (part
of K-PREP)
3 to 8 Reading, Math
(3-8) Science
(4,7), Language
Mechanics (4,6)
Yes Yes
Louisiana End of Course
tests
EoC, 9 to 12 English, Math,
Science,
No No         Yes  
PARCC
general
assessment
3 to 8 English
Language arts,
Math
No No
  LEAP 3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science,
No Yes
Maine eMPowerME 3-8, Mathematic,
Reading,
Writing,
Language
Yes Yes Yes          
Maine
Educational
Assessment
(MEA) Science
5,8, 3rd year HS Science Yes Yes
SAT HS Math, English,
Language Arts
Yes Yes
Maryland Maryland
School
Assessment
(MSA)
5, 8 Science No No   Yes        
PARCC
Assessment
3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Comprehensive
Assessment
System (MCAS)
3-8, 10 English/
Language Arts,
Math,
Yes Yes Yes          
PARCC
general
assessment
3 to 8 English/
Language Arts,
Math (3 to 8),
Algebra I (8th
grade)
Yes Yes
STE MCAS
Tests
5, 8, 9, or 10 Science and
Technology/
Engineering
(single discipline
tests in (Biology,
Chemistry, Intro
Physics, and
Technology/
Engineering)
Yes Yes
Michigan Michigan
Student Test
of Educational
Progress
(M-STEP)
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, (3 to 8, 11),
Science (4,7, 11)
Yes Yes Yes          
Michigan Merit
Exam (MME)
11 College Board
SAT WorkKeys
(reading,
mathematics,
and locating
information),
and Michigan-
developed
Science M-STEP.
Yes Yes
Minnesota Minnesota
Comprehensive
Assessment
(MCA) –III
3-8, HS Reading (3 to 8,
10), Math (3 to 8,
11), Science
(5, 8, HS)
Yes Yes Yes          
Mississippi Mississippi
Academic
Assessment
Program (MAAP)
3 to 8 and EoC Language
Arts, Math
Yes Yes Yes          
Science Tests 5,8 Science Yes Yes
High school
Subject Area
Tests
EoC Biology I, Yes Yes
Missouri Grade-Level
Assessment
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(5,8)
Yes Yes   Yes        
Online End
of Course
Assessments
EoC English I and II,
Algebra I and II,
Geometry,
Biology I,
Physical Science
No No
Montana Smarter
Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language
Arts, Math
Yes Yes   Yes        
Criterion
Referenced
Test Science
4, 8, 10 Science No No
Nebraska Nebraska State
Accountability
(NeSA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math ,
Science (5,8,11),
Writing (4, 8, 11)
Yes Yes Yes          
Nevada Criterion
Referenced
Test (CRT)
3-8, 10 Reading, Math
(3-8), Science
(5,8, 10)
Yes Yes Yes          
High School
Proficiency Exam
EoC ELA, Math Yes Yes
New Hampshire Smarter
Balanced
Assessment
6, 7, 8 ELA, Math Yes Yes   Yes        
New England
Comprehensive
Assessment
Program
(NECAP)
4, 8, 11 Science No No
SAT 10,11  Reading, Math Yes Yes
New Jersey PARCC
Assessment
3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes Yes          
New Jersey
Biology
Competency
Test
EoC Biology Yes Yes
PARCC High
School
Assessments
9 to 11 English
Language Arts
(9 to 11),
Algebra I,
Algebra II,
Geometry
Yes Yes
New Mexico PARCC
Assessment
3 to 8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No Yes       Yes    
Standards
Based
Assessment
(SBA)
4, 7, 10-11 Science
(4, 7, 10, 11)
No Yes
Standards Based
Assessment
Spanish
4, 7, 10-11 Reading No Yes
New York New York State
Testing Program
(NYSTP)
3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4,8)
Yes Yes   Yes        
Common Core
Regents
EoC Algebra I,
English
Language Arts,
Geometry
No No
Regents
Competency
Tests
EoC Math, Science,
Reading,
Writing,
No No
Regents Exams EoC Comprehensive
English etc.
No No
North Carolina End of Grade
Multiple
Choice Test
3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8)
Yes Yes Yes          
End of Course
Multiple Choice
EOC Math I, Biology,
English II,
Yes Yes
North Dakota Smarter
Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 Reading, Math Yes Yes Yes          
Science
Assessment
4, 8, 11 Science Yes Yes
Ohio OHIO State
Tests
3 to 8 Math, Reading,
Science (5, 8,)
Yes Yes Yes          
Ohio End of
Course Exams
HS Algebra 1,
Geometry,
Integrated Math 1,
Integrated Math 2,
Biology, English I
and English II
Yes Yes
Oklahoma Oklahoma Core
Curriculum
Tests (OCCT)
3 to 8 Math, Reading,
Science (5,8),
Geography (7),
Writing (5,8)
No No           X
High School
OSTP
10 ELA, Math,
Science
No No
Oregon Smarter
Balanced
Assessment
3-8,11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes Yes            
OAKs Online   5,8,11    Science   Yes   Yes  
Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania
System of
School
Assessment
(PSSA)  
3 to 8   Reading, Math,
Science (4,8,)  
No   No             X  
Keystone Exam   11   Algebra,
Biology and
Literature  
No   No  
Rhode Island   New England
Education
Assessment
Program
(NECAP)  
4, 8, 11   Science   No   Yes     Yes          
PARCC
Assessment  
3-8, HS   ELA, Math
(3-8, HS),
Algebra I,
Geometry,
Integrated Math  
Yes   Yes  
South Carolina   Palmetto
Assessment
of State
Standards  
4 to 8   Science,   Yes   Yes   Yes            
South Carolina
College- and Career-
Ready Assessments
(SC READY)  
3 to 8   English, Reading,
Writing, Math  
Yes   Yes  
End of Course
Examination
(performance
reported as
grades A-F)  
EoC   Algebra 1/
Math for
Technologies 2,
Biology 1/
Applied Biology 2,
English 1,  
Yes   Yes  
South Dakota   Smarter
Balanced
Assessment  
3 to 8   ELA and Math. 11   Yes   Yes     Yes          
ACT   HS   Reading, Math   No   No  
South Dakota
State Test of
Educational
Progress (DSTEP)  
5, 8, 11   Science   No   No  
Tennessee   Adopted new
TNReady
standards No
assessment data
reported  
3 to 8, HS   ELA, Math,
Science 3-5 –
Science, 6-8 ELA,
and 6-8 and 9-12
(combined ranges
for math)  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
End of Course   EoC   Algebra I,
Algebra II,
English I,
English II,
English III,
Biology,
Chemistry  
Yes   Yes  
Texas   State of Texas
Assessments
of Academic
Readiness
(STAAR)
Includes
Spanish version
Assessments
of Academic
Readiness  
3 to 8   Math, Reading,
Writing (4,7),
Science (5,8)  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
STAAR EoC*
and STAAR-A
and STAAR L
reporting  
EoC   Algebra I,
Biology,
English I
Reading,
English I
Writing,  
Yes   Yes  
Utah   Student
Assessment of
Growth and
Excellence
(SAGE)  
3 to 11   Reading,
Language Arts,
Math, Science  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
Vermont   Smarter
Balanced
Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
NECAP   4, 8, 11   Science   Yes   Yes  
Virginia   Standards of
Learning (SOL)  
3 to 8   Reading,
Math, Science
(3,5,8),  
No   Yes     Yes          
Content
Specific Test  
3 to 8   Reading,
Math, Science  
Yes   Yes  
End of Course Test   EoC   Reading, etc.   Yes   Yes  
Washington   Smarter
Balanced
Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
Yes   Yes     Yes          
Measurements
of Student
Progress
(MSP)  
5, 8   Science   No   No  
End of Course   EoC   Algebra 1/
Integrated Math 1,
Geometry/
Integrated Math 2,
Biology (part for
Title I)  
Yes   Yes  
West Virginia   West Virginia
General
Summative
Assessment
(WVGSA}  
3 to 11   English
Language Arts/
Literacy, Math  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
Science   5, 8, 10   Science   Yes   Yes  
Wisconsin   Wisconsin
Forward  
3 to 8   English
Language Arts,
Mathematics,
Science (4, 8,
9-11),  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
ACT   11 (HS)   English,
Reading,
Mathematics,
Writing  
Yes   Yes  
Wyoming   Proficiency
Assessments
for Wyoming
Students
(PAWS)  
3-8, 11   Reading, Math,
Science (4,8, 11)  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
Total Regular States (N=50)   32   12     1   1   4  
Unique States  
American Samoa   Standards
Based
Assessments  
3, 5, 7, 10   Reading (3, 5
reported, 7
and 10 piloting),
Math (3, 5, 7, 10)  
No   No             X  
ACT   11, 12   English, Math,
Reading, Science  
No   No  
Bureau of Indian
Education  
Individual state
administered
assessments  
Elem to HS   By State:
Language Arts,
Reading, Math,
Science  
No   No             X  
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands  
ACT ASPIRE   3 to 10   English, Math,
Reading, Science,
Writing  
No   No             X  
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education
Activity  
No Assessments
Used for Title I  
                      No
Title I
Assmts.  
District of
Columbia  
PARCC
Assessment  
3 to 8, HS   English
Language Arts
(HS: ELA I and
II), Math (HS:
Algebra I and II,
Geometry,
Integrated Math)  
Yes   Yes   Yes            
Federated
States of
Micronesia  
No Assessments
Used for Title I  
                      No
Title I
Assmts.  
Guam   Stanford
Achievement
Test, 10  
1 to 12   Reading (1,2),
Math (1,2),
Science(1-8)
Following are
9 to 12: Anatomy
and Physiology,
Biology, Chemistry,
Physical Science,
Algebra 1 and 2,
Geometry, Results
reported for
students with
disabilities only
for Reading,
Math and Science.  
No   No             X  
ACT ASPIRE   3 to 10   English,
Reading, Math  
No   No  
Palau   No information
found  
                      No Info
Found  
Puerto Rico   Puerto Rican
Academic
Achievement
Test  
3-8, 11   Spanish, English,
Math, Science
(4,8,11)  
No   No             X  
Republic of
Marshall
Islands  
No Assessments
Used for Title I  
                      No
Title I
Assmts.  
U.S. Virgin
Islands  
Smarter
Balanced
Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
No   No             X  
Total Unique States (N=11)   1   0   0   0   0   10  
Total Regular and Unique States (N=61)   33   12   0   1   1   14  
Percent   54%   20%   0   2%   2%   22%  

 

Table B-2. Disaggregated Special Education Data on General Assessments Not Used for Title I

State Test Grade Subject Areas Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Reporting Summary By State
All Used
for Title I
Part. and
Perf. All
Tests
Part. and
Perf. Some
Tests
Perform-
ance Only
for Some
or All Tests
No
Publicly
Reported
Data
Found
Regular States
Alabama ACT College
Readiness Test
11 English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No         X
Alaska None     - - Yes        
Arizona None     - - Yes        
Arkansas None     - - Yes        
California None     - - Yes        
Colorado Colorado
Measures of
Academic
Success
4, 7 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
Connecticut None     - - Yes        
Delaware End of Course
Exams
EoC U.S. History
(required),
Biology,
Algebra II,
Integrated
Mathematics III
(not required)
No No     Yes    
SAT 11 11 Social Studies Yes Yes
DCAS 4, 7 Social Studies Yes Yes
Florida FSA End-of-
Course (EOC)
Assessments
EOC Algebra 1
and Geometry
Yes Yes   Yes      
Next Generation
Sunshine State
Standards
(NGSSS) EOC
Assessments
EOC Civics, U.S. History,
and Biology 1
Yes Yes
Georgia Georgia
Milestone
Assessment
End of Grade
3 to 8 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
Georgia
Milestone
Assessment
EoC
EoC United States
History/
Economics/
Business/
Free Enterprise
Yes Yes
Hawaii End of Course EoC Algebra I,
Algebra II,
Expository
Writing I and/
or U.S. History
No No         X
Idaho Idaho Reading
Indicator
K-3 Reading No Yes       Yes  
Illinois None     - - Yes        
Indiana Indiana Reading
Evaluation and
Determination
(IREAD-3)
3 Reading Yes Yes   Yes      
ISTEP+ 5, 7 Social Studies Yes Yes
Iowa None     - - Yes        
Kansas None     - - Yes        
Kentucky ACT 11 English, Math,
Reading, Science
Yes Yes   Yes      
K-PREP and
EoC
5, 8, EoC Social
Studies
Yes Yes
Louisiana ACT 12 English,
Reading, Math,
Science
No Yes       Yes  
Plan 10 English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No
Dibels Next K to 3 Reading No No
EoC EoC Social Studies No No
LEAP 3 to 8 Social Studies No Yes
Maine None     - - Yes        
Maryland High School
Assessments
(HSA)
EoC English,
Algebra/Data
Analysis,
Biology,
Government
Yes Yes   Yes      
Massachusetts STE-MCAS
Tests -used
beyond Title I
9, 10 Science (Biology,
Chemistry, Intro
Physics and
Technology/
Engineering
Yes Yes   Yes      
Michigan M-Step and
MME
5, 8, 11 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
Minnesota None     - - Yes        
Mississippi High School
Subject Area
Tests
EoC US History No No         X
Missouri Grade Level
Assessment
HS Social Studies Yes Yes     Yes    
Online End
of Course
Assessments
EoC American
History,
Government
No No
Montana ACT Plus
Writing
HS Reading,
Language,
Math, Science,
Writing
No No         X
Nebraska ACT HS ELA, Math,
Science
Yes Yes   Yes      
Nevada ACT 11   Yes Yes   Yes      
New Hampshire None     - - Yes        
New Jersey None     - - Yes        
New Mexico None     - - Yes        
New York Regents
Competency
Tests
EoC Global Studies,
US History and
Government
No No         X
North Carolina ACT Benchmark 11 English, Math,
Reading, Science,
Writing. State
requires taking
in 11th grade.
No No         X
North Dakota None     - - Yes        
Ohio Ohio State Tests 4, 6 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
Ohio End of
Course Exams
EoC American History
and American
Government
Yes Yes
Oklahoma OCCT 5, 8 Social Studies,
US History
No No         X
High School
OSTP
EoC US History No No
Oregon OAKS Online 5, 8, 11 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
Pennsylvania None     - - Yes        
Rhode Island None     - - Yes        
South Carolina ACT 3rd year in HS English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes   Yes      
ACT Work Keys 3rd year in HS Reading for
Information,
Applied Math,
Locating
Information
Yes Yes
Palmetto
Assessment of
State Standards
4 to 8 Social Studies Yes Yes
End of Course
Exam
EoC US History
and the
Constitution
Yes Yes
South Dakota None     - - Yes        
Tennessee ACT HS English, Math,
Reading,
Science,
Composite
No No     Yes    
End of Course EoC US History Yes Yes
Texas STAAR 8 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
STAAR EoC,
STAAR A,
and STAAR L
EoC US History Yes Yes
Utah K3 Reading
Competency
K to 3 Reading No Yes       Yes  
Vermont None     - - Yes        
Virginia SOL 3, 5, 8 History,
Social Studies
No Yes     Yes    
Content Specific
Test
3 to 8 Hisotry/
Social Science
Yes Yes
Washington End of Course
(partially)
EoC Algebra 1/
Integrated Math 1,
Geometry/
Integrated Math 2,
Biology. Part not
used for Title I.
No No         X
West Virginia College and
Career
Readiness
Aassessment
12 College and
Career Readiness
No No         X
ACT HS English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No
SAT (PSAT 8/9,
PSAT NMSQT,
PSAT10)
HS Critical Reading
and Math
No No
Wisconsin Wisconsin
Forward
4, 8, 10 Social Studies Yes Yes   Yes      
Wyoming Act Plus Writing
or Workkeys
(students have
option in grades
11 and 12 to take
Workkeys)
11, 12 English, Math,
Reading, Writing,
Science
No No         X
Total Regular States (N=50)   18   15   4   3   10  
Unique States  
American
Samoa
None     - - Yes        
Bureau of
Indian
Education
Unclear     - - Yes        
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands
Standards
Based
Assessment
4, 6, 8, 9 to 12 Chamorro &
Carolinian
Language
Heritage Studies
(CCLHS)
No No         X
End of Course EoC NMI History No No
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
Terra Nova,
Multiple
Assessments,
3rd Edition
3 to 9 Reading/Language
Arts, Mathematics,
Science, Social
Studies
No No         X
PSAT 8-9,
PSAT/NMSQT
8-9, 10-11 Reading, Writing
and Language, Math
No No
District of
Columbia
None     - - Yes        
Federated
States of
Micronesia
National
Minimum
Competency
Standard-Based
Test (NMCT)
4, 6, 8, 10 Reading (6,8,10),
Math (4,6,8,10),
Science (8)
No No         X
Guam Standards-Based
Assessment
(Partially used
for Title I)
1 to 12 Reading, Math No No         X
SAT 10 1 to 12 Social Studies,
US Government,
US History,
World History,
Guam History
and Geography
No No
Palau No information
found
    - - No Info. Found        
Puerto Rico None     - - Yes        
Republic of
Marshall Islands
MISAT 3, 6, 8, 10, 12 English Reading No No         X
U.S. Virgin Islands None     - - Yes        
Total Unique States (N=11)   6   0   0   0   5  
Total Regular and Unique States (N=61)   24   15   4   3   15  
Percent   42%   24%   6%   5%   24%  

 

Table B-3. Disaggregated Special Education Data for AA-AAS: Reading/ELA, Math, and Science

State Test Grade Subject Areas Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Summary by State
Partic. and
Perf. for
All Tests
Partic. and
Perf. for
Some Tests
Perf. Only
for All
Tests
No Alt.
for Title I
No Publicly
Reported
Data Found
Regular States  
Alabama Alabama Alternate
Assessment (AAA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math Yes Yes Yes        
Alaska Dynamic Learning
Maps (DLM)
Alternate
Assessment
3 to 10 ELA and
Mathematics
Yes Yes Yes      
Alaska Science
Alternate
Assessment
4, 8, 10 Science Yes Yes
Arizona AIMS Alternate,
NCSC
3 to 11, EOC English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes Yes        
Arkansas MSAA 3 to 8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
Arkansas
Alternate
Portfolio
5, 7, 10 Science No No
California California
Alternate
Assessment
(CAA)
3- 8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes   Yes      
California
Alternate
Performance
Assessment
(CAPA)
5, 8, 10 Science No No
Colorado Colorado
Alternate
Assessment
(CoAlt)
4-5,7-8, Science (5, 8) Yes Yes Yes        
Colorado
Alternate
Assessment
(CoAlt)
3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes
Connecticut Alternate CMT
and CAPT
5, 8, 10 Science No No         X
Connecticut
Alternate
Assessment
3 -8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Delaware Delaware
Comprehensive
Assessment
System (DCAS-Alt)
3 to 11 Reading, Math
(3-11), Science
(5,8,10)
Yes Yes Yes        
Florida Florida Standards
Alternate
Assessment
(FSAA)
3–10 and EOC Grades 3–10
ELA, grades 3–8
Mathematics,
grades 5 and 8
Science, Algebra 1,
Geometry, Civics,
Biology 1
Yes Yes Yes        
Georgia Georgia Alternate
Assessment
K, 3-8, 11 English/
Language Arts,
Math, Science
Yes Yes Yes        
Hawaii Alternate Assessment 3-8, HS Reading, Math,
Science (4,8,11)
No No         X
Idaho ISAT Alternate
Science
5, 7, HS Science Yes Yes Yes        
NCSC/Multi-
State Alternate
Assessment
(MSAA)
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes
Illinois DLM 3-8,11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes Yes        
Indiana Indiana Standards
Tool for Alternate
Reporting (ISTAR)
3-8 and 10  ELA, Math
Science (4, 7)
No No         X
Iowa Iowa Alternate
Assessment (IAA)
3-8,11 Reading, Math Yes Yes Yes        
Iowa Alternate
Assessment (IAA)
Science
5,8,11 Science Yes Yes
Kansas DLM Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 10, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (4, 7, 11)
No No         X
Kentucky Alternate
Kentucky
Performance
Rating for
Educational
Progress (K-PREP)
3 to 12 Reading (3-9),
Math (3-8,10),
Writing (4,5,6, 8,
10,11), Science
(4,7,11)
Yes Yes Yes        
Louisiana Louisiana Alternate
Assessment 1
3 to 11 Reading, Math,
Science (4, 8, 11)
No No         X
Maine Multi-State
Alternate
Assessment
(MSAA)
3-8, HS ELA/Literacy,
Math
Yes Yes Yes        
Maryland Alternate Maryland
School Assessment
(ALT-MSA)
3-8,10 Math, Reading,
Science (5,8,10)
Yes Yes Yes        
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Comprehensive
Assessment
System Alternate
(MCAS-Alt)
3 to 10 English/
Language Arts,
Math, Science
and Technology/
Engineering
(5, 8-10)
Yes Yes Yes        
Michigan Michigan Access
(MI-Access)
Functional
Independence
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4, 7, 11)
Yes Yes Yes        
Michigan Access
(MI-Access)
Supported
Independence
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4, 7 11)
Yes Yes
Michigan Access
(MI-Access)
Participation
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4, 7, 11)
Yes Yes
Minnesota Minnesota Test
of Academic
Skills III (MTAS III)
3-8, HS Reading and
Math, Science
(5, 8, HS)
Yes Yes Yes        
Mississippi Mississippi Academic
Assessment
Program-Alternate
(MAAP-A)
8-Mar Language Arts,
Math, Science
(5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
Mississippi Academic
Assessment
Program-Alternate
(MAAP-A)
HS Language Arts,
Math, Science
Yes Yes
Missouri Missouri Assessment
Program Alternate
(MAP-A)
3-8, 10, 11 English
Language Arts,
(3 to 8, 11) Math
(3 to 8, 10),
Science (5, 8, 11)
Yes Yes Yes        
Montana MSAA Alternate 3-8, 10 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes   Yes      
Criterion
Referenced
Test (CRT)
4, 8.10 Science No No
Nebraska Alternate
Assessments
(NESA-M and
NESA-AAM)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8,11),
Writing (8,11)
Yes Yes Yes        
Nevada Nevada Alternate
Assessment (NAA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math,
No Science or
Writing reported
No No         X
New Hampshire New Hampshire
Alternate Learning
Progression
Assessment
(NH ALPS)
4, 8. 11 Science No Yes     Yes    
DLM 3-8, 11 Reading, Math No Yes
New Jersey Alternate
Proficiency
Assessment
4, 8, 11 Science Yes Yes Yes        
DLM 3-8, 11 Reading Math Yes Yes
New Mexico NCSC 3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No Yes     Yes    
Alternative
Performance
Assessment
(NMAPA)
4, 7, HS Science No Yes
New York New York State
Alternate
Assessment
(NYSAA)
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4,8, HS)
Yes Yes Yes        
North Carolina North Carolina
Extend 1
(NCEXTEND1)
8-Mar Reading, Math,
Science (5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
North Carolina
Extend 1
(NCEXTEND1)
10 Math I, Biology,
English II
Yes Yes
North Dakota Dynamic Learning
Maps
3-8, 11 Reading/
Language Arts,
Math, Science
Yes Yes Yes        
ND Alternate
Assessment Science
4, 8, 11 Science Yes Yes
Ohio Alternate Assessment
for Students with
Cognitive Disabilities
(AASCD)
3 to 8 English/
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
Alternate Ohio
Graduation Test
(OGT-HS-AASCD)
HS English/
Language Arts,
Math, Science
Yes Yes          
Oklahoma Oklahoma Alternate
Assessment Program
(OAAP)
3-8, HS ELA, Math,
Science
No No         X
Oregon Oregon Assessment
of Knowledge
and Skills (OAKS)
Extended
3-8,11 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8,11),
Writing (11)
No No         X
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Alternate (PASA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math.
Science (4, 8, 11)
No Science found.
No No         X
Rhode Island MSAA (Multi-State
Alternate
Assessment)
3 to 8, 11 ELA, Math.
No Science
alternate data
found.
Yes Yes Yes        
South Carolina South Carolina
Alternate (SC-ALT)
4 to 8, 11 Science No No         X
NCSC Alternate
Assessment
3 to 8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
South Dakota Dakota State
Test of Educational
Progress Alternate
(DSTEP A)
5, 8, 11 Science No No   Yes      
NCSC Alternate
Assessment
3-8,11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes
Tennessee MSAA 2-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Writing
No No         X
TCAP-Alt 3 to 8, 10 Science (10), No No
Texas STAARALT 2 3 to 8 Math, Reading,
Writing (4,7),
Science (5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
STAARALT2 EoC EoC English I,
English II,
Algebra I,
Biology
Yes Yes
Utah DLM Alternate
Assessment
3 to 11 ELA, Math Yes Yes Yes        
Utah Alternate
Assessment
4 to 11 Science Yes Yes
Vermont Vermont Alternate
Assessment
Portfolio
4, 8, 11 Science No No         X
DLM Alternate
Assessment
3 to 11 ELA, Math No No
Virginia Virginia Alternate
Assessment
Portfolio (VAAP)
3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science
Yes Yes Yes        
Virginia Alternate
Assessment
Portfolio End
of Course
(VAAP EoC)
EoC Reading, Math,
Science
Yes Yes
Washington WA-AIM Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(5, 8)
Yes Yes Yes        
West Virginia West Virginia
Alternate Summative
Assessment
Unlcear if changed
to DLM in 2016
and 2017.
3-8, HS Reading, Math Yes Yes Yes        
Wisconsin DLM Alternate
Assessment
3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4, 8, 9-11),
Yes Yes Yes        
Wyoming Wy-ALT 3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math (3 to 8-11),
Science (4, 8,
9 to 11)
Yes Yes Yes        
Total Regular States (N=50)     32   3   2   0   13  
Unique States  
American Samoa Alternate Assessment 3-8, 10 Reading, Math No No           X  
Bureau of
Indian Education  
Alternates based
on Alternate
achievement
standards  
All assessed   By state   No   No           X  
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands  
Multiple States
Alternate
Assessment
(MSAA)  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
No   No           X  
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity  
No Title I
assessment  
12-Mar   Reading/
Language Arts,
Mathematics,
Science  
-   -         X    
District of
Columbia  
MSAA   3 to 8, HS   English
Language Arts,
Math  
Yes   Yes   Yes          
Federated
States of
Micronesia  
No Title I
assessment  
    -   -         X    
Guam   NCSC and
DoE Alt. Assmt  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math Doe Alternate
1,2, 9, 10
ELA, Math  
No   No           X  
Palau   No information
found  
        No   No           No Inform.
Found  
Puerto Rico   Puerto Rico
Alternate
Assessment  
3-8, 11   Spanish, English,
Math, Science
(4,8,11)  
No   No           X  
Republic of
Marshall Islands  
No Title I
assessment  
        -   -         X    
U.S. Virgin Islands   MSAA (NCSC)
Alternate Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts.
Math  
No   No           X  
Total Unique States (N=11)   1   0   0   3   7  
Total Regular and Unique States (N=61)   33   3   2   3   20  
Percent   54%   5%   3%   5%   33%  

 

Table B-4 Disaggregated Data for ELs with Disabilities for General Assessments: Reading/ELA, Math, and Science.

State Test Grade Subject Areas Partici-
pation
Perform-ance Reporting Summary By State
Part. and
Perf. All
Tests
Part. and
Perf. Some
Tests
Perf. Only
All Tests
No Assmt.
Used for
Title I
No Inform-
ation on
Assmts.
Found
No Publicly
Reported
Data Found
 Regular States  
Alabama ACT Aspire 3 to 8, 10 Reading, Math No No           X
Alaska Performance
Evaluation for
Alaska’s Schools
(PEAKS)
3 to 10 English
Language Arts,
Mathematics
No No           X
Alaska Science
Assessment
4, 8, 10 Science No No
Arizona Arizona’s Instrument
to Measure
Standards (AIMS
and AIMS HS)
4, 8, HS Science No No           X
AZMerit 3 to 11, EoC Alg I, Alg II,
Geometry, Math,
English
Language Arts
No No
Arkansas ACT Aspire   3-8, 10   English, Reading,
Science, Math,
Writing 
No No           X
California California Standards
Test Scores (CST)
5, 8, 10 Science No No           X
Smarter Balanced
Summative
3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Colorado PARCC Assessment 3 to 11, EoC Reading (3-11),
Math (3-8 and Alg.
I, Geom., Integ. I,
Integ. II, Integ. III)
No No           X
Colorado Measures
of Academic Success
5, 8 Science (5,8), No No
Connecticut Smarter Balanced
Assessments
3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
Connecticut Academic
Performance Test
10 Science No No
Connecticut Mastery
Test (CMT)
5, 8 Science No No
Connecticut Connecticut SAT
School Day  
11 Reading, Writing
and Language,
Mathematics
No No           X
Delaware Smarter Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
SAT 11 11 Reading, Math,
Science
No No
Delaware
Comprehensive
Assessment
Systems (DCAS)
5,8, 10 Science (5,8,10) No No
Florida Florida Standards
Assessment
3 to 10 English
Language Arts
(ELA), Mathematics
No No           X
Statewide Science
Assessment
5, 8 Science No No
Georgia Georgia Milestone
Assessment End
of Grade
3 to 8 Language Arts,
Math, Science,
No No           X
Georgia Milestone
Assessment, EoC
EoC Algebra I, CCGPS
Coordinate
Algebra, Biology,
Physical Science,
Ninth Grade
Literature and
Composition,
American
Literature and
Composition,
Geometry,
Analytic Geometry
No No
Hawaii Smarter Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
End of Course EoC Biology I
(required).
No No
Hawaii State
Assessment in
Science
4, 8 Science No No
Idaho General Assessment 3-8, HS English
Language Arts
(ELA) and Math
(3-8, HS), Science
(5,7, HS)
No No           X
Illinois PARCC Assessment 3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
Indiana Indiana State-
wide Testing
for Education
Progress- Plus
(ISTEP+)
3 to 8, 10 English/
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4,6),
No No           X
End of Course
Assessments (ECAs)
EoC English 10,
Algebra I,
Biology I
No No
Iowa Iowa Assessment 3-8,11 Reading, Math No No           X
Iowa Assessment
Science
5,8,11 Science No No
Kansas General Assessment 3-8,10, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (4,7,11)
No Science reported
No No           X
Kentucky Kentucky Performance
Rating for Educational
Progress (K-PREP)
3-8, 10,11

Reading, Math,
Science (4, 7),
Writing (5, 6, 8,
10, 11),
Language Mechanics
(4, 6, 10)

No No           X
End of Course EoC English II,
Algebra II, Biology
No No
Stanford Achievement
Test 10 (part of
K-PREP)
3 to 8 Reading, Math (3-8)
Science (4,7),
Language Mechanics
(4,6)
No No
Louisiana LEAP 3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science
No No           X
End of Course tests EoC, 9 to 12 English, Math,
Science
No No
PARCC general
assessment
3 to 8 English
Language arts,
Math
No No
Maine eMPowerME 3 to 8 Math, Reading,
Writing, Language
No No           X
Maine Educational
Assessment (MEA)
Science
5,8, 3rd year HS Science No No
SAT High School Math, English
Language Arts
No No
Maryland Maryland School
Assessment (MSA)
5, 8 Science No No           X
PARCC Assessment 3 to 8, 10 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Comprehensive
Assessment System
(MCAS)
3-8, 10 English/
Language Arts,
Math,
No No           X
Massachusetts
Next Generation
MCAS Tests
3 to 8 English/
Language Arts,
Math (3 to 8),
Algebra I (8th
grade)
No No
STE MCAS Tests 5, 8, 9, or 10 Science and
Technology/
Engineering
(single discipline
tests in (Biology,
Chemistry, Intro
Physics, and
Technology/
Engineering)
No No
Michigan Michigan Student
Test of Educational
Progress (M-STEP)
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, (3 to 8, 11),
Science (4,7, 11)
No No           X
Michigan Merit
Exam (MME)
11 College Board
SAT, WorkKeys
job skills
assessments in
reading,
mathematics,
and locating
No No
Minnesota Minnesota
Comprehensive
Assessment
(MCA) –III
3-8, HS Reading (3 to 8, 10),
Math (3 to 8, 11),
Science (5, 8, HS)
Yes Yes Yes          
Mississippi Mississippi
Academic Assessment
Program (MAAP)
3 to 8, EoC Language Arts, Math No No           X
Science Tests 5,8 Science No No
High school
Subject Area Tests
EoC Biology I No No
Missouri Grade-Level
Assessment
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math, Science (5,8),
No No           X
Online End of
Course Assessments
EoC English I and II,
Algebra I and II,
Geometry, Biology I,
Physical Science,
No No
Montana Smarter Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
Criterion Referenced
Test Science
4, 8, 10 Science No No
Nebraska Nebraska State
Accountability (NeSA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math ,
Science (5,8,11),
Writing (4, 8, 11)
No No           X
Nevada Criterion Referenced
Test (CRT)
3-8, 10 Reading, Math
(3-8), Science
(5,8, 10)
No No           X
High School Proficiency
Exam
EoC ELA, Math No No
New Hampshire Smarter Balanced
Assessment
6, 7, 8 ELA Math No No           X
New England
Comprehensive
Assessment Program
(NECAP)
4, 8, 11 Science No No
SAT 10, 11 Reading, Math No No
New Jersey PARCC Assessment 3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No           X
New Jersey Biology
Competency Test
EoC Biology No No
PARCC High
School Assessments
9 to 11 English
Language Arts
(9 to 11), Algebra I,
Algebra II,
Geometry
No No
New Mexico PARCC Assessment 3 to 8, 11 English Language
Arts, Math
No No           X
Standards Based
Assessment (SBA)
4, 7, 10-11 Science (4, 7, 10, 11).
and High School
SBA serves as
diploma also
No No
Standards Based
Assessment Spanish
4, 7, 10-11 Reading No No
New York New York State
Testing Program
(NYSTP)
3 to 8 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science (4,8)
No No           X
Common Core
Regents
EoC Algebra I, English
Language Arts,
Geometry
No No
Regents Competency
Tests
EoC Math, Science, etc. No No
Regents Exams EoC Compre-hensive
English etc.
No No
North Carolina End of Grade
Multiple Choice Test
3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8)
No No           X
End of Course
Multiple Choice
EOC Math I, Biology,
English II,
No No
North Dakota Smarter Balanced
Assessment
3-8, 11 Reading, Math No No           X
Science Assessment 4, 8, 11 Science No No
Ohio Ohio State Tests 3 to 8 Math, Reading,
Science (5, 8,)
Yes Yes Yes          
Ohio Graduation
Tests (OGT)  
HS   Reading, Math,
Science, Writing  
Yes   Yes  
Oklahoma   Oklahoma Core
Curriculum Tests
(OCCT)  
3 to 8   Math, Read etc.   No   No             X  
High School OSTP   10   ELA, Math,
Science  
No   No  
Oregon   Smarter Balanced
Assessment  
3-8,11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
No   No             X  
OAKs Online   5,8,11   Science   No   No  
Pennsylvania   Pennsylvania
System of School
Assessment (PSSA)  
3 to 8   Reading, Math,
Science (4,8,)  
No   No             X  
Keystone Exam   11   Algebra, Biology
and Literature  
No   No  
Rhode Island   New England
Education
Assessment Program
(NECAP) Science  
4, 8, 11   Science   No   No             X  
PARCC Assessment   3-8, HS   ELA, Math
(3-8, HS),
Algebra I,
Geometry,
Integrated Math I  
No   No  
South Carolina   Palmetto Assessment
of State Standards  
4 to 8   Science   No   No             X  
South Carolina
College- and Career-
Ready Assessments
(SC READY)  
3 to 8   English, Reading,
Writing, Math  
No   No  
End of Course
Examination
(performance
reported as
grades A-F)  
EoC   Algebra 1 /Math etc.   No   No  
South Dakota   Smarter Balanced
Assessment  
3 to 8, 11   ELA and Math   No   No             X  
ACT   HS   Reading, Math   No   No  
South Dakota
State Test of
Educational
Progress (DSTEP)  
5, 8,11   Science   No   No  
Tennessee   Adopted new
TNReady standards
No assessment data
reported  
3 to 8, HS   ELA, Math,
Science
And scores for 3-5–
Science, 6-8 ELA,
and 6-8 and 9-12
combined ranges
for math reported  
No   No             X  
End of Course   EoC   Algebra I, Algebra II,
English I, English II,
English III Biology,
Chemistry  
No   No  
Texas   State of Texas
Assessments of
Academic Readiness
(STAAR) Includes
Spanish version  
3 to 8   Math, Reading,
Writing (4,7),
Science
(5,8)  
No   No             X  
STAAR EoC*
and STAAR-A and
STAAR L reporting  
EoC   Algebra I etc.   No   No  
Utah   Student Assessment
of Growth and
Excellence (SAGE)  
3 to 11   Reading, Language
Arts, Math, Science  
No   No             X  
Vermont   Smarter Balanced
Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
No   No             X  
NECAP   4, 8, 11   Science   No   No  
Virginia   Standards of
Learning (SOL)  
3 to 8   Reading, Math,
Science (3,5,8)
Writing (5,8)  
No   No             X  
Content Specific Test   3 to 8   Reading, Math,
Science  
No   No  
End of Course Test   EoC   Reading, Writing.   No   No  
Washington   Smarter Balanced
Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
No   No             X  
Measurements of
Student Progress
(MSP)  
5, 8   Science   No   No  
End of Course   EoC   Algebra 1/Inte etc.   No   No  
West Virginia   West Virginia
General Summative
Assessment
(WVGSA}  
3 to 11   English
Language Arts/
Literacy, Math  
No   No             X  
Science   5, 8, 10   Science   No   No  
Wisconsin   ACT   11 (HS)   English, Reading,
Mathematics,
Writing, Science  
No   No             X  
Wisconsin Forward   3 to 8    English
Language Arts,
Mathematics,
Science(4, 8, 9-11)  
No   No  
Wyoming   Proficiency Assessments
for Wyoming Students
(PAWS)  
3-8, 11   Reading, Math,
Science (4,8, 11)  
No   No             X  
Total Regular States (N=50)   2   0   0   0   0   48  
Unique States          
American Samoa   Standards Based
Assessments  
3, 5, 7, 10   Reading (3, 5
reported, 7 and
10 piloting),
Math (3, 5, 7, 10)  
No   No             X  
ACT   11, 12   English, Math,
Reading, Science  
No   No  
Bureau of
Indian Education  
Individual
state administered
assessments  
Elem to HS   By State:
Langauge Arts,
Reading, Math,
Science  
No   No             X  
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands  
ACT ASPIRE   3 to 10   English, Math,
Reading, Science,
Writing  
No   No             X  
U.S.Department
of Defense
Education Activity  
No Title Iassessment                     X      
District of
Columbia  
PARCC Assessment   3 to 8, HS   English
Language Arts
(HS: ELA I and II),
Math (HS: Algebra I
and II, Geometry,
Integrated Math)  
No   No             X  
Federated States
of Micronesia  
No Assessments
Used for Title I  
                    X    
Guam   Stanford Achievement
Test, 10  
1 to 12   Reading Math   No   No         X      
ACT ASPIRE   3 to 10   English, Reading,
Math  
No   No  
Palau   No information found                         X  
Puerto Rico   Puerto Rican
Academic Achievement
Test  
3-8, 11   Spanish, English,
Math, Science (4,8,11)  
No   No             X  
Republic of
Marshall Islands  
No Assessments Used
for Title I  
                  X      
U.S. Virgin Islands   Smarter Balanced
Assessment  
3-8, 11   English
Language Arts,
Math  
No   No             X  
Total Unique States (N=11)   0   0     3   1   7  
Total Regular and Unique States (N=61)   2   0     3   1   55  
Percent   3%   0%    0%   5%   2%   90%  

 

Table B-5 Disaggregated ELs with Disabilities on General Assessments Not Used for Title I

State Test Grade Subject Areas Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Reporting Summary By State
All Used
for Title I
Part. and
Perf.
All Tests
Part. and
Perf.
Some
Tests
No Assmt.
Inform-
ation
Found
No
Publicly
Reported
Data Found
Regular States  
Alabama The ACT College
Readiness Test
11 English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No         X
Alaska None     - - Yes        
Arizona None     - - Yes        
Arkansas None     - - Yes        
California None     - - Yes        
Colorado Colorado Measures
of Academic Success
4,7 Social Studies No No         X
Connecticut None     - - Yes        
Delaware End of Course Exams EoC U.S. History
(required), Biology,
Algebra II, Integrated
Mathematics III
(not required)
No No         X
SAT 11 11 Social Studies No No
DCAS 4,7 Social Studies No No
Florida FSA End-of-Course
(EOC) Assessments
EOC Algebra 1 and
Geometry
No No         X
Next Generation
Sunshine State
Standards (NGSSS)
EOC Assessments
EOC Civics, U.S. History,
and Biology 1
No No
Georgia Georgia Milestone
Assessment EoG
and EoC
3 to 8, EoC Social Studies,
US History, Eonomics/
Business Enterprise
No No         X
Hawaii End of Course EoC Algebra I, Algebra II,
Expository Writing I
and/or U.S. History
No No         X
Idaho Idaho Reading
Indicator
K-3 Reading No No         X
Illinois None     - - Yes        
Indiana Indiana Reading
Evaluation and
Determination
(IREAD-3)
3 Reading No No         X
ISTEP+ 5,7 Social Studies No No
Iowa None     - - Yes        
Kansas None     - - Yes        
Kentucky ACT HS English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No         X
K-PREP 5,8 Social Studies No No
End of Course EoC US History No No
Louisiana ACT 12 English, Reading,
Math, Science
No No         X
PLAN 10 English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No
Dibels Next K-3 Reading No No
LEAP 3 to 8 Social Studies No No
End of Course EoC Social Studies No No
Maine None     - - Yes        
Maryland High School A
ssessments (HSA)
EoC English, Algebra/
Data Analysis,
Biology, Government
No No         X
Massachusetts STE-MCAS Tests-
used beyond Title I
9, 10 Science (Biology,
Chemistry, Intro
Physics and
Technology/
Engineering
No No         X
Michigan M-STEP 5, 8, 11 Social Studies No No         X
Minnesota None     - - Yes        
Mississippi High School
Subject Area Tests
EoC US History No No         X
Missouri Grade-Level
Assessment and
Online End of Course
Assessment
HS, EoC Social Studies,
American History,
Government
No No         X
Montana ACT Plus Writing HS Reading, Language,
Math, Science,
Writing
No No         X
Nebraska ACT HS ELA, Math, Science No No         X
Nevada ACT 11 Math, Reading,
Science, Writing
No No         X
New Hampshire None     - - Yes        
New Jersey None     - - Yes        
New Mexico None     - - Yes        
New York Regents Competency
Tests
EoC Global Studies,
US History,
Government
No No         X
North Carolina ACT Benchmark 11 English, Math,
Reading, Science,
Writing.
No No         X
North Dakota None     - - Yes        
Ohio Ohio State Tests
and Ohio Graduation
Tests
4, 6, HS Social Studies No No         X
Oklahoma High School OSTP EoC US History No No         X
Oregon OAKS Online 5,8,11 Social Studies No No         X
Pennsylvania None     - - Yes        
Rhode Island None     - - Yes        
South Carolina ACT 3rd year in HS English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
ACT Work Keys 3rd year in HS Reading for
Information,
Applied Math,
Locating
Information
No No
Palmetto Assessment
of state Standards and
End of Course Exam
4 to 8, EoC Social Studies,
US History and
the Constitution
No No
South Dakota None     - - Yes        
Tennessee ACT HS English, Math,
Reading, Science,
Composite
No No         X
End of Course EoC US History No No
Texas STAAR
STAAR EoC (and
STAAR-A and
STAAR L)
8, EoC Social Studies,
US History
No No         X
Utah K3 Reading Competency K to 3 Reading No No         X
Vermont None     - - Yes        
Virginia SOL 3, 5, 8 History/Social
Studies
No No         X
Content Specific Test 3 to 8 History/Social
Studies
No No
Washington End of Course
(partially)
EoC Algebra 1/Integrated
Math 1, Geometry/
Integrated Math 2,
Biology
No No         X
West Virginia College and Career
Readiness
Aassessment
12 College and Career
Readiness
No No         X
ACT HS English, Math,
Reading, Science
No No
SAT (PSAT 8/9,
PSAT NMSQT,
PSAT10)
HS Critical Reading
and Math
No No
Wisconsin Wisconsin Forward 4, 8, 10 Social Studies
(4, 8, 10)
No No         X
Wyoming Act Plus Writing
or Workkeys
(students have
option in grades
11 and 12 to take
Workkeys)
11, 12 English, math,
Reading, Writing,
Science  
No No         X
Total Regular States (N=50)   18   0   0   0   32  
Unique States  
American Samoa None     - - Yes        
Bureau of
Indian Education
Unclear if any
outside for states
    - - Yes        
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands
Standards Based
Assessment
4, 6, 8,
9 to 12
Chamorro &
Carolinian Language
Heritage Studies
(CCLHS)
No No         X
End of Course EoC NMI History No No
U.S.Department
of Defense
Education Activity
Terra Nova,
Multiple Assessments,
3rd Edition
9-Mar Reading/Language
Arts, Mathematics,
Science, Social Studies
No No         X
PSAT 8-9, PSAT/NMSQT 8-9, 10-11 Reading, Writing
and Language, Math
No No
District of Columbia None     - - Yes        
Federated States
of Micronesia
National Minimum
Competency Standard-
Based Test (NMCT)
4, 6, 8, 10 Reading (6,8,10),
Math (4,6,8,10),
Science (8)
No No         X
Guam Standards-Based
Assessment (partially
used for Title I)
12-Jan Guam History, and
Geography, World
History, US
Government,
US History
No No         X
Palau No information found     - -       X  
Puerto Rico None     - - Yes        
Republic of
Marshall Islands
MISAT 3, 6, 8,
10, 12
English Reading,
Marshallese
Reading, Math,
Science.
No No         X
U.S. Virgin Islands None     - - Yes        
Total Unique States (N=11)   5   0   0   1   5  
Total Regular and Unique States (N=61)   23   0   0   1   37  
Percent   38%   0%   0%   2%   60%  

 

Table B-6 Disaggregated ELs with Disabilities Data For AA-AAS: Reading/ELA, Math, and Science

State Test Grade Subject Areas Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Summary by State
Partic. and
Perf. for
All Tests
Partic. and
Perf. for
Some Tests
No Alt.
for
Title I
No Alt.
Inform.
Found
No
Publicly
Reported
Data
Found
Regular States  
Alabama Alabama Alternate
Assessment (AAA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (5,7)
No No         X
Alabama Science
(Alternate)
5, 7 Science No No
Alaska   Dynamic Learning
Maps (DLM)
Alternate Assessment
3 to 10 ELA, Mathematics No No         X
Alaska Science
Alternate Assessment
4, 8, 10 Science No No
Arizona AIMS Alternate,
NCSC
3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
Arkansas MSAA 3 to 8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
Arkansas Alternate
Portfolio
5, 7, 10 Science No No
California California Alternate
Assessment (CAA)
3- 8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes   Yes      
California Alternate
Performance
Assessment (CAPA)
5, 8, 10 Science No No
Colorado Colorado Alternate
Assessment (CoAlt)
4-5,7-8 Science (5, 8), Yes Yes   Yes      
Colorado Alternate
Assessment (CoAlt)
3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Connecticut Alternate CMT and
CAPT
5, 8, 10 Science No No         X
Connecticut Alternate
Assessment
3 -8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Delaware Delaware
Comprehensive
Assessment System
(DCAS-Alt)
11-Mar Reading, Math
(3-11), Science
(5,8,10)
Yes Yes Yes        
Florida Florida Standards
Alternate Assessment
(FSAA)
3–10 and EOC Grades 3-10 ELA,
grades 3-8 Math,
grades 5 and 8 Science,
Algebra 1, Geometry,
Civics, Biology 1
No No         X
Georgia Georgia Alternate
Assessment
K, 3-8, 11 English/Language
Arts, Math, Science
No No         X
Hawaii Alternate Assessment 3-8, HS Reading, Math,
Science (4,8,11)
No No         X
Idaho ISAT Alternate Science 5, 7, 10 Science No No         X
NCSC / Multi-State
Alternate Assessment
(MSAA)
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Illinois DLM 3-8,11 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes Yes        
Indiana Indiana Standards Tool
for Alternate Reporting
(ISTAR)
3-8 and 10 ELA, Math Science
(4, 7)
No No         X
Iowa Iowa Alternate
Assessment (IAA)
3-8,11 Reading, Math No No         X
Iowa Alternate
Assessment (IAA)
Science
5,8,11 Science No No
Kansas DLM Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 10, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (4, 7, 10)
No No         X
Kentucky Alternate Kentucky
Performance Rating for
Educational Progress
(K-PREP)
3 to 12 Reading (3-9),
Math (3-8,10),
Writing (4,5,6, 8,10,11),
Science (4,7,11
No No         X
Louisiana Louisiana Alternate
Assessment 1
3 to 11 English/Language
arts, Math, Science
No No         X
Maine Mult-State Alternate
Assessment (MSAA)
3-8 and HS Math, ELA/Literacy No No         X
Maryland Alternate Maryland
School Assessment
(ALT-MSA)
3-8,10 Math, Reading,
Science (5,8,10)
Yes Yes Yes        
Massachusetts Massachusetts
Comprehensive
Assessment System
Alternate (MCAS-Alt)
3 to 10 English/Language
Arts, Math, Science
and Technology/
Engineering (5, 8-10)
No No         X
Michigan Michigan Access
(MI-Access) Functional
Independence
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science (4, 7, 11)
Yes Yes Yes        
Michigan Access
(MI-Access) Supported
Independence
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science (4, 7 11)
Yes Yes
Michigan Access
(MI-Access) Participation
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science (4, 7, 11)
Yes Yes
Minnesota Minnesota Test of
Academic Skills III
(MTAS III)
3-8, HS Reading and Math,
Science (5, 8, HS)
Yes Yes Yes        
Mississippi Mississippi Academic
Assessment Program-
Alternate (MAAP-A)
3 to 8 Language Arts,
Math, Science (5,8)
No No         X
DLM HS HS Language Arts,
Math, Science
No No
Missouri Missouri Assessment
Program Alternate
(MAP-A)
3-8, 10, 11 English
Language Arts,
(3 to 8, 11) Math
(3 to 8, 10), Science
(5, 8, 11)
No No         X
Montana MSAA Alternate
(NCSC assessment)
3-8, 10 English
Language Arts,
Math
Yes Yes   Yes      
Criterion Referenced
Test (CRT)
4, 8.10 Science No No
Nebraska Alternate Assessments
(NESA-M and NESA-AAM)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8,11),
Writing (8,11)
No No         X
Nevada Nevada Alternate
Assessment (NAA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (8),
Writing (8)
No No         X
New Hampshire New Hampshire
Alternate Learning
Progression Assessment
(NH ALPS)
4, 8. 11 Science No No         X
DLM 3-8, 11 Reading, Math No No
New Jersey Alternate Proficiency
Assessment
4, 8, 11 Science Yes Yes Yes        
DLM 3-8, 11 Reading Math Yes Yes
New Mexico NCSC 3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
Alternative Performance
Assessment (NMAPA)
4, 7, HS Science No No
New York New York State Alternate
Assessment (NYSAA)
3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4,8, HS),
No No         X
North Carolina North Carolina Extend 1
(NCEXTEND1)
3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
North Carolina Extend 1
(NCEXTEND1)
10 Math I, Biology,
English II
Yes Yes
North Dakota Dynamic Learning Maps 3-8, 11 Reading/Language
Arts, Math, Science
No No         X
ND Alternate
Assessment Science
4, 8, 11 Science No No
Ohio Alternate Assessment
for Students with
Cognitive Disabilities
(AASCD)
3 to 8 English/Language
Arts, Math, Science
(5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
Alternate Ohio
Graduation Test
(OGT HS--AASCD)
HS English/Language
Arts, Math, Science
Yes Yes
Oklahoma Oklahoma Alternate
Assessment Program
(OAAP)
3-8, HS ELA, Math, Science No No         X
Oregon Oregon Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills
(OAKS) Extended
3-8,11 Reading, Math,
Science (5,8,11),
Writing (11)
No No         X
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Alternate
(PASA)
3-8, 11 Reading, Math,
Science (4, 8, 11)
No Science found.
No No         X
Rhode Island MSAA (Multi-State
Alternate Assessment)
3 to 8, 11 ELA, Math.
No Science alternate
data found.
No No         X
South Carolina South Carolina Alternate
(SC-ALT)
4 to 8, 11 Science No No         X
NCSC Alternate
Assessment
3 to 8, 11 English Language
Arts, Math
No No
South Dakota Dakota State Test
of Educational Progress
Alternate (DSTEP A)
5, 8, 11 Science No No         X
NCSC Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No
Tennessee MSAA 2-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Writing
No No         X
TCAP-Alt 3 to 8, 10 Science (10) No No
Texas STAARALT 2 3 to 8 Math, Reading,
Writing (4,7),
Science (5,8)
Yes Yes Yes        
STAARALT2 EoC EoC English I, English II,
Algebra I, Biology
Yes Yes
Utah DLM 3 to 11 Language Arts,
Math, and Science
No No         X
Utah Alternate Assessment 4 to 11 Science No No
Vermont Vermont Alternate
Assessment Portfolio
4, 8, 11 Science No No         X
DLM Alternate Assessment 3 to 11 ELA, Math No No
Virginia Virginia Alternate
Assessment Portfolio
(VAAP)
3 to 8 Reading, Math,
Science
No No         X
Virginia Alternate
Assessment Portfolio End
of Course (VAAP EoC)
EoC Reading, Math,
Science
No No
Washington WA-AIM Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science (5, 8)
No No         X
West Virginia West Virginia Alternate
Summative Assessment
Unlcear if changed to
DLM in 2016 and 2017.
3-8, HS Reading, Math No No         X
Wisconsin DLM 3 to 11 English
Language Arts,
Math, Science
(4, 8, 9-11)
No No         X
Wyoming Wy-ALT 3-8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math (3 to 8-11),
Science (4, 8, 9 to 11)
No No         X
Total Regular States (N=50)       9   3   0   0   38  
Unique States  
American Samoa Alternate Assessment 3-8, 10 Reading, Math No No         X
Bureau of
Indian Education
Alternates based on
Alternate achievement
standards
All assessed By state No No         X
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands
Multiple States
Alternate Assessment
(MSAA)
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
No Title I assessment 3 to 12 Reading/Language
Arts, Mathematics,
Science
- -       X  
District of Columbia MSAA 3 to 8, HS English
Language Arts,
Math
No No         X
Federated States
of Micronesia
No Alternate for
Title I.
    No No       X  
Guam NCSC and DoE
Alt. Assmt
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts,
Math and Doe
Alternate 1,2, 9, 10
ELA, Math
No No         X
Palau No information found     No No       X  
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Alternate
Assessment
3-8, 11 Spanish, English,
Math, Science
(4,8,11)
No No         X
Republic of
Marshall Islands
No Alternate for Title I     No No     X    
U.S. Virgin Islands MSAA (NCSC)
Alternate Assessment
3-8, 11 English
Language Arts.
Math
No No         X
Total Unique States (N=11)   0   0   3   1   7  
Total Regular and Unique States (N=61)   9   3   3   1   45  
Percent   15%   5%   5%   2%   73%  

 

Table B-7. Participation and Performance Data for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities for Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Achievement Standards (AA-MAS) Used for Title I Accountability, 2016-2017

State Test Grade Subject Areas Disaggregated Data for AA-MAS
Students with Disabilities
Summary
ELs with Disabilities
Summary
Participation
and Performance
No Data
Found
Participation
and Performance
No Data
Found
Regular States  
Virginia Virginia Modified
Achievement Standards
Test (VMAST)
8, EoC Reading , Math/
Algebra I
Yes   Yes  
Total Regular States with AA-MAS (N=2)   1 0 1 0
Percent   100% 0% 100% 0%

 

Table B-8. Participation and Performance Data for Students with Disabilities and ELs with Disabilities, Alternate Assessments Based on Grade Level Achievement Standards (AA-GLAS) Used for Title I Accountability, 2016-2017

State Test Grade Subject Areas Disaggregated Data for AA-GLAS
Students with
Disabilities
ELs
Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Partici-
pation
Perform-
ance
Regular States  
Massachusetts Alternate Based on
Grade Level Achievement
Standards
3-8, 10 English Language Arts,
Math, Science/
Engineering (5, 8, 9. 10)
Yes Yes1   No No
Virginia Virginia Grade Level
Alternate Assessment
(VGLAA) and EoC.
3-8, EoC Reading, History/
Social Science(3, EoC),
Science (3,5,8, EoC)
Writing (5,8, EoC)
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Total Regular States with GLAS (N=2)   2 2 1 1
Percent   100% 100% 50% 50%

1 State reports these data merged with other performance data.

 

Table B-9. Participation Data Reported On General Assessments

State Number
Enrolled/
Eligible to
be Tested
Number
Students
Tested
Number
Students
Not Tested
Percent
Participa-
ting in
Test
Percent
Students
not Tested
Number
Students
with Scores
Number
Students
with No
scores
Percent
Students
with No
Scores
Regular States  
Alabama - - - X - - - -
Alaska X - - X - - - -
Arizona - X - - - - - -
Arkansas - - - - - - - -
California X X - - - X - -
Colorado - X - X - X - -
Connecticut - - - - - - - -
Delaware - - X X - - - -
Florida - - - X1   - - - -
Georgia X X - X2   - - - -
Hawaii - - - - - - - -
Idaho X X X X*   X X - -
Illinois X*   - - - X*   - - -
Indiana - X - - - - - -
Iowa X X - X - - - -
Kansas - - - - - - - -
Kentucky X X - X - - - -
Louisiana - - - - - - - -
Maine X*   - - X*   - X*   - -
Maryland X*   X*   - X - - - -
Massachusetts X - X X3   - X X*   -
Michigan - X - - - - - -
Minnesota - X - X*4   - - - -
Mississippi - - - X - - - -
Missouri X*   X*   - - - - - -
Montana - - X X - - - -
Nebraska - X X X X - - -
Nevada X X - - - - - -
New Hampshire - X - - - - - -
New Jersey X X X - - X - -
New Mexico - - - - - - - -
New York - X - - - - - -
North Carolina5   X X X X X X X X
North Dakota - X - - - - - -
Ohio X*   X*   X*   X*   X*   - - -
Oklahoma - - - - - - - -
Oregon - X - X - - - -
Pennsylvania - - - - - - - -
Rhode Island - X - - X - - -
South Carolina - X - - - - - -
South Dakota - X*   - - X*   - - X*  
Tennessee - - - - - X*   - -
Texas - X - - - - - -
Utah - X - - - - - -
Vermont - X - - - - - -
Virginia - X - - X - - -
Washington X - X*   - X*   - X X
West Virginia - - - X*   - - - -
Wisconsin X - X - X - - -
Wyoming - X - X*   - - - -
Total Regular
States (N=50)
 
17 29 10 21 10 8 3 3
Unique States  
American Samoa - - - - - - - -
Bureau of
Indian Education
- - - - - - - -
Commonwealth
of Northern
Marianna Islands
- - - - - - - -
District of Columbia - - - - - X - -
Federated States
of Micronesia
- - - - - - - -
Guam - - - - - - - -
Palau - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico - - - - - - - -
Republic of
Marshall Islands
- - - - - - - -
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
- - - - - - - -
U.S. Virgin Islands - - - - - - - -
Total Unique
States (N=11)
 
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total All Regular
and Unique States
(N=61)
 
17 29 10 21 10 9 3 3

* Data with asterisks included alternate assessment data.
1 Florida reported these data by accommodated status.
2 Georgia reported these data with grades merged.
3 Massachusetts reported these data but they were not available later to include in 8th grade mathematics participation graph.
4 Minnesota reported these data but not by grade.
5 North Carolina reported these data either merged or by percent of population.

 

Table B-10. Participation Data Reported On AA-AAS

State Number
Enrolled/
Eligible to
be Tested
Number
of Students
Tested
Number
Students
Not Tested
Percent Par-
ticipating in
Test
Percent
Students
not Tested
Number
Students
with Scores
Number
Students
with No
scores
Percent
Students
with No
Scores
Regular States  
Alabama - X - X - - - -
Alaska X - - X - - - -
Arizona - X - X - - - -
Arkansas - - - - - - - -
California X X - - - X - -
Colorado - - - - - X - -
Connecticut - - - - - - - -
Delaware - - - X - - - -
Florida - X - X - X X -
Georgia X X - X - - - -
Hawaii - - - - - - - -
Idaho X X X X*   X X - -
Illinois X*   - - - X*   - - -
Indiana - - - - - - - -
Iowa X X - X*   - - - -
Kansas - -   -     - -
Kentucky X X - X - - - -
Louisiana - - - - - - - -
Maine X*   - - X*   - X*   - -
Maryland X*   X*   - X*   - - - -
Massachusetts - - X X*   - X*   X -
Michigan - X - - - - - -
Minnesota - X - X*   - - - -
Mississippi - - - - - - - -
Missouri X*   X*   - - - - - -
Montana - - X X - - - -
Nebraska - X X X X - - -
Nevada X X - - - - - -
New Hampshire - - - - - - - -
New Jersey - X - - - X X -
New Mexico - - - - - - - -
New York - X - - - - - -
North Carolina X*   X X X*   - - X X
North Dakota - X - - - - - -
Ohio X*   X*   X*   X*   X*   - - -
Oklahoma - - - - - - - -
Oregon - X - X - - - -
Pennsylvania - - - - - - - -
Rhode Island X X - - X - - -
South Carolina - - - - - - - -
South Dakota - X*   - - X*   - - X*  
Tennessee - - - - - - - -
Texas - X X X X - - -
Utah - X - - - - - -
Vermont - - - - - - - -
Virginia - X - X X - - -
Washington X - X*   - X*   - X X
West Virginia - - - X*   - - - -
Wisconsin X - X - X - - -
Wyoming - X - X*   - - - -
Total Regular
States (N=50)
 
16 26 9 22 10 7 5 3
Unique States  
American Samoa - - - - - - - -
Bureau of
Indian Education
- - - - - - - -
Commonwealth
of Northern
Marianna Islands
- - - - - - - -
District of Columbia - - - - - X - -
Federated States
of Micronesia
- - - - - - - -
Guam - - - - - - - -
Palau - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico - - - - - - - -
Republic of
Marshall Islands
- - - - - - - -
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
- - - - - - - -
U.S. Virgin Islands - - - - - - - -
Total Unique
States (N=11)
 
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total All Regular
and Unique States
(N=61)
 
16 26 9 22 10 8 5 3

 

Table B-11. State Abbreviation Key

State
Abbreviation
State’s Full Name State
Abbreviation
State’s Full Name
AL Alabama MO Missouri
AK Alaska NV Nevada
AR Arkansas NH New Hampshire
AZ Arizona NJ New Jersey
CA California NM New Mexico
CO Colorado NY New York
CT Connecticut ND North Dakota
DE Delaware OH Ohio
FL Florida OK Oklahoma
GA Georgia OR Oregon
HI Hawaii PA Pennsylvania
ID Idaho RI Rhode Island
IL Illinois SC South Carolina
IA Iowa SD South Dakota
KS Kansas TN Tennessee
KY Kentucky TX Texas
LA Louisiana UT Utah
ME Maine VT Vermont
MD Maryland VA Virginia
MA Massachusetts WA Washington
MI Michigan WV West Virginia
MN Minnesota WI Wisconsin
MS Mississippi WY Wyoming

 

Table B-12. Performance Data Reported for General Assessments

States Percent
Proficient
Percent
Proficient
Derived
Percent
Not
Proficient
Number
Proficient
Number
Not
Proficient
Number by
Achievement
Level
Percent by
Achievement
Level
Other (e.g.,
Percentile)
Regular States  
Alabama - X - - - - X -
Alaska X - X X X - - -
Arizona X - - - - - X -
Arkansas - X - - - - X -
California - X - - - - X -
Colorado X - - - - - X X
Connecticut - - - - - - - -
Delaware X - X - - - X X
Florida X - - - - - - -
Georgia X - - - - X X -
Hawaii - - - - - - - -
Idaho X X*   X X X X X*   -
Illinois X - - - - - X -
Indiana X - - X - - - -
Iowa X - - - - - X*   -
Kansas - - - - - - - -
Kentucky X - - - - - X -
Louisiana X - - - - - - X
Maine X*   - X*   - - - - -
Maryland X*   - - X*   - - - -
Massachusetts X*   - X*   X*   - X*   X*   X
Michigan X - - X X X X X
Minnesota X - - X - X X X
Mississippi - - - - - - X -
Missouri - X - - - X*   X* X
Montana - - - - - X X -
Nebraska X - X - - - - -
Nevada X - - - - - X X
New Hampshire X - - - - X X -
New Jersey X - - - - X X X
New Mexico X*   - - X - - - -
New York X - - - - X X X
North Carolina X - - X*   - - X X
North Dakota - X - - - - X -
Ohio X - - - - X X -
Oklahoma - - - - - - - -
Oregon X - - X - X X X
Pennsylvania - - - - - - - -
Rhode Island X - - X - X X X
South Carolina X - - - - - X X
South Dakota - X*   - - - - X*   -
Tennessee X* - - - - X X -
Texas - X X - X X X X
Utah X - - - - - - -
Vermont X - X - - - X X
Virginia X - X X X X X X
Washington X - X X X X X -
West Virginia X*   - - - - - - -
Wisconsin X - - - - X X X
Wyoming X - X - - - X -
Total Regular
States (N=50)
 
36 8 11 13 6 18 35 18
Unique States  
American Samoa - - - - - - - -
Bureau of
Indian Education
- - - - - - - -
Commonwealth
of Northern
Marianna Islands
- - - - - - - -
District of Columbia X*   - - - - - X*   -
Federated States
of Micronesia
- - - - - - - -
Guam - - - - - - - -
Palau - - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico - - - - - - - -
Republic of
Marshall Islands
- - - - - - - -
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
- - - - - - - -
U.S. Virgin Islands - - - - - - - -
Total Unique
States (N=11)
 
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total All Regular
and Unique States
(N=61)
 
37 8 11 13 6 18 36 18

 

Table B-13. Performance Data Reported for AA-AAS

States Percent
Proficient
Percent
Proficient
Derived
Percent
Not
Proficient
Number
Proficient
Number
Not
Proficient
Number by
Achievement
Level
Percent by
Achievement
Level
Regular States
Alabama   X - - - X  
Alaska X - X X X - -
Arizona X - - - - - X
Arkansas - - - - - - -
California - X - - - - X
Colorado X - - - - - X
Connecticut - - - - - - -
Delaware X - - - - - X
Florida X - - X - X X
Georgia X - - - - - X
Hawaii - - X - - - -
Idaho X X*   X X X X X*  
Illinois X - - - - - X
Indiana - - - - - - -
Iowa X - - - - - X*  
Kansas - - - - - - -
Kentucky X - - - - - X
Louisiana - - - - - - -
Maine X*   - X*   - - - -
Maryland X - - X - - -
Massachusetts X*   - X*   X*   - X*   X*  
Michigan - X - - - X X
Minnesota X - - X - X X
Mississippi - - - - - - -
Missouri - X - - - X* X*
Montana - - - - - X X
Nebraska X - X - - - -
Nevada X - - - - - X
New Hampshire X - - X - X X
New Jersey - X - - - - X
New Mexico   X - - - - X
New York X - - - - X X
North Carolina X - - X*   - - X
North Dakota - X - - - - X
Ohio X - - - - X X
Oklahoma - - - - - - -
Oregon X - - X - X X
Pennsylvania - - - - - - -
Rhode Island X - - - X X X
South Carolina - - - - - - -
South Dakota - X*   - - - - X*  
Tennessee - - - - - - -
Texas - X X - X X X
Utah X - - X - - -
Vermont - - - - - - -
Virginia X - X X X X X
Washington X - X X X X X
West Virginia X*   - - - - - -
Wisconsin X - - - - X X
Wyoming X - X - - - X
Total Regular
States (N=50)
 
28 10 10 12 6 17 31
Unique States  
American Samoa - - - - - - -
Bureau of
Indian Education
- - - - - - -
Commonwealth
of Northern
Marianna Islands
- - - - - - -
District of Columbia X*   - - - - - -
Federated States
of Micronesia
- - - - - - -
Guam - - - - - - -
Palau - - - - - - -
Puerto Rico - - - - - - -
Republic of
Marshall Islands
- - - - - - -
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
- - - - - - -
U.S. Virgin Islands - - - - - - -
Total Unique
States (N=11)
 
1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total All Regular
and Unique States
(N=61)
 
29 10 10 12 6 17 31

* Data with asterisks were merged with general assessment.

 

Table B-14. Public Reporting of Accommodation Use

Regular States Reported
Number
Receiving
Reported
Performance
Total States
with Number
Receiving or
Performance
Number
Receiving
and
Performance
Reported
Number
Receiving
Only Reported
Performance
Only
Reported
No Publicly
Reported
Data Found
Alabama Yes Yes 1 1      
Alaska No No         1
Arkansas No No         1
Arizona No No         1
California Yes No 1   1    
Colorado No No         1
Connecticut No No         1
Delaware No No         1
Florida Yes Yes 1 1      
Georgia No No         1
Hawaii No No         1
Iowa No No          
Idaho No No         1
Illinois No No         1
Indiana No No          
Kansas No No         1
Kentucky Yes Yes 1 1      
Louisiana No No         1
Massachusetts No No         1
Maryland No No         1
Maine No No         1
Michigan No No         1
Minnesota No No         1
Missouri No No         1
Mississippi No No         1
Montana No No         1
Nebraska No No         1
Nevada Yes Yes 1 1      
New Hampshire No No         1
New Jersey Yes Yes 1 1      
New Mexico No No         1
New York No No         1
North Carolina Yes Yes 1 1      
North Dakota No No         1
Ohio Yes Yes 1 1      
Oklahoma No No         1
Oregon Yes Yes 1 1      
Pennsylvania No No          
Rhode Island No No          
South Carolina No No         1
South Dakota No No         1
Tennessee No No         1
Texas Yes Yes 1 1      
Utah No No         1
Vermont No No         1
Virginia No No         1
Washington No No         1
Wisconsin No No         1
West Virginia No No         1
Wyoming No No         1
Unique States   No No         1
American Samoa No No         1
Bureau of
Indian Affairs
No No         1
Commonwealth
of Northern
Mariana Islands
No No         1
District of Columbia No No         1
Federated States
of Micronesia
No No         1
Guam No No         1
Palau No No         1
Puerto Rico No No         1
Republic of
Marshall Islands
No No         1
U.S. Department
of Defense
Education Activity
No No         1
U.S. Virgin Islands No No          
Total States   10 9 10 9 1 0 51

 

Table B-15. English Language Proficient Assessment Reporting Summary

State Regular ELP
Assessment
Used
Grade Reported ELP
Assessment
Data for ELs
Reported ELP
Assessment
Participation
for ELs with
Disabilities
Reported ELP
Assessment
Performance
for ELs with
Disabilities
Reported
Alternate ELP
Assessment
Data for ELs
with Disabilities
Reported
Alternate ELP
Assessment
Partici-
pation
Reported
Alternate ELP
Assessment
Perform-
ance
Alabama ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Alaska ACCESS for ELLs K-12 Yes No No No No No
Arizona AZELLA K-12 No No No No No No
Arkansas1   ELPA21 K-12 No No No No No No
California CELDT K-12 Yes Yes Yes No No No
Colorado ELPA K-12 No No No No No No
Connecticut LAS Links K-12 No No No No No No
Delaware ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Florida ACCESS for ELLs 2.0 K-12 No No No No No No
Georgia2   ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Hawaii ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Idaho IELA K-12 No No No No No No
Illinois ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Indiana3   ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Iowa ELPA-21 K-12 No No No No No No
Kansas KELPA K-12 Yes No No No No No
Kentucky ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Louisiana ELDA K-12 No No No No No No
Maine4   ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Maryland ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Massachusetts ACCESS for ELLs K-12 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes
Michigan5   ACCESS for ELLs K-12 Yes Yes Yes No No No
Minnesota ACCESS for ELLs K-12 Yes Yes Yes No No No
Mississippi LAS Links Assessment K-12 No No No No No No
Missouri ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Montana ELPA K-12 No No No No No No
Nebraska ELPA21 K-12 No No No No No No
Nevada ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
New Hampshire ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
New Jersey ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
New Mexico6   ACCESS for ELLs K-12 Yes No No Yes No Yes
New York NYSESLAT K-12 No No No No No No
North Carolina ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
North Dakota ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Ohio OPELA K-12 No No No No No No
Oklahoma ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Oregon ELPA K-12 No No No No No No
Pennsylvania ACCESS for ELLs
report requires
login code
K-12 No No No No No No
Rhode Island ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
South Carolina ACCESS- WIDA K-12 No No No No No No
South Dakota ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Tennessee ELDA K-12 No No No No No No
Texas TELPAS K-12 Yes Yes Yes No No No
Utah7   ACCESS for ELLs K-12 Yes No No No No No
Vermont ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Virginia ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Washington8   WELPA K-12 Yes Yes Yes No No No
West Virginia WESTELL K-12 No No No No No No
Wisconsin ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
Wyoming ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No
District of
Columbia
ACCESS for ELLs K-12 No No No No No No

1 Reports data for ELs but not for state level.
2 Reports data for ELs but not for state level.
3 Requires log-in.
4 Requires log-in.
5 Alternate results not public.
6 Data for regular ELPA not reported for state level, and not disaggregated. State reports on ELs with disabilities performance at state level for alternate.
7 Reports regular ELPA by subgroup but not IEP.
8 Has ability to report ELs with disabilities, but suppressed due to privacy for small number