Students in the Port Townsend School District are provided assessment each year to help guide instruction.
Students in Washington are assessed in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.
*Students in Kindergarten take the WA Kids Assessment from Sept. – Oct. https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/washington-kindergarten-inventory-developing-skills-wakids
*Students in Second Grade & Fifth Grade are screened for Highly Capable Eligibility in Feb-March.
*Students in Kindergarten-Second Grade are screened for markers of Dyslexia in Jan.
*Students in Grades 3-8, & 10 are assessed in the areas of ELA and Math using the Smarter Balanced Assessment.
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/washington-state-smarter-balanced-assessment-consortium
*Students in Grades 5, 8, and 11 are assessed using the WCAS in the area of Science.
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/washington-comprehensive-assessment-science
*One to two percent of students will take an alternate assessment called the WA-AIM.
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/assessment-students-cognitive-disabilities-wa-aim
For more information about testing in the state of Washington:
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/testing/state-testing/assessment-resources