Connecticut State Department of Education

Student Assessment

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  • English Language Proficiency Assessment - LAS Links

  • NGSS Assessments

    This pages provides information about Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Assessments delivered in Grades 5, 8 and 11.

  • The Connecticut Alternate Assessment System (CTAA, CTAS, and CAAELP)  

    This page contains information on Connecticut's Alternate Assessment System for students with significant cognitive disabilities. This includes The Connecticut Alternate NGSS Science Assessments in Grades 5, 8 and 11; and Connecticut Alternate Assessment (CTAA) for English language arts/literacy and Mathematics for Eligible Students in Grades 3-8 and 11.

  • Connecticut Writing Portfolio

    The Writing Portfolio Guides for Grades K-2 include materials that can be used by teachers to complement the instruction of writing over the course of the school year.

  • EdSight

    EdSight is CSDE’s data portal that provides detailed information about schools and districts and offers information on key performance measures that make up Connecticut’s Next Generation Accountability System.

  • Student Assessment News

    The Student Assessment News is a publication by the Performance Office that provides information about the NGSS Science Test (including CTAS), The Smarter Balanced Assessment, The Connecticut SAT School Day, The Connecticut Alternate Assessment and the English Language Proficiency Assessment.

  • Kindergarten Inventory

    This page provides information about The Fall Kindergarten Entrance Inventory.

  • Smarter Balanced Parent Guides

  • Find Information about Smarter Balanced

    This page provides information about the Smarter Balanced Assessments administered in Grades 3 - 8 for ELA and Mathematics.

  • Mastery Examination Committee

    This page provides information about the Mastery Examination Committee within the Department of Education.

  • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - TIMSS

    This page contains information about the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study - TIMSS.

  • Smarter Balanced Results Resources

    This page provides a toolkit of materials available for districts and members of the public to help interpret Smarter Balanced Assessment results.

  • International Assessments

    This page provides information about the full range of international assessments that are administered in Connecticut schools periodically.

  • Connecticut Sensible Assessment System

    This page contains information and links about state summative assessments administered by the Connecticut State Department of Education

  • NAEP

    This page provides information about the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). NAEP is the nation’s only ongoing representative sample survey of student achievement in core subject areas.