Student Assessments
As a district with a commitment to continuous improvement, the Kimberly Area School District regularly measures student learning. In addition to classroom assessments, a combination of state and district assessments provide information that helps district teachers and administrators monitor both student learning and district improvement efforts. For the 2024-2025 school year, the following state and district assessments will be administered during the time frames indicated. Each school determines its own testing schedule within the specified window for each assessment.
If you have questions about these assessments or your child’s results, please contact:
- Your child’s teacher or principal
- John Schultz, Director of Student Improvement, (920) 788 - 7900
- Grades: Pre K - Grade 3
- Content: Early literacy skills and fundamentals
- Purpose: Assess reading readiness
- When Administered:
- Fall: September 9-26, 2024
- Midyear: December 9, 2024 - January 10, 2025
- Spring: April 7-18, 2025
- Results Reported: Parents receive a copy of student results within 15 days of each screening.
- Additional Details:
- WI Act 20 requires districts to screen students for early reading readiness.
- Students in grades 4K-3 are screened by their classroom teacher or trained designee. The amount of time needed for screening varies by grade level and by student given the individualized nature of the screening tool.
- Students in grades 5K-3 are given a diagnostic if the screener indicates the student is belwo the 25tht percentile.
- Information for families about WI Act 20 requirements.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment
- Grades: 3 – 8, 10
- Content:
- English Language Arts Grades 3 – 8
- Math Grades 3 – 8
- Science Grades 4 and 8
- Social Studies Grades 4, 8 and 10
- Purpose: Determine grade level proficiency
- When Administered: grades 3-8: March 17-April 25, 2025
grade 10: April 8, 2025 - Results Reported: Parents receive a copy of student results, usually in late summer.
- Additional Details: The Forward Exam is an untimed assessment. The amount of time needed varies by grade level based on the number of subjects tested. The estimated testing time per grade (for all subjects):
- Gr. 3: 3 – 4 hours
- Gr. 4: 5 – 7 hours
- Gr. 5: 3 – 4 hours
- Gr. 6: 3 – 4 hours
- Gr. 7: 3 – 4 hours
- Gr. 8: 6 – 7.5 hours
- Gr. 10: 1 – 2 hours
- Information for families about the Wisconsin Forward Exam.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment
- Grades: 9-10
- Content:
- English
- Reading
- Math
- Science
- Writing
- Purpose: Determine grade level proficiency
- When Administered:
- Grade 9: March 18, 2025
- Grade 10: March 18, 2025
- Results Reported: Parents receive a copy of student results, usually in late summer.
- Additional Details:
- Pre ACT Secure is a timed test. Total testing time is 2 hours, 35 minutes.
- Information for families about Pre ACT Secure.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment
- Grade: 11
- Content:
- Reading
- Math
- English
- Science
- Writing
- Purpose: Determine grade level proficiency and college readiness
- When Administered:
- March 11, 2025
- March 11-14, 2025 (For students with accommodations)
- March 25, 2025 (Makeup date)
- Results Reported: Students and parents receive results several weeks after testing
- Additional Details:
- ACT is a timed test. Total test time is approximately 3.5 hours.
- Information for families about ACT with Writing.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment
- Grades: 3-11 (For students with significant disabilities)
- Content:
- English Language Arts (Grades 3 – 11)
- Math (Grades 3 – 11)
- Science (Grades 4, 8 – 11)
- Social Studies (Grades 4, 8, 10)
- Purpose: Determine grade level proficiency as it relates to the Wisconsin Essential Elements
- When Administered: March 17 - April 25, 2025
- Results Reported: Parents receive a copy of student results, usually in late summer.
- Additional Details:
- Students with significant disabilities take the DLM assessment in place of the Forward Exam and ACT assessments.
- The DLM is untimed and the amount of time needed for student testing varies considerably by grade level based on the number of subjects tested and student needs.
- Information for families about DLM.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment
- Grades: K-12 (For English Language learners)
- Content:
- Listening
- Speaking
- Reading
- Writing
- Purpose: Determine English language proficiency and progress toward full proficiency
- When Administered: December 2, 2024 - January 30, 2025
- Results Reported: Parents receive a copy of student results, usually in late May or early June.
- Additional Details:
- English language learners participate in ACCESS in addition to the other state assessments at their grade level.
- Kindergarten assessment takes an average of 45 minutes.
- For grades 1-12, the total testing time is a little more than 3.5 hours.
- Information for families about ACCESS.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment
- Grade(s): 9-12 (Students can take the test in any of these grades)
- Content: Basic U.S. civics, history and geography
- Purpose: State mandated graduation requirement
- When Administered: Students have the opportunity to complete the Civics test through their required social studies classes. Other test opportunities are also provided.
- Results Reported: Students are informed of score immediately upon completion.
- Additional Details:
- Students must answer at least 65 questions correctly to earn a passing score.
- Students may retake the test as many times as needed to earn a passing score.
- The test is untimed and completion time varies by student.
- The Civics Exam consists of 100 questions. The questions are the same as those used on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Test.
- Information for families about Civics Test Graduation Requirement.
- Source of Requirement: State Required Assessment (Graduation requirement)
- Grades: 3-10
- Content:
- Reading
- Math
- Purpose: Determine growth in subject area
- When Administered:
- Fall: September 9-27, 2024
- Winter: January 13 - February 7, 2025
- Spring: May 12 - May 23, 2025
- Results Reported: Parents receive a copy of student results in early June
- Additional Details:
- MAP tests are untimed and testing time can vary considerably by student. Typical testing time is 1 hour per subject tested.
- Information for families about MAP.
- Source of Requirement: District Required Assessment