ISTEP+ is the standardized test given to all students in grades 3 and up in the state of Indiana.

ISTEP+  determines how well each student has mastered the Indiana Academic Standards in both English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies

Miller students in grades 3-5

A written response E/LA and Math test is given in March, and the multiple choice test is given in late April.

Acuity is a test with questions similar to ISTEP+.  It is given on the computer, and questions are aligned with the Miller Curriculum Calendar. 

Acuity helps determine how well each student has mastered the Indiana Academic Standards in English/Language Arts and Mathematics each quarter.  The results are used to identify students who will benefit from additional reteaching and review of the standards before ISTEP is given.

Miller students in grades 3-5

Quarterly (October, January, March, May)

These assessments are created by teachers to assess what was taught during each 3 weeks in the Curriculum Calendar

Teachers review Math results every 3 weeks and use them to group students for a timely review of Academic Standards.  Students who have mastered the standards are placed in an enrichment group.

Language Arts results are used for review or enrichment in small group reading instruction.

All students K-5

Every 3 weeks

DIBELS™ is a standardized individual reading assessment made up of 6 subtests.  Each test takes one minute. 

DIBELS™ is an indicator of reading progress.  Analyzing the results helps teachers know how to group students for effective instruction.  

All students K-5

Benchmark testing is given 3 times a year:  Beginning of Year (BOY), Middle of Year (MOY), and End of Year (EOY)

Progress monitoring is done throughout the year. 

TRC
(Text Reading and Comprehension ) assesses a student’s ability to read leveled text. 

TRC gives teachers another indicator of how each student processes and comprehends text.

Students in grades K-2

3 times a year:  Beginning, Middle, and End

Progress monitoring is given to students who are not  proficient on BOY and MOY tests

Early Numeracy Assessment is a curriculum based measurement (CBM) of fluency and accuracy with number sense and computation skills at grade level.

This assessment is an indicator of how well each student understands numbers and how they work.  It assesses skills that are an important foundation of doing well in mathematics.  

Students in grades K-3

Benchmark testing is given 3 times a year:  Beginning of Year (BOY), Middle of Year (MOY), and End of Year (EOY)

Progress monitoring is done throughout the year.