State Testing

Support for English Language Learners and Their Families

View Smarter Balanced information in English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Ukranian, and Vietnamese on the OSPI website.

What Tests are Graduation Requirements?

From the OSPI website (revised Sept. 27, 2017):

Washington students are tested regularly by the state to assess their progress as they move through school. State tests include the following, and may be taken with or without tools, supports, or accommodations*:

* Tools are available to all students and can be used at the student's discretion. Supports are available to English language learners and any student with a need identified by an educator. Accommodations are for students who receive special education services with a documented need noted in an IEP or 504 plan.

Learn more by reading Guidelines on Tools, Supports, & Accommodations.

If a student's IEP documents the need for an accommodation that is not addressed within the guidelines, the student's IEP team may have their school district personnel submit a Non-Standard Accommodation Request form.

High School

In high school, students take tests in ELA, math, and science for federal accountability. State tests may be taken with or without tools, supports, or accommodations. Students take the WA-AIM only if it's documented in their IEP.

Tests Required for Federal Accountability
Grades Subject Test
10 ELA Smarter Balanced or WA-AIM
Math
11 Science WCAS or WA-AIM

The state legislature passes laws that determine graduation requirements. One of the requirements is that students pass tests, or state-approved alternatives. Required tests vary by expected year of graduation. A student's expected year of graduation is four years after he or she enters the 9th grade. (For example, if a student enters 9th grade in the 2017-18 school year, he or she is in the Class of 2021.)

State tests may be taken with or without tools, supports, or accommodations. Students take the WA-AIM only if it's documented in their IEP.

Tests Required for Graduation
Class of Subject Test
2018 ELA Choose 1:
Math Choose 1:
2019 & 2020 ELA Choose 1:
Math Choose 1:
2021 ELA Choose 1:
Math Choose 1:
Science Choose 1:

** "Exit exam" scores (for graduation requirements) are separate from what are known as the "college- and career-ready" scores.

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing at or by telephone at 425-837-7060. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing at 565 NW Holly St., Issaquah, WA 98027 or by telephone at 425-837-7125. For general information or to be directed to a specific department, please contact the ISD Receptionist at 425-837-7000.
Sena Camarata, Title IX Coordinator Melissa Evans, District HIB Coordinator Lisa Hechtman, Civil Rights Compliance Officer Pam Ridenour, Section 504 Coordinator
425-837-7000 565 NW Holly Street, Issaquah, WA 98027
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