Testing & Assessment

Sauk Centre Public School District uses various formal and informal assessments.  The data collected from these assessments highlights students' strengths, needs, and assists in the determination of interventions and/or other district-available services.

Students in grades K-8 take the FastBridge assessments, which assess a student’s reading and math ability based on their grade level.  This assessment is given three times per year (September, January, May).  Data assists in differentiating instruction and is used to plan interventions to foster growth in academic areas of need.

The Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) of reading is given to students in grades 3-8 and 10, and grades 3-8 and 11 for math.   The MCA for Science is given to students in grades 5, 8, and 11.  

To understand more about Minnesota Statewide Testing, you can click on the following link:  Minnesota Statewide Assessments

To access the parent refusal/opt-out form, click here to view the "Parent/Guardian Guide and Refusal for Student Participation in Statewide Testing".