MCAP: ELA/Literacy (Grades 3-8)
Maryland's spring summative test in reading and writing for grades 3 through 8, aligned to the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards for ELA.
- When given:
- spring
- Frequency:
- annual
What does a student learn in
- Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards
Frameworks adopted, by subject
The standards documents the state writes against in each subject.
Assessments
The tests students take across K-12, grouped by purpose.
Other
Tests that do not fit the buckets above.
MCAP: Mathematics (Grades 3-8)
Maryland's spring summative math test for grades 3 through 8, aligned to the Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards for Mathematics.
- When given:
- spring
- Frequency:
- annual
MCAP: Algebra I (End-of-Course)
End-of-course assessment in Algebra I, administered upon completion of the course in high school.
- When given:
- by course completion
- Frequency:
- by course completion
MCAP: English 10 (End-of-Course)
End-of-course assessment in English 10, administered upon completion of the course in high school.
- When given:
- by course completion
- Frequency:
- by course completion
MISA: Science (Grade 5)
Maryland Integrated Science Assessment in grade 5, aligned to Maryland's NGSS-based science standards.
- When given:
- spring
- Frequency:
- annual
MISA: Science (Grade 8)
Maryland Integrated Science Assessment in grade 8, aligned to Maryland's NGSS-based science standards.
- When given:
- spring
- Frequency:
- annual
MISA: Biology (End-of-Course)
End-of-course assessment in high school biology, aligned to Maryland's NGSS-based science standards.
- When given:
- by course completion
- Frequency:
- by course completion
MCAP: Government (End-of-Course)
End-of-course assessment in high school US Government, aligned to the Maryland Social Studies Framework.
- When given:
- by course completion
- Frequency:
- by course completion
NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
Federally administered sample-based assessment in reading, mathematics, science, and writing. NAEP results inform state-by-state comparisons rather than individual student or school accountability.
- When given:
- biennial in winter
- Frequency:
- every two years
Browse by grade and subject
Pick a cell to see exactly what students learn that year.
Kindergarten
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
Grade 10
Grade 11
Grade 12
- Subjects covered
- 4
- Grade levels
- 13
- Standards on file
- 1,004
- Assessments tracked
- 9
- Most recent adoption
- 2021
Sources
Every page link goes back to the state's own document.