FCAT
The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is part of Florida's overall plan to increase student achievement by implementing higher standards. The FCAT, administered to students in Grades 3-11, contains two basic components: criterion-referenced tests (CRT), measuring selected benchmarks in Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing from the Sunshine State Standards (SSS); and norm-referenced tests (NRT) in Reading and Mathematics, measuring individual student performance against national norms.
| September 24-28, 2007 or October 1-5, 2007 |
Grades 11-Adult New Students/Retakes |
Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Retakes |
| February 12-15, 2008 | Grades 4, 8, and 10 | Writing+ Sunshine State Standards Test |
| March 12-25, 2008 | Grades 3-10 | Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Norm-Referenced (NRT) Tests |
| Grades 5, 8, and 11 | Science Sunshine State Standards Test |
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| Grades 11-Adult New Students/Retakes |
Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Retake Tests |
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| June 16-20, 2008 or June 23-27, 2008 |
Rising Grade 12*-Adult | Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Retake Tests |
| * Students scheduled to graduate in May or June 2009 | ||
| Other Assessments/Screenings | ||
| December 4-5, 2007 | FCAT Writing+ Prompt Field Test (Selected Schools Only) |
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| January - February 2008 | National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) (Selected Schools Only) |
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| Grade 4 | Long Term Trend | |
| Grade 8 | Long Term Trend & Arts | |
| Grade 12 | Long Term Trend | |