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.
| October 12-16, 2009 or October 19-23, 2009 |
Grades 11-Adult New Students/Retakes |
Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Retakes |
| February 9-11, 2010 | Grades 4, 8, and 10 | Writing+ Sunshine State Standards Test |
| March 9-19, 2010 | Grades 3-10 | Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Tests |
| Grades 5, 8, and 11 | Science Sunshine State Standards Test |
|
| Grades 11-Adult New Students/Retakes |
Reading & Mathematics Sunshine State Standards Retake Tests |
|
| Other Assessments/Screenings | ||
| January - March 2010 | National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) (Selected Schools Only) |
|
| Grade 4 | U.S. History, Civics, Geography | |
| Grade 8 | U.S. History, Civics, Geography | |
| Grade 12 | U.S. History, Civics, Geography | |