Nevada State System of Assessments - Overview of State and Federally Mandated Assessments

Oct 3, 2026

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Nevada State System of Assessments summarizes state and federally mandated testing used to inform instruction and public education administration. It outlines key statewide assessments, including the Brigance, MAP Reading, SBAC (ELA and math), science, and ACT plus Writing, with grade bands, legal requirements, schedules, and intended diagnostic or summative purposes. It also covers aggregated reporting availability via Nevada’s Report Card and describes select-population assessments such as NAA, WIDA ACCESS, WIDA Alternate ACCESS, NAEP, and CTE.

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Overview of state and federally mandated assessments

All Students assessment overview

Select Populations assessment overview

Reporting and aggregated results

Nevada State System of Assessments Overview of state and federally mandated assessments, to inform instruction and administration of public education: | All Students | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Test Name: | Brigance | MAP Reading | SBAC | Science | ACT plus Writing | | Grades
Administered: | PK-K | K-3 | 3-8 | 5, 8, & High School | 11 | | Requirement: | NRS 388.157 | NRS 388.157 | PL 114-95 (ESSA) & NRS 390.105 | PL 114-95 (ESSA) & NRS 390.105 | PL 114-95 (ESSA) & NRS 390.610 | | Schedule: | Early Fall | Kinder: Winter & Spring
1st-3rd: Fall, Winter, Spring | Late Spring | Late Spring | Early Spring | | Intended
Purpose: | Diagnostic/Intake Read-by-Grade-3 | Diagnostic/Formative Read-by-Grade-3 | Standardized/Summative School Accountability | Standardized/Summative School Accountability | Standardized/Summative School Accountability | | General Overview: | Designed to assess school readiness, this one-time intake screener may also identify potential developmental delays and early signs of giftedness. | The reading assessment from Measures of Academic Progress is used to assess progress toward the goal stated in SB 391 of identifying and supporting students with a deficiency in reading. | Smarter Balanced Summative assessment offers computer-adaptive and performance tasks that assess student proficiency in ELA and math, to provide data to identify and support struggling schools and systems. | Standards-based science test assesses student proficiency in science to provide data to identify and support struggling schools and systems. | Multi-mode college-and career-readiness assessment provides data regarding student proficiency in math, reading, and writing, to identify and support struggling schools and systems. | | Additional Notes: | Schools and districts may use this screener as a formative assessment tool if desired, at the direction and discretion of the administration and/or local governing body of said school or district. | Schools and districts may use additional assessments offered by NWEA-MAP as a formative assessment tool if desired, at the direction and discretion of the administration and/or local governing body of each school or district. | The Smarter Balanced Interim assessment is also available for school and/or district use as a formative assessment tool, at the direction and discretion of the administration and/or local governing body of each school or district. | 5th and 8th grade assessments are based on NGSS domains of
Earth/Space Science, Physical Science, and Life Science. The high school assessment is focused primarily on Life Science. | For accountability purposes, state-sponsored (free-to-students) testing will occur on the same dates for all schools. Additional retakes may be utilized by individual students but will not be paid by the state or used for school accountability. | Aggregated results of each assessment, as well as disaggregation by population and locality, are available online at Nevada’s Report Card: [http://www.nevadareportcard.nv.gov/](http://www.nevadareportcard.nv.gov/) | Select Populations | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Test Name: | Nevada Alternate Assessment (NAA) | WIDA ACCESS | WIDA Alternate ACCESS | NAEP | CTE | | Population: | Students with significant cognitive and developmental challenges that prohibit or significantly hinder access to general assessments. | Students who have been identified by their local schools and/or districts as English Learners. | English Learners with significant cognitive and developmental challenges that prohibit or significantly hinder access to the WIDA ACCESS. | Federally-identified representative sample populations in grades 4 , 8, and 12, from schools and districts across the state. | Students in Career and Technical Education programs. | | Requirement: | PL 114-95 (ESSA) & NRS 390.820 | PL 114-95 (ESSA) & NRS 390.810 | PL 114-95 (ESSA) & NRS 390.810 , 390.820 | P.

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Nevada State System of Assessments?

It provides information to inform instruction and the administration of public education. It also supports school accountability by generating assessment data for identifying and supporting struggling schools and systems.

Which assessments are included for All Students?

The overview lists Brigance, MAP Reading, SBAC, a standards-based science test, and ACT plus Writing. Each entry specifies grade bands, legal requirements, schedules, and intended purposes.

Where can aggregated results and disaggregated data be accessed?

Aggregated results and disaggregation by population and locality are available online at Nevada’s Report Card.

Oct 3, 2026

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