Student Testing

Name of Assessment / Test Acronym Who Takes it Content Covered Time of Year Fee / Registration Registration deadline Where
Scholastic Assessment Test I (with essay writing) and II (subject tests required by some colleges) SAT I and SAT II Seniors in the Fall, Juniors in the Spring College preparedness testing in all subjects Oct 10,
Nov 7,
Dec 5
Jan 23,
Mar 13,
May 1,
June 5
Starts at $45
Register on line at collegeboard.
com or pick up paper application from Tamara
Rossi
Sept 9,
Oct 1,
Oct 30
Dec 15,
Feb 4,
Mar 25,
April 29
Various Santa Fe schools
Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test PSAT All Juniors, highly recom-mended for Sophomores SAT preparedness in Math, Critical Reading and Writing Oct 17 $13 payable to Desert Academy. Pre-register with Tamara Rossi Oct 5 Desert Academy, Saturday,
9:30-12:30
American College Testing (with essay writing) ACT Seniors in the Fall, Juniors in the Spring College preparedness testing in all subjects Sep 12, Oct 24, Dec 12
Feb 6, Apr 10, June12
Starts at $47
Register on line at act.org or pick up paper application from Tamara Rossi
Aug 7
Sept 18,
Nov 6
Jan 5,
Mar 5,
May 7
Various Santa Fe schools
Iowa Test of Basic Skills ITBS New students grades 7-10 in Oct, ALL students 7-10 in Apr Baseline test to measure areas of strengths /
weaknesses in reading, grammar, usage, math
Sep 22-23
April 27-28
No fee or registration, given during the school day none Desert Academy
Education Records Bureau/W ERB/WRap All students grades 7-12 Measures writing achievement Oct 27-28 No fee or registration, given during the school day none Desert Academy
PLAN ahead for the ACT PLAN All 10th graders ACT preparedness in English, Math, Reading, Science Dec 3 $10 payable to Desert Academy, duringschool day Dec 3 Desert Academy
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Exams IB DP Full Diploma Candidates and certificate students Comp-
rehensive Assessment by subject
May 1-21(most exams at end of 12th Grade) Fees apply, billed with tuition when entering DP Programme (see Desert’s IB Guide for details) November 15 of the exam year Desert Academy
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