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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