District & State Assessments
A Meaningful Part of Student Learning and Instructional Planning
Assessments allow educators to monitor student progress and the effectiveness of instructional strategies. At certain times throughout the year, students are given required assessments that fulfill legislative requirements or district guidelines.
Each required assessment has an assessment window, a time-frame during which the assessment is to be administered. Within the window, the actual assessments vary in how much time students spend testing.
Information below outlines required assessments, the assessment windows, the time students spend testing, and how the results of the assessments are used. Also indicated is whether an assessment meets a district, state, or federal requirement.
More information:
- 2025-26 PSD Assessment Calendar
- Colorado Department of Education website
- PSD Research and Evaluation web page
Accessing State Testing
- Family Portal - Pearson
- Family Portal Letter English - Spring 2026 Score Reports
- Family Portal Letter Spanish - Spring 2026 Score Reports
- Family Portal Letter Arabic - Spring 2026 Score Reports
- CollegeBoard - P/SAT
- PVUE Directions for Locating a Student's SASID
School Readiness and Early Gifted and Talented Screening
Foundational Literacy
Academic Progress
- NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Language Arts and Math - Grades 2-10
- Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) - Grades 3-8, 11
- Preparatory Exam PSAT- Grade 9 - 10
- College Entrance Exam SAT - Grade 11
NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) Language Arts and Math - Grades 2-10
Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) - Grades 3-8, 11
Preparatory Exam PSAT- Grade 9 - 10
College Entrance Exam SAT - Grade 11
Assessments for Diverse Learners
- WIDA ACCESS - Grades K-12 Multilingual Learners
- Dynamic Learning Maps & CoAlt (Alternate to CMAS and P/SAT) - Grades 3-11
- PROGRESS (Alternate to NWEA MAP Assessment) - Grades 2-10