"Proficiency testing" refers to evaluating or measuring someone's skills or abilities to see how well they perform in a particular area or task. It helps determine their level of knowledge and expertise in that specific field. Full definition
This is usually based on a combination of performance on an English language proficiency test, grades, standardized test scores and teacher recommendations. (lansingschools.net)
Only four of these schools, however, had more than half of their students pass state proficiency tests in math last spring. (b4njkids.org)
78 % expressed some support for requiring students to pass proficiency tests to graduate from high school. (aaeteachers.org)