"State assessments" refer to exams or tests that are administered by state education authorities to evaluate students' knowledge, skills, and understanding of certain subjects. Full definition
Using curriculum based measurement to predict performance on state assessments in reading. (miblsi.org)
Students sit for a new battery of state assessments in just a few months. (nysut.org)
Ten of these schools were classified as higher performing based on three years of state assessment data for diverse students; five were classified as average performing based on the same assessments. (tcrecord.org)