Individual student reports are provided to parents in the fall following the spring assessment. To support families in interpreting their student's assessment results, the West Virginia Department of Education has created the following documents.
Monongalia County Schools upholds the state requirements for both locally provided and West Virginia Measures of Academic Progress (WV-MAP) as outlined in Policy 2340. Annually, all applicable educators complete assessment training and sign off on the WVBE testing code of ethics ensuring that all Schools and classrooms follow all testing guidelines and maintain the security of assessment materials and student data. Testing Transparency 2024
Local Assessments
Monongalia County Schools administers benchmark assessments to students at all grade levels up to three times per school year. Group and individual data from benchmark assessments are used to plan for instruction and intervention.
State and National Assessments
West Virginia General Summative Assessment (WVGSA)
All students grades 3-8 and 11
The Assessment for students grades 3-8 is completed entirely online.
Students will test over multiple days, one test per day.
Writing Assessment for grades 3-8: March 4-15, 2024
South Middle School & ALL MCS Elementary Schools (grades 3-5): April 29-May 3, 2024
CBHS, Mountaineer, & Suncrest Middle Schools (grades 6-8): May 6-10, 2024
Westwood Middle School: May 15-17, 2024
11th Grade Assessment: April 10, 2024
* The 3-8 WVGSA is computer-adaptive, such that how a student answers one question may determine the follow-up question, and features a set of questions from a testing vendor. This question bank will be supplemented by items designed by West Virginia Educators.
| Subjects Assessed | Grade Levels Tested | Number of Days to Complete |
| ELA | 3-8 | up to 2** |
| Math | 3-8 | 1 day |
| Science | 5 & 8 | 1 day |
* each tested segment is estimated to take the students approximately 2 hours to complete
**for the 2024 School Year ONLY, the Writing component of the WVGSA will take place March 4-15, 2024
For more information and resources about the 3-8 WVGSA, visit the WV Assessment Portal
For parents/guardians of students in grades 3-8 & 11 taking the DLM in Spring 2024
11th-grade Assessment: April 10, 2024 - the summative assessment for students in grade 11 is the spring SAT School Day assessment (initiated Spring 2018)
*allowances for alternate testing days are available for students receiving accommodations approved by College Board
Homeschool Students - click here to register https://bit.ly/MCSTestReg
West Virginia Alternate Summative Assessment (WVASA)
Students of the 1% population grades 3-8 and 11 are assessed on an alternate assessment called the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM).
Like the WVGSA, all students grades 3-8 and 11 are assessed in ELA and Math. Additionally, students in grades 5, 8, and 11 take a Science test.
This test is administered to each qualifying student on an individual basis. The test can take multiple days and test sessions to administer.
Monongalia County Spring 2024 Testing Window for the WVASA: April 8- May 24, 2024
Test of English Language Proficiency (ELPA21)
English Learners are assessed yearly to measure their proficiency in learning English. That assessment is the English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21stCentury (ELPA 21). West Virginia is part of a 10 state consortium that administers the ELPA 21. The test is administered yearly between February and March. Students are scored on levels ranging from Emerging, Progressing, and Proficient. Scores are returned to the school system in August and sent home. English Learners will also participate yearly in WVMAP assessments. English Learners may qualify to receive accommodations for testing. To learn more about the ELPA 21 Assessment, visit: https://wvde.state.wv.us/federal-programs/ELPA.htm
National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP)
Often called the “Nation’s Report Card”, NAEP is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in core subjects. Participating schools and students are selected via a random sample. Results for NAEP assessments can be found at https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/naepdata/.
College Entrance Exams: SAT and ACT
Information on Registering, Dates, Accessing Score Reports, & more:
http://www.actstudent.org/
https://sat.collegeboard.org/home
Courtney W. Crawford
Director of Assessment, Accountability & School Counseling
cwhitehead@k12.wv.us
