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Assessments and Testing

Assessments

This is a general overview of the assessments students will take PreK-12 at school. If you have any questions about district testing, please reach out to Shannon Molt, Director of Student Services

  • Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment Screener (KELPA)
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: reading, writing, listening, speaking
    • Grades: K-12
    • Testing Window: ongoing

    World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Alternative Access Screener
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: reading, writing, listening, speaking
    • Grades: K-12
    • Testing Window: ongoing

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) History, Geography, and Social Studies (HGSS) Classroom Based Assessment (CBA)
    • Subject: History, Geography, and Social Studies
    • Grades: 4, 7, 11
    • Testing Window: spring

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Interim – English Language Arts 
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: fall and spring
     
    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Interim – Math
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: fall and spring

     

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Interim – Science
    • Grades: 5 and 8
    • Testing Window: fall and spring

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Mini – English Language Arts 
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: fall
     
    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Mini – Math
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: fall

     

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Mini – Science
    • Grades: 5 and 8
    • Testing Window: fall

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) General Summative – English Language Arts 
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: spring
     
    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) General Summative – Math
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: spring

     

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) General Summative – Science
    • Grades: 5, 8, 11
    • Testing Window: spring

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) – English Language Arts 
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: fall and spring
     
    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) – Math
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Grades: 3-8, 10
    • Testing Window: fall and spring

     

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) – Science
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Grades: 5, 8, 11
    • Testing Window: spring

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment Screener (KELPA)
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: reading, writing, listening, speaking
    • Grades: K-12
    • Testing Window: spring

    Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) World-class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) Alternative Access Screener
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: reading, writing, listening, speaking
    • Grades: K-12
    • Testing Window: spring
  • Individual Growth and Development Indicators (myIGDIs)
    • Subject: Literacy and numeracy
    • Ages: 3 and 4 year olds
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    Student Rish Screening Scale – Early Childhood (SRSS-EC)
    • Subject: Social/Emotional
    • Ages: 3 and 4 year olds
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring
  • Student Risk Screening Scale – Internalizing, Externalizing (SRSS-IE)

    • Subject: social emotional
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    iReady Reading – class wide

    • Subject: reading diagnostic
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    iReady Reading – one-on-one

    • Subject: reading literary tasks
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    iReady Math – class wide

    • Subject: math diagnostic
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    iReady Math – one-on-one

    • Subject: early numeracy tasks
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    Imagine Learning Language and Literacy

    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: literacy
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: ongoing

    Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) Alternate Screener

    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: literacy
    • Grades: K-5
    • Testing window: fall, winter, spring
  • FastBridge
    • FastTrack Reading (aReading and autoReading)
      • Grades: 6-12
      • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring
    • aMath
      • Grades: 9-10
      • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring
    • Social, Academic, Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS)
      • Grades: 6-12
      • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) Alternate Screener
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: literacy
    • Grade: 8
    • Testing window: fall, winter, spring

    iReady Reading – class wide
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: reading diagnostic
    • Grades: 6-12
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    iReady Math – class wide
    • Subject: math diagnostic
    • Grades: 6-8
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    iReady Math – class wide
    • This assessment is not given to each student. Your student’s team will reach out to you if your student qualifies for this assessment.
    • Subject: math diagnostic
    • Grades: 9-12
    • Testing window: fall, winter, and spring

    ACT (College Admissions Standardized Test)
    • Grades: 11
    • Testing window: spring

    PreACT 8/9 (College Admissions Standardized Test)
    • Grades: 9
    • Testing window: fall

    ACT Workkeys (College Admissions Standardized Test)
    • Grades: 11
    • Testing window: fall

    Advanced Placement (AP) Tests
    • These are elective tests for students
    • Grades: 9-12
    • Testing window: spring

    Preliminary SAT (College Admissions Standardized Test)/National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test (NMSQT)
    • These are elective tests for students
    • Grades: 10 and 11
    • Testing window: fall

Testing at MHS

Haleigh Jung, Manhattan High School Testing Coordinator


National Testing

ACT

  • Manhattan High School offers one free ACT test during the school-day for 11th grade students. This is on February 24, 2026. 
  • National Saturday ACT Tests offered at Manhattan High School
    • December 13, 2025
    • February 14, 2026
    • April 11, 2026
    • June 13, 2026
    • ACT Registration

 

SAT


School Day Testing

PSAT/NMSQT

 

PreACT 8/9 Testing

  • Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025
  • Time: 7:45 AM
  • Location: Manhattan High School
  • Grade: All 9th graders
  • Cost: FREE
  • Registration: MHS will automatically register students
  • Test Information
  • Test Accommodations: contact Haleigh Jung

 

ACT WorkKeys

 

ACT

 

Advanced Placement (AP)