Early Childhood Screening is a free, developmental check-up required by the State of Minnesota for all preschool-aged children (ages three to five) before attending public school. Please visit the Early Childhood Screening page for more information and forms.

Results of the Teaching Strategies GOLD Assessment are used to plan instruction and personalized learning for each student.

Kindergarten assessments take place Tuesday and Wednesday after Labor Day. The 30-minute assessment period gives teachers, parents and students an important opportunity to engage one-on-one before the first day of school on Thursday. Kindergarten teachers assess each child's math and reading skills in a welcoming environment to gain a very early picture of students' unique needs.

• Math assessment could include: number recognition, number writing, counting, shape recognition and other early math skills
• Reading assessment could include: letter recognition (including upper and lowercase), letter sounds, rhyming, ability to read high-frequency words and other early reading skills

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA)

MCAs are mandated by the state of Minnesota. They help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state’s academic standards.

Reading Fluency checks

Students reading fluency is assessed three times a year to measure progress in oral reading fluency (a measure of reading accuracy and rate). It also has a high correlation with students’ reading comprehension. Learn more about reading fluency assessments in Minnetonka schools.

Math Benchmark

Students are assessed, as needed, three times a year to measure progress toward mastery of state math standards.

district writing assessments

District writing assessments are used in part to determine language arts, math, science and global studies placement. See the Middle School Academic Honors page for details on placement criteria.

Pre-Algebra Assessment

Administered to 5th grade students for placement in Pre-Algebra in 6th grade.

NWEA measures of academic progress

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) assessment determines your child's instructional level and measures academic growth from year to year in mathematics, reading and science. They are computer-based adaptive tests (presenting easier or more challenging questions based on incorrect or correct responses) that pinpoint each student's instructional level. Learn more about NWEA testing.

*Results from the 5th grade NWEA tests are used to help determine placement in honors or accelerated coursework in middle school. See the Middle School Academic Honors page for more information on placement criteria.

WIDA for English Language Learners (ELL)

WIDA is a federally mandated test to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English language proficiency.

Language Immersion Tests IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Students in Chinese and Spanish Immersion are tested to establish an academic baseline and measure language proficiency.

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA)

MCAs are mandated by the state of Minnesota. They help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state’s academic standards.

MATH BENCHMARK

Students in 6th through 8th grades, who receive additional math support, are assessed, as needed, three times a year to measure progress toward mastery of state math standards.

DISTRICT WRITING ASSESSMENTS

District writing assessments are used in part to determine language arts, math, science and global studies placement. See the Middle School Academic Honors page for details on placement criteria.

NWEA TESTS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) tests determine your child's instructional level and measure academic growth from year to year in mathematics, reading and science. They are adaptive tests (presenting more challenging questions as a child answers correctly) that pinpoint each student's instructional level. Learn more about the NWEA tests.

WIDA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL)

WIDA is a federally mandated test to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English language proficiency.

LANGUAGE IMMERSION TESTS IN Middle SCHOOL

Students in Chinese and Spanish Immersion are tested to measure language proficiency.

Official PSAT/NMSQT* Test Wednesday, October 19, at MHS

Learn More and Register by September 21

Junior Year

Even if students do not plan to take the SAT, they must take the PSAT as a junior to be considered for the National Merit Scholarship Competition. MHS juniors are encouraged to take the PSAT, offered during the school day at MHS.

Students who qualify as National Merit Semifinalists are notified during September of their senior year, about one year after taking the PSAT. National Merit Semifinalists are highly sought college recruits. In addition to National Merit Scholarships, many colleges and universities offer their own significant scholarships that can amount to thousands of dollars each year, half-tuition, etc.

Sophomore year

Sophomores may also take the PSAT 10 test at Minnetonka High School as a practice test before junior year. (PSAT 10 is not considered for entry in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.)

*Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)

REGISTER FOR THE SAT

MINNESOTA COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS (MCA)

MCAs are mandated by the state of Minnesota. They help schools and districts measure student progress toward the state’s academic standards.

Important Information on Law Requiring MCA Scores Be Used for Course Placement

Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) scores will soon be used in determining course placement at Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. A student’s MCA score could potentially save them significant money by demonstrating that they do not need to take non-credit bearing developmental courses. Read the full announcement.

WIDA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (ELL)

WIDA is a federally mandated test to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English language proficiency.

PISA

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publishes the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an assessment that aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science. Students are randomly selected by OECD for the PISA test administration.

Minnetonka High School maintains a Google Drive folder with current AP & IB Exam Information:

AP & IB Exam Info
(Minnetonka Google Account Required)