Student Assessment
Participation and performance of children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) on statewide assessments:
Prior to 2021-22:
Indicator 3b | Participation
Assessment Participation rate of children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Participation rate is based
on all children and youth who had an IEP at the time of testing, including those enrolled for a full academic year
and those not enrolled for a full academic year, while adjusting for those with medical or valid exemptions.
Included are all the grades assessed (3-8 and high school) in one of the following assessment types: the North
Dakota State Assessment (NDSA); the ACT as a local accountability option; and the North Dakota Alternate Assessment
(NDAA); calculated separately for reading/language arts and mathematics.
Indicator 3c | Proficiency
Assessment Proficiency rate for children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) against grade level and
alternate academic achievement standards. Proficiency rate is based on all children and youth who had an IEP at the
time of testing, including those enrolled for a full academic year and those not enrolled for a full academic year,
while adjusting for those with medical or valid exemptions. Included are all grades assessed (3-8 and high school)
in one of the following assessment types: the North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA), based on grade-level achievement
standards; the ACT as a local accountability option; and the North Dakota Alternate Assessment (NDAA), based on
alternate achievement standards for students with most significant cognitive disabilities, calculated separately for
reading/language arts and mathematics.
2021-22 and following:
Indicator 3 | Assessment
The assessment data collection is the participation and performance of children with Individualized Education
Programs (IEPs) on statewide assessments in grades 4, 8 and high school (HS). Rates are based on all children and
youth who had an IEP at the time of testing, including those enrolled for a full academic year and those not
enrolled for a full academic year, while adjusting for those with medical or valid exemptions. The three assessment
options in North Dakota are the North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA); the ACT as a local accountability option; and
the North Dakota Alternate Assessment (NDAA); calculated separately for reading/language arts and mathematics.
Indicator 3 consists of four data collections. They are as follows: (a) the participation rate of children with IEPs,
(b) the proficiency rate for children with IEPs against grade level academic achievement standards, (c) the
proficiency rate for children with IEPs against alternate academic achievement standards and (d) the gap in
proficiency rates for children with IEP’s and for all students against grade level academic achievement standards.