Standardized Testing Next Week

State testing for students in Grades 3-8 includes a new, timed test this school year called ACT Aspire. In Richland Two, our students will take the paper and pencil ACT Aspire tests for writing, English, reading and mathematics. They will not take the optional ACT Aspire test for science that some districts may use. Students in Grades 4-8 will continue to take SCPASS for science and social studies. Schools have the option of administering SCPASS as an online test or a paper and pencil test. Third-graders will not take any state tests for science and social studies.

Please see the testing schedule below: 

​Grades 3-8 Testing Schedule
Grades 3-5 ACT Aspire	​​​Writing (30 minutes) and English (30 minutes) on Tuesday, April 28 3rd Grade writing prompt example 4th Grade writing prompt example 5th Grade writing prompt example English example Reading (60 minutes) on Wednesday, April 29 3rd Grade reading example 4th Grade reading example 5th Grade reading example Mathematics (55 minutes) on Thursday, April 30 Sample questions
​Grades 6-7 ACT Aspire	​Writing (30 minutes) and English (35 minutes) on Tuesday, April 28 Reading (60 minutes) on Wednesday, April 29 ELA Sample questions Mathematics (60 minutes) on Thursday, April 30 Mathematics sample questions
​Grades 8 ACT Aspire	​Writing (30 minutes) and English (30 minutes) on Tuesday, April 28 Reading (60 minutes) on Wednesday, April 29 ELA Sample questions Mathematics (65 minutes) on Thursday, April 30 • Mathematics sample questions
Grade 4-8 SCPASS	​Science (no time limit) on Thursday, May 7 Social Studies (no time limit) on Friday, May 8

High Schools
This school year marks the beginning of important changes in high school state testing in South Carolina. The High School Assessment Program (HSAP) will no longer be given. Instead, students in their third year of high school will take two assessments: The ACT, a college and career readiness assessment, and WorkKeys®, which measures essential workforce skills. Both assessments will be administered as paper and pencil tests.

In Richland Two and across the state, students will take:

• ACT on April 28
• WorkKeys on April 29

For more information about the tests, please visit our Assessments web page.