The testing program for Caldwell County Schools is directed by Leigh Anne Frye, Director of  Assessment, Accountability & Research.  All state tests administered are mandated by state law, the State Board of Education and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI).

State Tests Administered are: 

• Beginning of Grade 3 (BOG3) English Language Arts/Reading 
• End of Grade Reading and Math - Grades 3 - 8
• Read to Achieve - Grade 3 (select students)
• End of Grade Science - Grades 5 & 8
• End of Course - High School English II, Biology, Math I, and Math III.
• NCEXTEND1-Alternate Assessment - Grades 3-11 (select students)
• Career and College Readiness Alternate Assessment Grade 10 (select students)
• Career and College Readiness Alternate Assessment Grade 11 (select students)
• WIDA Screener and WIDA ACCESS Placement Test (select students)
• Alternate ACCESS for ELLs (select students)

Additional Tests Administered are:

• CogAT (aptitude test) - Grade 4
• PreACT - Grade 10 (Fall)
• The ACT - Grade 11 (Spring)
• ACT Workkeys - Grade 12 (Fall and Spring-select students)