District Testing Program
The Punxsutawney Area School District believes that assessment is an ongoing process necessary to obtain a clear understanding of the skills and practical knowledge obtained by students as they complete their education.
The District testing program follows a mixed method of gathering information to assist in the evaluation of student progress, including achievement tests, criteria, referenced tests, textbook-generated tests, teacher-made tests, performance-based portfolios, informal evaluation, conferencing, and the Developmental Reading Assessment. Tests are administered during various times of the year and enable parents and teachers to determine students' strengths and weaknesses within specific subject areas as well as showing students' growth in relation to their potential.
The following tests are administered to students in the Punxsutawney Area School District:
District Elementary Assessment Testing
Grades K-3
Grades 3
Grades 4-7
Study Island Benchmarks
Pennsylvania System of State Assessment (PSSA)
Grades 3-8: Reading/Math
Grades 5, 8: Writing
Grades 4, 8, 11: Science
ASVAB Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery
Grade 11
PSAT/NMSQT College Entrance
Grade 11
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
Qualifying High School Students
ACT Assessment
Fall Assessment
Advanced Placement Tests
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus
AP US History
AP English Literature
AP Biology