Approved Tests by PA Dept of Education

(original article - March 2009)

The Pennsylvania Department of Education in a Basic Education Circular (BEC) released in March 2009 listed these tests as acceptable for 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade testing under the Pennsylvania Home Education Law, Act 169:

The tests that are acceptable for homeschoolers to use after June 30, 2009, will be:

1.  California Achievement Test

2.  Comprehensive Testing Program (CTPIV)

3.  Iowa Test of Basic Skills

4.  Metropolitan Achievement Test

5.  Peabody Achievement Individual Test – Revised Version

6.  Stanford Achievement Test

7.  Terra Nova

8.  Woodcock Johnson Revised Tests of Achievement III

The list may look similar, but please note that revised versions of some of the tests have been substituted.

Ed Note: (Currently the list is not accessible on the PA Dept of Ed website -- but may be posted in the future. ) http://www.education.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/home_education/7404

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