Assessments are how we keep track of student learning and report to the State and Federal Governments on how schools are performing. Listed below are the primary assessments our school uses for these purposes. Go to the Minnesota Report Card to see results for our school, state results, or any other school in the state.
MCA – Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment – required by the state of Minnesota to hold schools accountable. The state is required by the federal government to assess students in math and reading in grades 3-8, plus reading in 10th grade and math in 11th grade. Assessments are held once per year in the spring.
Star Renaissance – We use this program to monitor the progress our students meet throughout the year, which gives us minute detail and helps to drill down to specific skills with which students may be having difficulty. We assess three times per year in order to accurately measure student progress, and we can also use this program throughout the year on an individual basis to supplement growth opportunities. Meets Authorizer requirements.
FASTBridge – We use this program as a screener to check fluency in reading for students K-8. We also use this program to monitor the progress our students make throughout the year, which gives us minute detail and helps to drill down to specific skills with which students may be having difficulty. We assess three times per year in order to accurately measure student progress, and we can also use this program throughout the year on an individual basis to supplement growth opportunities.F
Families of online students will receive specific information via email regarding testing dates and locations.
If you have any questions or conflicts for testing dates, please contact Abigayle Swenson, Distrct Assessment Coordinator, at abigayleswenson@crosslakekids.org to schedule a make-up session.
If you choose to not have your student(s) participate in testing, please fill out the form below and send it via email to abigayleswenson@crosslakekids.org or to our mailing address at PO Box 1020, Crosslake, MN 56422.
MCA testing dates
MCS tests can take 1-2 hours for each assessment taken.
MCA results are shared at fall conferences or mailed to parents/guardians.
Access and MTAS, Grades K-12 | March 5-8, 2024 |
Reading MCA, Online Grade 10 | March 13, 2024 |
Reading MCA, Online Grades 3-8 | March 14, 2024 |
Math MCA, Online Grade 11 | March 20, 2024 |
Math MCA, Online Grades 3-8 | March 21, 2024 |
Science MCA, Online Grades 5-8 | April 3-4, 2024 |
High School Biology MCA, Online High Schoolers | April 3-4, 2024 |
Reading MCA, Seat Based Grades 3-8 | April 16-19, 2024 |
Math MCA, Seat Based Middle School | April 23-26, 2024 |
Science MCA, Seat Based Middle School | April 29-May 3, 2024 |
Makeups MCA, Grades 3-8 | April 30-May 2, 2024 |
Reading and Math MCA, Online Grades 3-12 | April 5-, 2024May 3 |
STAR testing dates
STAR tests are 20 minutes long for each test
STAR test results are shared after each testing window by sending home a report.
early/Reading, Grades Kindergarten-1 | September 5-October 2, 2023 December 11-January 09, 2024 April 5-May 3, 2024 |
Reading, Math, Grades 2-12 | September 5-14, 2023 December 11-January 09, 2024 April 5-May 3, 2024 |
ACT testing dates
High School ACT – 11th grade | April 9, 2024 |
FASTBridge/SAEBRS testing dates
earlyReading, earlyMath, Grades Kindergarten-1 | September 18 – October 13, 2023 January 8 – February 1, 2024 May 6-24, 2024 |
aReading, CBMreading, aMath, CBMmathautomaticity, Grades 2-3 | September 18 – October 13, 2023 January 8 – February 1, 2024 May 6-24, 2024 |
AUTOReading, aReading, aMath, CBMmathautomaticity, Grades 4-12 | September 18 – October 13, 2023 January 8 – February 1, 2024 May 6-24, 2024 |
SAEBRS, Grades Kindergarten – 2 | September 18 – October 13, 2023 January 8 – February 1, 2024 May 6-24, 2024 |
mySAEBRS, Grades 3-8 | September 18 – October 13, 2023 January 8 – February 1, 2024 May 6-24, 2024 |
Campus Address: 35808 County Road 66 Crosslake, MN 56442
Seat-Based Campus: 218-692-5437
Online Admissions: 218-537-3628 onlineadmissions@crosslakekids.org Seat-Based Admissions: 218-692-9104 seatbasedadmissions@crosslakekids.org