Want to avoid surprises on high-stakes tests? See how Renaissance Star Assessments enable you to accurately predict students’ performance on state summative tests and college entrance exams. Read the blog to see how.
Renaissance State Approvals
Star Assessments and State Approvals
Learning data is the key to unlocking each student’s full potential. To date, Renaissance Star Assessments have been approved by 25 US states for use as part of 45 approved lists or as a sole assessment solution. More than 34,000 schools and districts in all 50 US states rely on Star Assessments each day for the data they need to maximize student growth and success.
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Renaissance Star Assessments have over 90 approvals in 38 states
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Star Assessments are used in more than 34,000 US schools and districts.
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Star Assessments are used in all 50 states.
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Find State Approvals for your state
Click on the US states below to learn more about each US state’s approval information. You can also use the selector to highlight a state.
State
Approval lists available?
Approval lists
Name of list
Assessment solutions
Alaska
No
No lists available
Arizona
Yes
Arizona Approved Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screener List
Arkansas
No
No lists available
California
Yes
Recommendations for Academic Progress Indicators – Charter Schools
Colorado
Yes
Commonly Used Assessment for Gifted Identification
Connecticut
No
No lists available
Delaware
No
No lists available
District Of Columbia
No
No lists available
Florida
Yes
Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment Used for Good Cause Exemption to Third Grade Retention
Tax Credit Scholarship Private School Annual Assessment Requirement
Coordinated Screening and Progress Monitoring VPK-Grade 2
Georgia
Yes
Hawaii
No
No lists available
Idaho
Yes
Illinois
No
No lists available
Iowa
Yes
K–6 Screening and Progress Monitoring
Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring for Literacy for Preschool
Early Literacy Implementation (K–3) Approved Assessments
Early Mathematics Assessments: Universal Screening and Progress Monitoring
Kansas
Yes
Kentucky
Yes
Approved Early Literacy Screening Assessments
Louisiana
Yes
Family Literacy Engagement Support Guide
Maine
No
No lists available
Maryland
Yes
Massachusetts
Yes
Early Literacy Universal Screening Assessment (Dyslexia K–3)
Michigan
Yes
K–3 Extensive Early Literacy Assessment Tools
Minnesota
Yes
List of Universal Screening Tools for Identifying Characteristics of Dyslexia
Mississippi
Yes
Literacy-Based Promotion Act Approved List of Screener and Diagnostic Tools
Assessment for IDEA Annual Performance Report (APR) Indicator 7
Missouri
Yes
Montana
Yes
Voluntary Early Childhood Screening Program
Nebraska
Yes
Nevada
No
No lists available
New Hampshire
Yes
Dyslexia Suggested Screening Guidance
New Jersey
No
No lists available
New York
Yes
State-Administered PreKindergarten Program Quality Assurance Protocol (QAP)
List of Approved Student Assessments for Use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations under Education Law 3012-d
North Carolina
Yes
North Dakota
Yes
Ohio
Yes
Oklahoma
Yes
Universal Screening and Screening for Characteristics of Dyslexia
Rhode Island
Yes
South Carolina
Yes
Literacy Universal Screeners for Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
South Dakota
No
No lists available
Tennessee
Yes
Educator Evaluation – Approved Achievement Measures
Texas
Yes
Group-Administered Reading and Math K–12
Utah
Yes
K-12 Supplemental Online Curriculum
Early Interactive Reading Software Program K-3
Vermont
Yes
K–3 Universal Reading Screeners
Strengthening and Streamlining Local Comprehensive Assessment Systems
Washington
Yes
Second Grade Reading Assessment
Dyslexia Advisory Council and OSPI Recommended Literacy Screening Tools
West Virginia
Yes
Wisconsin
Yes
Targeted Screeners – Gifted and Talented
Top Renaissance Star Assessments resources
Renaissance Star Key reports
Highly reliable and valid, Renaissance Star Assessments, in English and Spanish, equip educators with the right assessment at the right time to answer essential questions about student performance and growth.
Star Assessments Administration model
This report summarizes how the diagnostic reporting capacity for math in reading in Renaissance assessments gives insight into student performance, provides context for the meaning of Skill Areas, and demonstrates the added value of using Multidimensional Item Response Theory (MIRT) for scaling.
K–3 guidance for Star Assessments
Use the guidelines in this document as you make decisions about which Renaissance Star assessment to administer to your kindergarten through Grade 3 students.
Star Early Literacy practice test
Take a Star Early Literacy test with practice questions.
Star Assessments accommodations
Learn about how Star assessments (Star Reading, Star Early Literacy, and Star Math) are suitable for use with students with disabilities and the accommodations Star assessments provide.
Star Assessments implementation guide
Use the implementation guide for the basics of why and how to administer the Star tests. If you are new to Star Assessments, this information will get you off to a good start.
Renaissance best practices documents
Learn about Renaissance’s Custom Data Integration Service and get answers to your questions about how it works and affects you.