Renaissance State Approvals

Updated: October 28, 2020

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.

Predict performance on your state summative assessment

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. Watch Predicting Performance on High Stakes Tests to see how. You can also select your state below to see the linking study.

Top Renaissance Star Assessments resources:

Renaissance Star 360^® Key Reports: RDC or Renaissance Growth Platform
Star Assessments Administration Manual
K-3 Guidance for Star Assessments
Star Early Literacy^® Practice test
Star Assessments Accommodations
Star 360 Implementation Guide
RDI Best Practices document

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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.

Predict performance on your state summative assessment

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. Watch Predicting Performance on High Stakes Tests to see how. You can also select your state below to see the linking study.

Top Renaissance Star Assessments resources:

Renaissance Star 360^® Key Reports: RDC or AWS
Star Assessments Administration Manual
K-3 Guidance for Star Assessments
Star Early Literacy^® Practice test
Star Assessments Accommodations
Star 360 Implementation Guide
RDI Best Practices document

Select one of the US states highlighted in green below or scroll down to learn more about each US state's approval information.

Select a US state (only includes US states with approvals) or scroll down to learn more about each US state's approval information.

Alabama

Name of List: Early Reading and Math Assessments

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Arizona

Name of List: Arizona Approved Universal Literacy and Dyslexia Screener List

Assessment Solutions:Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Reading CBM

For more information, click here.

Arkansas

Name of List: K–2 Assessments

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star 360 with RDI

For more information, click here.

California

Name of List: Reading Diagnostics for Second Grade

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Colorado

Name of List: READ Act Diagnostics K–3

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Name of List: READ Act Interim K–3

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Connecticut

Name of List: Approved Menu of Research-based Grades K-3 Universal Screening Reading Assessments

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Delaware

Name of List: DPAS-II Component V Student Growth Measures External Measures

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Florida

Name of List: Alternative Standardized Reading Assessment Used for Good Cause Exemption to Third Grade Retention

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Tax Credit Scholarship Private School Annual Assessment Requirement

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Kindergarten Readiness Screener

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Taking a Closer Look at Dyslexia and Dysgraphia

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Georgia

Name of List: The UniversaI Screening Process and Georgia's Assessments

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Indiana

Name of List: K-2 Universal Screener for Dyslexia

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Iowa

Name of List: K–6 Screening and Progress Monitoring

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy (K–3); Renaissance Star Reading (1–6); myIGDIs

For more information, click here.

Kansas

Name of List: Lists of Student Performance Indicators (2017–2018)

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Massachusetts

Name of List: Early Literacy Screener Pilot Grant

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Michigan

Name of List: K–3 – Initial Early Literacy Assessment Tools

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Name of List: K-3 assessment - Extensive Early Literacy Assessment Tools

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Minnesota

Name of List: Read Well Data Plan Submission: 2018 Assessment Plan References

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Name of List: List of Universal Screening Tools for Identifying Characteristics of Dyslexia

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Mississippi

Name of List: Kindergarten Readiness

Assessment Solution: MKAS2 K-Readiness Assessment

Learn more about Mississippi's Kindergarten Readiness Assessment.

Name of List: Literacy-Based Promotion Act Approved List of Screener and Diagnostic Tools

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Missouri

Name of List: Screening Organizer by Grade

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Nebraska

Name of List: NebraskaREADS: Reading Assessments

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

New Hampshire

Name of List: Dyslexia Guide: Screening and Data Gathering

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

New Mexico

Name of List: K-12 Formative Assessments

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

New York

Name of List: List of Approved Student Assessments for Use by School Districts and BOCES in Teacher and Principal Evaluations under Education Law 3012-d

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

North Carolina

Name of List: Read to Achieve Local Alternative Assessments

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Name of List: K-3 Literacy Formative Assessment

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Early Literacy

For more information, click here.

Ohio

Name of List: Alternative Standardized Assessments for Grades 3-8 for Chartered Nonpublic Schools

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Alternative Standardized Assessment for Third Grade Reading

Assessment Solution: Renaissance Star Reading Third Grade Reading Proficiency Assessment

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Comparable Assessments to Ohio's K–3 Diagnostic Assessment for the Third Grade Reading Guarantee

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Prescreening and Identification Instruments for Children Who Are Gifted

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.

Name of List: Teacher and Principal Evaluation: Qualifications for Student Assessments to be used by Ohio Districts for a Portion of Teachers' and Principals' Evaluations

Assessment Solutions: Renaissance Star Early Literacy; Renaissance Star Reading; Renaissance Star Math

For more information, click here.