A detailed curriculum is available in PDF format. If you do not have the Adobe Acrobat Viewer, please follow this link . Further, the longer students remain in Catholic schools, the better the achievement exhibited by those students. Students in grades 2-8 complete the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills that include testing for basic skills as well as skills requiring higher order thinking.
Pupils receive a score in each area as well as a composite score.
Results of standardized testing are used to improve instructional practices, curriculum and programs for the students. Learn more about the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, developed by Riverside Publishing Company . With Writing Assessment, students respond to on-demand writing prompts throughout the school year. Learn more about the writing assessment standards from the Pennsylvania Department of Education web site. All scores represent a percentile ranking.