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Student Choice High School
2025-2026 Assessment Calendar
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Trimester 1
Aug. 4th - Oct. 30th		Beginning of the Year Benchmark (Benchmark 1)
August 11th - August 22nd		Purpose
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9th Grade PREACT9 Assessment 1Baseline/ Growth / Proficiency
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10th gradePREACT10 Assessment 1
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11th GradeACT Assessment 1
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12th Grade (Cohort 2026)ACT Assessment 1
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Newly Enrolled Students
(9th, 10th,11th,
12th (2026))		Schedule Benchmark 1 (see above)
Benchmark 1 will remain open throught October 17, 2025, for new students.
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Trimester 2
Oct. 31st - Feb. 17th		Middle of the Year Benchmark (Benchmark 2)
November 3rd - November 14th		Purpose
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9th Grade PREACT9 Assessment 2Baseline/ Growth / Proficiency
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10th gradePREACT10 Assessment 2
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11th GradeACT Assessment 2
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12th Grade (Cohort 2026)ACT Assessment 2
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Newly Enrolled Students
(9th, 10th,11th,
12th (2026))		Schedule Benchmark 2 (see above)
Benchmark 2 will remain open through January 9, 2026, for new students.
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Trimester 3
Feb. 18th - May 22nd 		End of the Year Benchmark (Benchmark 3)
January 26th-February 13th		Purpose
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9th Grade PREACT9 Assessment 3Baseline/ Growth / Proficiency
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10th gradePREACT10 Assessment 3
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11th GradeACT Assessment 3
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12th Grade (Cohort 2026)ACT9 Assessment 3
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State-Mandated AssessmentsPurpose
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Grade 11 AZSCIMarch 23th, 2026 - March 27th, 2026All Students in 11th Grade
(Cohort 2027)		Summative Assessment
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Grade 11 ACT
April 7th, 2026 - April 10th, 2026 (week 1)
April 13th, 2026 - April 17th, 2026 (week 2)
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 Grade 9 ACT AspireMarch 30, 2026 - April 24th, 2026All TRAD Students in 9th Grade
(Cohort 2029)
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Benchmark
Civics Exam
(Odysseyware)		Prior to GraduationAll students (IEP/504 exempt)
Cohort 2026 and after - 70% or better		Title 7 Grad Requirement
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AZELLA PlacementTwo weeks before the first instructional day of school through May 8th, 2026 EL Coordinator will IdentifyLanguage Proficiency
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AZELLA ReassessmentJanuary 26th, 2026 - March 13th, 2026 EL Students
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Updated 5/21/2025 All Staff/Assessment Folder
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