District 54 administers a variety of assessments to measure student progress and help teachers understand each student’s areas of strength and weakness in order to provide appropriate instruction.
2025-26 Assessment Dates
Kindergarten Screening – August 14-15 and 19-20
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP): August 25 – September 5 (fall), December 1-12 (winter), April 27 – May 8 (spring)
Assessment of Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) (sixth through eighth grade dual language and immersion students): October 14-24
Cognitive Skills Test (second through sixth grade gifted students): January 6-23
ACCESS: January 14 – March 3
Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) (third through eighth grade): March 2-20
Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) (fifth and eighth grade only): March 2-20
DLM (third through eighth grade): March 11 – May 6
DELE Test (eighth grade dual language students): May TBD
For more information, contact Scott Ross, assistant superintendent of student services, at (847) 357-5052.
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