About the New Mexico Standards Based Assessment (SBA)

State Testing Information for New Mexico

Portions of the following material were taken from the New Mexico Department of Education website. Please see our links and source sections at the bottom of the page for more details and references.

New Mexico Common Core State Standards

New Mexico, 45 other states, and the District of Columbia have adopted the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for public schooling, establishing new guidelines for both teachers and students.

The New Mexico Common Core State Standards are a different approach to learning, teaching and testing that engenders a deeper understanding of critical concepts and the practical application of that knowledge. Developed over many years, tested, and proven to be effective, these updated standards prepare students to be more ready for college and competitive in both national and international job markets.

New Mexico Common Core State Standards (NMCCSS) will be phased-in over three years and in full effect by 2015.

General Description of the Tests

New Mexico Standards Based Assessment (SBA)

• Grades: 3-8, 11
• Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Social Studies

New Mexico Alternate Performance Assessment (NMAPA)

• Grades: 3-12
• Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Science, Writing, Social Studies
• To promote maximum access to the general education curriculum for students with significant cognitive disabilities, ensure that all students with disabilities are included in New Mexico’s statewide assessment and accountability programs

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

• Grades: 4, 8, 12
• Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Science, Writing, History, Geography, and other subject areas
• The only nationally representative, continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas
• It is a survey designed to produce national and state level results; it is not a testing program for individual students or schools.

Our curriculum is focused around actual material that a student is likely to see on the upcoming New Mexico Standards Based Assessment (SBA) test. Nationally known for delivering high quality and affordable materials that help students improve their scores, we provide you both paper-based instruction and easy to use online test preparation.