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TN Department of Education
Proficiency Levels - Passing scores required to meet graduation requirements
Curriculum and Instruction:
Performance Standards for End of Course Subjects Content Standards and Performance Indicators
Direct all TCAP Secondary Assessment Inquiries to: tned.assessment@state.tn.us Hardison Complex - TPS Campus
1252 Foster Ave.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: (615) 741-0720
FAX: (615) 532-7860
 

Secondary TCAP Assessment

Item Samplers and Pamphlets

Students who entered their freshmen year in 2001-2002, and thereafter must pass three Gateway tests Mathematics, Language Arts and Science before graduation to earn a high school diploma. These Gateway Tests are part of the End of Course series of tests that students take in high school.

Below are links to the Item Samplers and Practice Test for the three Gateway Tests. These samplers and practice test provide examples of items that cover each Reporting Category and Performance Indicator for the appropriate test. The examples illustrate the formats of the questions used to evaluate the student's mastery of the Performance Indicator.

Gateway Samplers and Practice Test

Below are the links to the Item Pamphlets for the four End of Course Tests. They offer a sample of the question formats used in the End of Course tests. These questions only relate to overall Reporting Categories.

End of Course Pamphlets pdf