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CASAS Assessments Approved for NRS
CASAS o昀昀ers a wide variety of assessments approved for Measuring Student Gains in the
National Reporting System (NRS) for your ESL and ABE/ASE programs.
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ABE/ASE Learners
Modality
Test Series
Forms
Reading GOALS 2
921R–930R
Reading GOALS
901R–908R
Math GOALS 2
921M–930M
NRS Approval
Through
June 30, 2026
NRS Approval
Through July
2030
NRS Approval
Through
June 30, 2032
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Reading
Math
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English Language Learners
Modality
Reading
Test Series
Forms
NRS Approval NRS Approval
Through
Through
June 30, 2025
July 2030
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Reading STEPS
621R–630R
Beginning Literacy Reading
27R–28R
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Life and Work Reading
81R–188R
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Secondary Level Assessment for
Language Arts
513R–514R
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Citizenship
951R, 951RX–952RX
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Listening STEPS
621L–630L
Life and Work Listening
981L–986L
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Listening
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Skill Level Descriptors
Skill Level Descriptors provide a common scale for interpreting test results. The scale has been veri昀椀ed
more than four million adults and youth. Descriptors display the relationship of CASAS test scores to NRS
Educational Functioning Levels. Skill areas include reading, math, listening, speaking, and writing.
Scale Scores NRS Educational Functioning Levels and Grade Levels
The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requires states to report performance outcomes
to monitor program performance. For states to meet these requirements, local programs use CASAS
standardized assessments to collect and report data on learning gains.
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