The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) reinforces the authority of states to decide which statewide assessments are the most appropriate for its students. Wyoming’s state assessment, the Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP), assesses students on the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards. It is administered online and is a computer-adaptive assessment. This state summative assessment is an end-of-year test that measures how much students have learned during the school year in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science.
WY-TOPP measures student performance on the Wyoming Content and Performance Standards. You can find the blueprints that indicate which standards make up each part of the assessment for each content area below.
The public is invited to experience a training test at wyoassessment.org, in the Students and Families section. The ELA and Math training tests contain assessment item types for grades 3–10. The ELA tests for grades 3, 6, and 9 also include sample listening questions. The Science training tests contain assessment items in each grade band (elementary, middle school, and high school). These training tests are designed to allow students to practice with the assessment platform and digital tools before the summative test.
