RSA 193-C:6 Assessment Required.

I. A statewide assessment of mathematics and English and language arts shall be administered in all chartered public schools, public schools, and public academies in the state in each of the grades 3 through 8, and one grade in high school. A statewide assessment of science shall be administered in all chartered public schools, public schools, and public academies in the state once in grade 5, once in grade 8, and one grade in high school.
II. A school district may choose to participate in a locally-developed, alternative assessment program, in place of the statewide assessment, if such a program is offered by the department and approved by the United States Department of Education.
III. All public school students in the designated grades shall participate in the assessm