Nevada’s system for assessing students, the Nevada Proficiency Examination Program (NPEP), consists of different tests taken by students enrolled in public and charter schools in specific grades and specific programs.

NPEP includes the following assessments: High School Proficiency Examination (HSPE) in Reading and Mathematics (Grades 10 – 12); Writing Assessments (Grades 5, 8 & 11); Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) (Grades 4 & 7); Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) (Grade 10); Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRT) in Reading, Mathematics, and Science (Grades 3 – 8). 

In addition to the state required NPEP assessments, the Carson City School District administers Primary Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments to students in grades K – 2, and MAP or Achievement Level Tests (ALT) in grades 3 – 9.