I have been tasked with finding a good diagnostic tool to assess math skill growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year for grades 1-8. I've used generic tests in the past, but haven't ever found anything that really did much for me. Doesn't need to be a free item, just good. What do you use and do you like it or not? Not looking for a curriculum program, just a good diagnostic tool.

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Our district uses Star Math. I think it’s part of the Renaissance assessment suite. I don’t work very closely with it. We only run it through 9th grade. But I think the middle school teachers like it.

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I am a middle school teacher that uses STAR. I love it. It is user friendly and offers many different kinds of reports. That being said, my district is switching to NWEA.

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We use iReady, and we love it.

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Edulastic is awesome, and free!

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I teach 4th grade and use IXL Math, it is an online subscription and love it.

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We use IReady, I think it is part of Star.

Moby max is great. Lots of different reports. Tracks growth. Automatically assigns work that they are missing. Down side only K to 8.

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