State Profile

Organizational Structure:

Local Control

State Education Demographics:

• Number of K-12 Students: 1.4 million

• Number of School Administrative Units: 600

Standards and Instruction Information: 

• Last Updated: 2016 New Jersey Student Learning Standards 

Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction:

http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/science/

State Science Assessment Information:

• Date Established: 1978

• Given at what grades: end of grades 4 and 8; biology

• Type of Assessment: Multiple Choice, Constructed Response,

  Performance Component

• Time of Year: Spring

Assessment Resources: 

http://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/

• Science Teachers Association
• NJ Science Education Leadership Association