DRC BEACON Interim Assessment

Help Your Students Find the Best Path Forward

Subject Areas:

  • ELA (Grades 3–8)
  • Math (Grades 3–8)

Assessment Type:

Interim Computer Adaptive

Delivery Format:

  • Online

Item Types:

  • Selected Response
  • Technology Enhanced
  • Constructed Response (Short Answer) autoscored
  • Evidence-based Selected Response
  • Multi-part
  • Multi-select

Illuminate Student Learning

DRC BEACON is an interim assessment for grades 3–8 that helps teachers identify student learning needs, measure progress, and achieve growth throughout the school year. DRC BEACON provides immediate insights into student performance, allowing teachers to make informed decisions and target instruction.

Online Adaptive Format: DRC BEACON has an online adaptive format which means that students spend less time testing, and teachers receive more relevant feedback in a shorter time frame.

Reporting Tools: Our dynamic reporting tools allow educators to explore each student’s performance in greater detail and carefully design instructional interventions based on the data.

Learning Strategies: Access key learning strategies that provide direct connections between standards and learning progressions to help differentiate instruction for each student.