Robin Dexter, assistant superintendent for the Grand Island Public Schools, said the Iowa Test of Basic Skills is a norm-referenced test. In layman's term, that means if enough students take the test, ...

Holy Family Catholic School in Grand Junction announced Wednesday that the average student in grades 3-8 scored at or above grade level relative to national averages in the Iowa Test of Basic Skills ...

For years, taking the ITBS test in November has been a rite of passage for students in the Rock Island-Milan school district. Starting this fall, though, the testing will be moved to September and ...

In 1935, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, or ITBS were first administered in Iowa. Students in grades six through eight completed the ITBS tests in subjects such as reading comprehension, spelling and ...