The CSAP only tested four (mathematics, reading and writing, and science) of the thirteen subject areas in the Colorado Model Content Standards.
The 3rd and 4th Grade versions of the CSAP are also available in Spanish to accommodate the high number of Spanish-speaking students in Colorado public schools who concurrently learn English.
In 11th Grade (Junior year of High School) students were required to take the COACT (a Colorado specific version of the ACT) in place of the CSAP.
[8] In addition to the CSAP, Colorado is also subject to the same requirements as the rest of the United States in the No Child Left Behind Act.
The Colorado Department of Education's plans to make Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) are published on their website.
Results from the CSAP, CSAPA, and graduations rates are used to create AYP calculations for Colorado school districts.
The replacement TCAP met a similar fate as many districts and families have grown weary of over-testing students.