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I think "tracking" often relied/s on teacher observation and existing testing frameworks. I can remember taking standardized bubble-tests in 1st grade in rural Maine (I was allowed to sit and read if I finished early, which I did) - standardized testing, for all it is emphasized now, isn't new. Actually although the tests are more high-stakes now and are taught-to in a way I don't have a sense that they were when I was a kid, they actually don't do any standardized testing at all prior to 3rd grade in both NC and GA. Which I think is good.