A method for analyzing standards-based assessment data includes the steps of formulating a standards-based assessment of a plurality of academic content standards for administering to one or more students, the assessment based upon an existing set of academic content standards, generating a plurality of reports from administering the assessment for presenting at least one assessment result in a standards-based format, providing a methodology for analyzing the reports for identifying achievement problems of the students, and setting forth a plurality of parameters for developing an intervention strategy for improving the performance of the student or students.