It does not allow for bilingual testing, the test must be taken in English with no help or tutoring.
Both facts were left out of the story.
The high school AIMS may be focused on 10th grade learning levels, but the DPA test discussed in the article is not administered to students above the eighth grade.
The fact that test is administered only in English helps the case that the DPA is not a sound comparison to the nationwide TerraNova test.