PARCC is the state mandated (OSSE) assessment. I-ready is something purchased by DCPS for District-wide math assessments three times a year- beginning middle end. All DCPS elementary schools also use DIBELS/TRC testing three times a year, as do many charter schools. Unit assessments were developed by DCPS and correspond with the teaching Scope and Sequence (can be found on the DCPS website:
http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/In+the+Classroom/What+Students+Are+Learning/Scope+and+Sequence+Documents)