32 states · grades 3-8 · 2026-27 school year

2027 State Test Calendar:
Testing Windows for Every State We Cover

This is the spring 2027 testing window, plus fall and winter windows where a state tests during the year, for each of the 32 states we cover, in one table. Every date links to the state's own calendar, so you can check it at the source. Most states test between March and June 2027, and your school picks the actual days inside the window.

Updated October 21, 2026 · every window re-checked against each state education department's own calendar

2026-27 state testing windows, by state

A window is the span of dates the state allows, not the days your child tests. Districts pick the days, so ask your school for its schedule. Four states tie testing to the last days of each district's school year instead of fixed dates.

Spring 2027 and 2026-27 state testing windows for 32 states, with official sources
State	Test	Grades	2026-27 / spring 2027 window(s)	Official source	Our guide
Alabama	ACAP Summative	2-8	March 15 - April 23, 2027 Grade 2 and 3 ELA: first four weeks: March 15 - April 9, 2027 ALSDE says dates are subject to change.	ALSDE memo FY26-2017: Assessment Testing Dates for 2026-2027	ACAP guide
Arizona	AASA and AzSCI	3-8	Computer-based: writing, and grade 3 oral reading fluency: April 12-23, 2027 Computer-based: reading and math: April 12 - May 7, 2027 Paper-based schools: all units: April 12-23, 2027 AzSCI science: April 12 - May 7, 2027	Arizona Department of Education: Detailed Testing Calendar 2026-2027	AASA guide
Arkansas	ATLAS	3-8	Interim 1: August 31 - October 9, 2026 Interim 2: January 11 - February 12, 2027 Summative: April 26 - May 28, 2027 Grade 3 ELA retake (promotion only): May 31 - July 2, 2027	Arkansas DESE: 2026-2027 Final Testing Calendar	ATLAS guide
California	CAASPP (Smarter Balanced) and CAST	3-8	Late January - June 2027 Each district picks its own testing window inside this span.	California Department of Education: California Assessment Timeline (August 2026)	CAASPP guide
Colorado	CMAS	3-8	April 5-23, 2027 CDE lists the 2027 windows as tentative.	Colorado Department of Education: Test Windows and Reporting Timeline	CMAS guide
Connecticut	Smarter Balanced and NGSS science	3-8	March 22 - May 28, 2027	CSDE: Connecticut Summative Assessment Calendar for 2026-27	Connecticut guide
Florida	FAST (through-year)	3-8	PM1: August 10 - September 25, 2026 PM2: November 30, 2026 - January 22, 2027 Writing (grades 4-10): March 29 - April 9, 2027 PM3 and science: May 3-28, 2027	Florida Department of Education: Statewide Assessment Program 2026-2027 Schedule	FAST guide
Georgia	Georgia Milestones (End of Grade)	3-8	Not posted yet (checked October 2026)	Georgia Department of Education: Georgia Milestones Assessment System	Milestones guide
Illinois	IAR and Illinois Science Assessment	3-8	IAR online: March 1 - April 16, 2027 IAR paper: March 1 - April 2, 2027 Science (ISA): March 1 - April 30, 2027	ISBE: 2026-27 Illinois State Assessment Dates	IAR guide
Indiana	ILEARN (Checkpoints and summative)	3-8	Checkpoint One: September 14 - November 13, 2026 Checkpoint Two: November 16, 2026 - February 5, 2027 Checkpoint Three: February 8 - April 9, 2027 IREAD (grade 3 reading): March 1-12, 2027 ILEARN summative: April 12 - May 7, 2027	Indiana Department of Education: 2026-2027 Indiana Assessment Windows	ILEARN guide
Iowa	ISASP	3-8	March 8 - May 7, 2027	Iowa Department of Education: 2026-27 Required Student Assessments	ISASP guide
Kentucky	Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA)	3-8	Set by your district's calendar The last 14 instructional days of your district's calendar	Kentucky Department of Education: Assessments (2026-2027 test windows)	KSA guide
Louisiana	LEAP 2025	3-8	Online: April 1 - May 12, 2027 Grade 3 paper: ELA and math: April 7-9, 2027 Grade 3 paper: science and social studies: April 12-13, 2027	Louisiana Department of Education: 2026-2027 Assessment Calendar	LEAP guide
Maryland	MSTAR (ELA and math), MCAP (science, social studies)	3-8	March 29 - May 28, 2027 First year of MSTAR for ELA and math in grades 3-8.	Maryland State Department of Education: 2025-26 MCAP results and the move to MSTAR	MCAP / MSTAR guide
Massachusetts	MCAS	3-8	ELA: March 22 - April 16, 2027 Math and science: April 26 - May 21, 2027 Grade 8 civics: April 26 - June 4, 2027	Massachusetts DESE: 2026-27 Initial Statewide Testing Schedule (Word file)	MCAS guide
Michigan	M-STEP	3-8	Online: April 5 - May 14, 2027 Paper: April 5-30, 2027 MDE says dates may shift slightly.	Michigan Department of Education: Spring 2027 Testing Schedule for Summative Assessments	M-STEP guide
Minnesota	MCA	3-8	Reading and math: March 8 - May 7, 2027 Science: March 8 - May 14, 2027	Minnesota Department of Education: 2026-27 Testing Calendar	MCA guide
Mississippi	MAAP	3-8	Grade 3 ELA (reading test for promotion): April 5-16, 2027 Everything else: April 26 - May 21, 2027 Grade 3 ELA retests: May 10-14 and June 21-25, 2027	Mississippi Department of Education: 2026-2027 Statewide Testing Calendar	MAAP guide
Nevada	Smarter Balanced and science	3-8	March 9 - May 4, 2027	Nevada Department of Education: 2026-2027 Accountability Assessment Calendar	Nevada guide
New Jersey	NJSLA-Adaptive and NJSLA-Science	3-8	April 19 - May 21, 2027	New Jersey Department of Education: Statewide Assessment Testing Schedule 2026-27	NJSLA guide
New York	NYS Grades 3-8 Tests	3-8	April 5 - May 14, 2027 Schools pick two days in a row for each ELA and math test; each grade takes science on one day.	NYSED: Final Dates for the 2026-27 Elementary- and Intermediate-level Testing	NYS Tests guide
New York	Regents exams	High school	January: January 26-29, 2027 June: June 15-25, 2027 August: August 17-18, 2027	NYSED: Final Dates for the January, June and August 2027 Regents	Regents schedule 2027
North Carolina	End-of-Grade (EOG)	3-8	Set by your district's calendar The final 10 instructional days of the school year	NCDPI: 2026-27 North Carolina Operational Testing Calendar	EOG guide
Ohio	Ohio's State Tests	3-8	Grade 3 ELA (fall): October 19 - November 6, 2026 ELA: March 29 - April 30, 2027 Math, science and social studies: April 5 - May 14, 2027 Each district uses 15 school days in a row inside each spring window.	Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: 2026-2027 Testing Dates	Ohio guide
Oklahoma	OSTP	3-8	Set by your district's calendar The last four weeks of your district's school calendar	Oklahoma State Department of Education: FINAL 2026-2027 Testing Calendar	OSTP guide
Oregon	OSAS (Smarter Balanced and science)	3-8	ELA and math: March 30 - June 11, 2027 Science: March 2 - June 11, 2027	Oregon Department of Education: 2026-27 Oregon Assessment Administration Schedule	OSAS guide
Pennsylvania	PSSA	3-8	ELA: April 26-30, 2027 Math, science and make-ups: May 3-7, 2027 Optional extra week: May 10-14, 2027	Pennsylvania Department of Education: PSSA	PSSA guide
South Carolina	SC READY	3-8	Set by your district's calendar The last 20 school days of your district's calendar Paper testing happens in the first 10 of those days.	South Carolina Department of Education: SC READY	SC READY guide
Tennessee	TCAP Achievement	3-8	Writing (part of ELA): April 7-14, 2027 Everything else: April 19 - May 6, 2027	Tennessee Department of Education: TCAP Calendar, 2026-27 School Year	TCAP guide
Texas	STAAR grades 3-8	3-8	Reading: April 5-16, 2027 Science and social studies: April 12-23, 2027 Math: April 19-30, 2027 The last STAAR for grades 3-8.	TEA: 2026-2027 Student Assessment Testing Calendar	STAAR 2027 dates
Texas	STAAR end-of-course	High school courses	December: November 30 - December 11, 2026 Spring (by course): April 5-30, 2027 June: June 14-25, 2027	TEA: 2026-2027 Student Assessment Testing Calendar	STAAR EOC dates
Virginia	SOL	3-8	Grades 3-8 SOL tests: April 5 - June 17, 2027 Grades 5 and 8 Integrated Reading and Writing: March 8 - May 14, 2027 Each division picks a three- to four-week window for grades 3-6.	Virginia Department of Education: 2026-2027 Test Administration Dates	SOL guide
Washington	Smarter Balanced and WCAS science	3-8	ELA and math online: March 1 - June 25, 2027 ELA and math on paper: April 5 - May 14, 2027 Science online: April 5 - June 4, 2027	OSPI: State Testing Timelines and Calendar	Washington guide
Wisconsin	Forward Exam	3-8	March 15 - April 23, 2027	Wisconsin DPI: Forward Exam Calendar	Forward guide

Dates can change: several states mark their calendars as subject to change or tentative. If a date here differs from the state's link, the state's link wins, and we update this page when states post changes.

Changes coming

Texas

STAAR ends; the Student Success Tool starts in 2027-28

Spring 2027 is the last STAAR for grades 3-8, and December 2027 the last STAAR end-of-course test. From the 2027-28 school year, the Student Success Tool (SST) replaces STAAR.

What replaces STAAR

Source: TEA: School Year 2027-28 Student Assessment Testing Calendar letter (March 19, 2026)

Maryland

MCAP becomes MSTAR, starting with ELA and math

From the spring 2027 window (March 29 - May 28), grades 3-8 take the new MSTAR tests in ELA and math. Science, social studies and high school tests stay on MCAP this year and move to MSTAR in 2027-28.

Maryland MCAP and MSTAR guide

Source: MSDE: 2025-26 MCAP results and the move to MSTAR

New Jersey

NJSLA is now adaptive

New Jersey's ELA and math tests are the computer-adaptive NJSLA-A, aligned with the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards. Spring 2027 testing runs April 19 - May 21.

NJSLA scores explained

Source: NJDOE: NJSLA-Adaptive and NJGPA-Adaptive FAQs

New York

Passing Regents exams stops being a diploma requirement

From the 2027-28 school year, students graduating in January 2028 or later earn one New York State diploma and do not have to meet the separate Regents exam requirements (the 4+1 Regents exams). Students graduating before then follow the current rules.

Are the Regents going away?

Source: NYSED: Sunsetting diploma assessment requirements and moving to one diploma (September 2026)

Every change, state by state: State test changes 2027. When results reach families: When state test scores come out.

Questions parents and teachers ask

When are state tests in 2027?

Most states give their spring 2027 tests between March and June 2027. The earliest statewide windows open on March 1 (Illinois and Washington), and the latest close in June (Oregon on June 11, Virginia on June 17, Washington on June 25). Inside each state window, your district or school picks the actual test days.

When is STAAR in 2027?

TEA's 2026-27 calendar sets three spring 2027 windows for grades 3-8: reading April 5-16, grade 5 and 8 science and grade 8 social studies April 12-23, and math April 19-30, 2027. Spring 2027 is the last STAAR for grades 3-8; the Student Success Tool replaces it from 2027-28.

Do all states test at the same time?

No. Each state sets its own window. Illinois opens March 1, Wisconsin runs March 15 - April 23, and Pennsylvania gives ELA April 26-30. North Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma and South Carolina tie testing to the end of each district's school year, so the dates depend on your district's last day. Florida, Indiana and Arkansas also test during the year, not only in spring.

What does a testing window mean?

A testing window is the span of dates the state allows. Your child does not test the whole time: the district or school picks a few days inside the window for each subject, plus make-up days. Ask your school or check your district calendar for the exact days.

Which states test more than once a year?

Florida gives FAST three times (PM1 August 10 - September 25, 2026; PM2 November 30, 2026 - January 22, 2027; PM3 May 3-28, 2027). Indiana gives three ILEARN Checkpoints between September 14, 2026 and April 9, 2027, then the summative test April 12 - May 7, 2027. Arkansas has two ATLAS interim windows before its April 26 - May 28, 2027 summative window.

When is Georgia Milestones in 2027?

The Georgia Department of Education had not posted its spring 2027 End of Grade window when we checked in October 2026. It will appear on GaDOE's Georgia Milestones page, and your district's testing calendar will list the actual days.