32 states · grades 3-8 · 2026-27 results
When Do State Test Scores Come Out?
2027 Results Dates by State
Four states have posted spring 2027 results dates so far. STAAR grades 3-8 scores reach the Texas Family Portal on June 15, 2027. Ohio families must have their results by June 30, 2027, New Jersey districts get NJSLA-A reports by June 30, 2027, and Indiana posts ILEARN results within weeks of testing. Florida shows FAST scores within a day of testing. For every other state, the table shows when 2026 results reached families, clearly marked as last year's timing, plus where you log in and the state's own guide to reading the report.
Updated · every date checked against the state education department's own documents
When results reach families, state by state
Each row is labeled: 2027 date when the state has posted it, State rule when a standing rule sets the timing, Last year's timing (2026) when the state has not posted 2027 dates yet, and Not published when the state has said nothing. Virginia is marked Not confirmed because we could not check the state's site. We never estimate a date.
| State | Test | When results arrive | Where parents see them | How to read the report | Our guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ACAP Summative | Last year's timing (2026) Grade 2 and 3 reading scores reached schools May 15, 2026, and all other ACAP Summative results June 26, 2026. ALSDE asks schools to print the report and parent letter and send them home as soon as possible. Source: ALSDE memo FY26-2037: Assessment Data Review 2025-2026 (April 24, 2026) | From your school (printed Individual Student Report) | ALSDE: Parent Guide to the Individual Student Report | ACAP guide |
| Arizona | AASA and AzSCI | Last year's timing (2026) Reports reached schools May 15 (grade 3) and May 22, 2026 (grades 4-8). The AASA Parent Portal opened June 10 and paper reports went to schools June 11, 2026. Source: ADE: 2025-2026 Statewide Achievement Assessments, Reporting; ADE: Assessment information for parents and students | From your school. ADE does not send results to families; schools may give you a claim code for the optional AASA Parent Portal. | ADE: AASA Family Report Guide (English and Spanish) | AASA guide |
| Arkansas | ATLAS | Last year's timing (2026) In 2026, students got results from their school during the testing period; grade 3 ELA scores were due the same week a student finished the test. Source: Arkansas DESE: Assessment test scores, 2026; ADE memo LS-26-035: Updated Third Grade Promotion (January 15, 2026); ADE memo COM-26-002: ATLAS Summative Spring 2025 Results (parent portal) | From your school. Your district gives out the login for the ATLAS family portal.ATLAS family portal | DESE: ATLAS Family Toolkit | ATLAS guide |
| California | CAASPP (Smarter Balanced) and CAST | Last year's timing (2026) Score reports began reaching district parent portals May 15, 2026, then every day as tests were scored. The last ones came in mid-August 2026. Source: CAASPP and ELPAC: SSR and Reporting Resources (2025-26 release timeline); CAASPP email update: Smarter Balanced and CAST Results Release (May 13, 2026) | Your district's parent or student portal, or a report from your school | Starting Smarter (CDE parent guide to the score report) | CAASPP guide |
| Colorado | CMAS | Last year's timing (2026) Score summaries opened in the Family Portal May 27, 2026, and detailed reports June 11, 2026. Source: CDE: Test Windows and Reporting Timeline (2026 reporting timeline) | Pearson Family Portal for Coloradofamilyportal.pearson.com/CO | CDE: Understanding ELA and Math Score Reports | CMAS guide |
| Connecticut | Smarter Balanced and NGSS science | Last year's timing (2026) Schools sent paper Individual Student Reports home. CSDE's sample cover letter for the 2026 reports is dated September 2026. Source: CSDE: Smarter Balanced Results Resources (sample district letter, September 2026); CSDE: Smarter Balanced Interpretive Guide | From your school (paper report). The state's reporting system is for school staff only. | CSDE: Parent's Guide to the Individual Student Report | Connecticut guide |
| Florida | FAST (PM1, PM2, PM3) | State rule Scores start appearing in the Family Portal three days after each testing window opens, then within 24 hours of your child finishing a test. Writing scores come after the writing window closes. Source: FDOE: Understanding Florida Statewide Assessments Reports for Families (April 2026) | Family Portal, with the 6-digit access code from your school, or through your district's parent portalFAST: Students and Families | FDOE: Understanding Florida Statewide Assessments Reports for Families (April 2026) | FAST guide |
| Georgia | Georgia Milestones (End of Grade) | Not published Not published (checked October 2026). Last year GaDOE released statewide math, science and social studies results August 6, 2026, and planned ELA for early December 2026 because ELA has a new test. Source: GaDOE Insights: July 6, 2026 superintendents update (release plan); GaDOE Insights: August 10, 2026 principals update (August 6 release); GaDOE: Georgia Milestones Parent Q&A | From your school | GaDOE: Parent Guide to Interpreting the Georgia Milestones Student Report | Milestones guide |
| Illinois | IAR and Illinois Science Assessment | Last year's timing (2026) Reports reached the Family Portal in August 2026 (PDF reports August 10, video reports August 20). Printed reports reached schools by August 28, 2026. Source: Illinois Assessment support site: Family Portal; ISBE: Student Assessment Update (May 1, 2026) | Illinois Family Portalfamilyportal.pearson.com/il | ISBE: IAR Parent Score Interpretation Guide (May 2026) | IAR guide |
| Indiana | ILEARN | 2027 date Spring 2027: science and social studies results from April 19, 2027; ELA and math within 12 business days of your child finishing the test (after April 28). Results reach the Family Portal one week after they reach schools. Final results July 1, 2027. Source: IDOE: ILEARN Milestones 2026-2027; IDOE: ILEARN (Family Portal access codes) | Indiana Family Portal, with the access code from your schoolIndiana Family Portal | IDOE: ILEARN Assessment Results (how to read the report) | ILEARN guide |
| Iowa | State summative assessment (formerly ISASP) | Not published Not published (checked October 2026). Iowa first gave its new state test in spring 2026 and is still setting the new score levels, which go to the State Board this fall. Source: Iowa Department of Education: public comment on proposed new achievement levels (September 3, 2026) | From your school | Iowa: 2025 ISASP Interpretive Information for Families (uses the old levels) | ISASP guide |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) | Last year's timing (2026) Schools could see the 2026 reports online September 21, 2026. Paper copies reached districts by October 6, 2026, one copy for parents. Source: KDE Monday Email (September 21, 2026): 2026 KSA and AKSA ISRs now available | From your school (paper Individual Student Report) | Not published (checked October 2026) | KSA guide |
| Louisiana | LEAP 2025 | Last year's timing (2026) School systems had the 2026 student reports by early July 2026 and sent them to families in the days after. Source: LDOE news release: Parent guides help families understand LEAP student reports (July 3, 2026) | From your school | LDOE: Parent Guide to the LEAP 2025 Student Reports | LEAP guide |
| Maryland | MSTAR (ELA and math), MCAP (science, social studies) | Not published Not published for the new MSTAR tests (checked October 2026). MSDE says MSTAR brings better online reporting for families. | From your school | Not published (checked October 2026) | MCAP / MSTAR guide |
| Massachusetts | MCAS | Last year's timing (2026) The MCAS Family Portal opened August 14, 2026. Printed reports came only if your school ordered them. Source: DESE: Student Assessment Updates (Family Portal launch August 14, 2026); DESE: MCAS Family Portal | MCAS Family PortalMCAS Family Portal | DESE: Spring Individual Student Report templates, explained | MCAS guide |
| Michigan | M-STEP | Last year's timing (2026) Printed Parent Reports began reaching schools August 28, 2026. Online reports in MiLearn were open by September 10, 2026. Source: MDE Spotlight (August 27, 2026): Parent Reports arriving; MDE Spotlight (September 10, 2026): MiLearn reports for students and parents | From your school, and online in MiLearn through your district's student information system login | MDE: M-STEP Parent Guides (by grade) | M-STEP guide |
| Minnesota | MCA | Last year's timing (2026) Paper reports reached districts September 30 - October 1, 2026, for schools to hand to families. Source: MDE Assessment Update (September 16, 2026); MDE Assessment Update (August 12, 2026) | From your school (paper report; math and science reports link to a video report) | Minnesota Assessment Hub: ISR Resources (quick guides for families) | MCA guide |
| Mississippi | MAAP | Not published (checked October 2026). Ask your school. | Not published (checked October 2026) | MAAP guide | |
| Nevada | Smarter Balanced and science | Not published Not published (checked October 2026) Source: Nevada Department of Education: Grades 3-8 Smarter Balanced Assessments | Not published (checked October 2026). Ask your school. | NDE: Interpretive Guide to the Smarter Balanced Summative Reports (2025) | Nevada guide |
| New Jersey | NJSLA-Adaptive and NJSLA-Science | 2027 date Spring 2027 NJSLA-A reports reach districts by June 30, 2027. Districts must give families results within 30 days of receiving them. (2026 reports came late, in the fall, because of the new test.) Source: NJDOE: NJSLA-Adaptive and NJGPA-Adaptive FAQs (spring 2027 reporting date); NJDOE: Spring 2026 NJSLA-A and NJSLA-S results and reporting (September 16, 2026) | NJDOE Family Portal, with the access code on the paper report or from your district; paper report from your district | NJDOE: 2026 NJSLA Score Interpretation Guide | NJSLA scores explained |
| New York | NYS Grades 3-8 Tests | Last year's timing (2026) Preliminary 2026 results reached schools August 5, 2026, for schools to share with families. Final statewide results follow in early November. Source: NYSED news: preliminary data on ELA, math and science state exams (August 5, 2026); NYSED: Individual Student Reports | From your school or district | NYSED: Grades 3-8 Score Report and Understanding Report Samples | NYS Tests guide |
| New York | Regents exams | State rule Your school scores each Regents exam itself, using the rating guide and conversion chart NYSED posts for that exam, so the score comes from your school after the exam. Source: NYSED: Directions for Scoring Regents Examinations, 2026 | From your school | NYSED: June 2026 Regents scoring keys and conversion charts | Regents schedule 2027 |
| North Carolina | End-of-Grade (EOG) | State rule State rule: schools must report scores to students and parents no later than 30 days after the test. | From your school | NCDPI: Individual Student Reports (ISR) | EOG guide |
| Ohio | Ohio's State Tests | 2027 date Spring 2027: families must have results by June 30, 2027 (state law). Printed family reports reach districts July 21, 2027. Fall grade 3 ELA printed reports reach districts January 20, 2027. Source: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: 2026-2027 Testing Dates; ODEW: Reporting Student Results for Ohio's State Tests to Families by June 30 | From your school: by mail, email or the district's secure portal | Ohio's State Tests portal: What is a Score Report? (families) | Ohio guide |
| Oklahoma | OSTP | Last year's timing (2026) Preliminary results opened in the Oklahoma Parent Portal in June 2026. Source: OSDE: 2025-2026 OSTP Parent, Student, and Teacher Guide (grade 8) | Oklahoma Parent Portal, with your child's 10-digit testing number (STN) from the school and date of birthOklahoma Parent Portal | OSDE: Understanding my Student's OSTP Scores | OSTP guide |
| Oregon | OSAS (Smarter Balanced and science) | State rule State rule: districts must report state test scores to families no later than December 31 of the year your child tested. Source: ODE: Accessing Student Test Scores Online (OAR 581-022-2270) | From your school district | ODE: Understanding the OSAS Individual Student Report | OSAS guide |
| Pennsylvania | PSSA | Not published Not published (checked October 2026) Source: PDE: 2026 PSSA Handbook for Assessment Coordinators (parent FAQ) | From your school (the state sends schools two copies of each report, one for parents) | PDE: The Guide to Your Student's Pennsylvania Student Report | PSSA guide |
| South Carolina | SC READY | Last year's timing (2026) Districts received 2026 results August 3, 2026, and schools could give families score reports as soon as they arrived. Public release was August 10, 2026. Source: SCDE memo: Assessment and Report Card Release 2026 (July 21, 2026) | From your school | SCDE: SC READY Score Report User's Guide (spring 2026) | SC READY guide |
| Tennessee | TCAP Achievement | Last year's timing (2026) Individual results opened in the TCAP Family Portal in late July 2026. Printed reports come from your school. | TCAP Family Portal, with the unique access code on the printed reportTCAP Family Portal | TDOE: TCAP Parent Brochure (reading the score report) | TCAP guide |
| Texas | STAAR grades 3-8 | 2027 date Spring 2027: Family Portal June 15, 2027; final reports July 22, 2027. (Districts get results May 28, 2027.) Source: TEA: Reporting for the Texas Assessment Program, 2026-2027 (August 2026); TEA news: Spring 2026 STAAR results for grades 3-8 (June 16, 2026) | Texas Assessment Family Portal, with the access code from your school, or your district's parent portalTexasAssessment.gov | TEA: Understanding Your Child's Score | STAAR scores explained |
| Texas | STAAR end-of-course | 2027 date December 2026 tests: Family Portal January 20, 2027. Spring 2027: Family Portal June 8, 2027 (final reports July 16). June 2027 tests: Family Portal July 30, 2027. Source: TEA: Reporting for the Texas Assessment Program, 2026-2027 (August 2026) | Texas Assessment Family Portal, with the access code from your school, or your district's parent portalTexasAssessment.gov | TEA: Understanding Your Child's Score | STAAR EOC dates |
| Virginia | SOL | Not confirmed Not confirmed (checked October 2026). Ask your school division. | Ask your school division | Not confirmed (checked October 2026) | SOL guide |
| Washington | Smarter Balanced and WCAS science | From your school district | OSPI Test Score Guide (Starting Smarter Washington) | Washington guide | |
| Wisconsin | Forward Exam | Last year's timing (2026) Electronic reports reached districts by June 10, 2026, and paper copies were mailed June 23, 2026. DPI tells schools to send them home as soon as possible. | From your school, on paper or through the district's parent portal | DPI: User's Guide to Interpreting Reports (2025-26) | Forward guide |
Dates can change. If a date here differs from the state's own document, the state wins, and we update this page when states post their 2027 reporting calendars. Testing dates are on our 2027 state test calendar.
How to read a score report
Every state's report looks different, but almost all of them are built from the same few pieces. Start with the performance level, then look at the scale score, then the smaller sections (reporting categories or claims) that show where your child was strong or needs help.
Scale score
The number your child earned, on that test's own scale. Scales usually differ from subject to subject, so don't compare a math score with a reading score, and don't read the number as a percent correct.
Performance level
The band the scale score falls into, set by the state's cut scores. Most reports use a few named levels, like Did Not Meet, Approaches, Meets and Masters Grade Level in Texas, or Beginning to Distinguished Learner in Georgia. This is the line that says whether your child met the grade-level bar.
Percentile rank
Not every report has one. Where it appears, as on Florida's FAST reports for grades 3-10, it compares your child with other students: a percentile of 70 means your child scored higher than 70 percent of the comparison group. It is not a percent correct.
Score range
Many reports show a band around the score (Georgia calls it the scale score range, Connecticut an error band). It is the range your child would likely score in if they took the test several times, so small differences inside that band are not real changes.
One test is one day. Read the report next to report-card grades and what the teacher sees in class, and ask the teacher which skills to work on. For state-specific detail, see STAAR scores explained (points needed to pass each test) and NJSLA scores explained (New Jersey's new score scale and cut scores).
Questions parents ask
When do state test scores come out in 2027?
It depends on the state, and most have not posted 2027 dates yet. Texas, Indiana, New Jersey and Ohio have: STAAR grades 3-8 results reach the Texas Family Portal June 15, 2027, New Jersey districts get NJSLA-A reports by June 30, 2027, and Ohio families must have their results by June 30, 2027. In 2026, families in most other states got results between April and November.
When do STAAR scores come out in 2027?
TEA's 2026-27 reporting calendar puts STAAR grades 3-8 results in the Family Portal at TexasAssessment.gov on June 15, 2027, with final reports on July 22, 2027. Spring end-of-course results reach the Family Portal June 8, 2027. You need the access code from your child's school, or you can use your district's parent portal.
When do FAST scores come out?
Florida posts FAST scores in the Family Portal as children finish testing. Scores start appearing three days after each window (PM1, PM2, PM3) opens, then within 24 hours of a student finishing a test. Writing scores come after the writing window closes. You need the 6-digit access code from your school.
When do NYS test scores come out?
New York has not posted a 2027 date. In 2026, NYSED released preliminary grades 3-8 results to schools and districts on August 5, 2026, and parents get the score report from the school or district. Regents exams are scored by your own school, so those scores come from the school after each exam.
When do NJSLA scores come out in 2027?
NJDOE says spring 2027 NJSLA-A reports reach districts by June 30, 2027, much earlier than in 2026. New Jersey rules then give districts 30 days to get results to families. The paper report has an access code for the NJDOE Family Portal.
Why doesn't my state have a 2027 date?
Only Texas, Indiana, New Jersey and Ohio had posted spring 2027 results dates when we checked in October 2026, and Florida, North Carolina, Oregon and the NY Regents follow standing rules. For the other states we show when 2026 results reached families, marked as last year's timing, or "Not published" when the state has said nothing. We update the page when states post their dates.
Where do I find my child's access code for the family portal?
Usually on the paper score report or from the school. Texas, Florida, Indiana, New Jersey and Tennessee portals all use a code the school gives you, Oklahoma uses your child's testing number (STN) and birth date, and Arizona schools hand out a claim code. If you never got one, ask the school office or your district's testing coordinator.
What is the difference between a scale score and a performance level?
The scale score is the number your child earned on that test's own scale. The performance level is the band that number falls into, set by the state's cut scores, such as Georgia's Beginning, Developing, Proficient and Distinguished Learner. The level tells you whether your child met the grade-level bar; the scale score tells you how far above or below it they landed.
Sources
Every date and rule on this page comes from these state education department documents and official state test portals. Last reviewed .
- Alabama: ALSDE memo FY26-2037: Assessment Data Review 2025-2026 (April 24, 2026)
- Alabama: ALSDE: Parent Guide to the Individual Student Report
- Arizona: ADE: 2025-2026 Statewide Achievement Assessments, Reporting
- Arizona: ADE: Assessment information for parents and students
- Arizona: ADE: AASA Family Report Guide (English and Spanish)
- Arkansas: Arkansas DESE: Assessment test scores, 2026
- Arkansas: ADE memo LS-26-035: Updated Third Grade Promotion (January 15, 2026)
- Arkansas: ADE memo COM-26-002: ATLAS Summative Spring 2025 Results (parent portal)
- Arkansas: DESE: ATLAS Family Toolkit
- California: CAASPP and ELPAC: SSR and Reporting Resources (2025-26 release timeline)
- California: CAASPP email update: Smarter Balanced and CAST Results Release (May 13, 2026)
- California: Starting Smarter (CDE parent guide to the score report)
- Colorado: CDE: Test Windows and Reporting Timeline (2026 reporting timeline)
- Colorado: CDE: Understanding ELA and Math Score Reports
- Connecticut: CSDE: Smarter Balanced Results Resources (sample district letter, September 2026)
- Connecticut: CSDE: Smarter Balanced Interpretive Guide
- Connecticut: CSDE: Parent's Guide to the Individual Student Report
- Florida: FDOE: Understanding Florida Statewide Assessments Reports for Families (April 2026)
- Georgia: GaDOE Insights: July 6, 2026 superintendents update (release plan)
- Georgia: GaDOE Insights: August 10, 2026 principals update (August 6 release)
- Georgia: GaDOE: Georgia Milestones Parent Q&A
- Georgia: GaDOE: Parent Guide to Interpreting the Georgia Milestones Student Report
- Illinois: Illinois Assessment support site: Family Portal
- Illinois: ISBE: Student Assessment Update (May 1, 2026)
- Illinois: ISBE: IAR Parent Score Interpretation Guide (May 2026)
- Indiana: IDOE: ILEARN Milestones 2026-2027
- Indiana: IDOE: ILEARN (Family Portal access codes)
- Indiana: IDOE: ILEARN Assessment Results (how to read the report)
- Iowa: Iowa Department of Education: public comment on proposed new achievement levels (September 3, 2026)
- Iowa: Iowa: 2025 ISASP Interpretive Information for Families (uses the old levels)
- Kentucky: KDE Monday Email (September 21, 2026): 2026 KSA and AKSA ISRs now available
- Louisiana: LDOE news release: Parent guides help families understand LEAP student reports (July 3, 2026)
- Louisiana: LDOE: Parent Guide to the LEAP 2025 Student Reports
- Maryland: MSDE: 2025-26 MCAP results and the move to MSTAR
- Massachusetts: DESE: Student Assessment Updates (Family Portal launch August 14, 2026)
- Massachusetts: DESE: MCAS Family Portal
- Massachusetts: DESE: Spring Individual Student Report templates, explained
- Michigan: MDE Spotlight (August 27, 2026): Parent Reports arriving
- Michigan: MDE Spotlight (September 10, 2026): MiLearn reports for students and parents
- Michigan: MDE: M-STEP Parent Guides (by grade)
- Minnesota: MDE Assessment Update (September 16, 2026)
- Minnesota: MDE Assessment Update (August 12, 2026)
- Minnesota: Minnesota Assessment Hub: ISR Resources (quick guides for families)
- Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Education: MAAP
- Nevada: Nevada Department of Education: Grades 3-8 Smarter Balanced Assessments
- Nevada: NDE: Interpretive Guide to the Smarter Balanced Summative Reports (2025)
- New Jersey: NJDOE: NJSLA-Adaptive and NJGPA-Adaptive FAQs (spring 2027 reporting date)
- New Jersey: NJDOE: Spring 2026 NJSLA-A and NJSLA-S results and reporting (September 16, 2026)
- New Jersey: NJDOE: 2026 NJSLA Score Interpretation Guide
- New York: NYSED news: preliminary data on ELA, math and science state exams (August 5, 2026)
- New York: NYSED: Individual Student Reports
- New York: NYSED: Grades 3-8 Score Report and Understanding Report Samples
- New York: NYSED: Directions for Scoring Regents Examinations, 2026
- New York: NYSED: June 2026 Regents scoring keys and conversion charts
- North Carolina: NCDPI: Guidelines for Testing Students Identified as English Learners 2026-27 (quotes 16 NCAC 06D .0307)
- North Carolina: NCDPI: Individual Student Reports (ISR)
- Ohio: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce: 2026-2027 Testing Dates
- Ohio: ODEW: Reporting Student Results for Ohio's State Tests to Families by June 30
- Ohio: Ohio's State Tests portal: What is a Score Report? (families)
- Oklahoma: OSDE: 2025-2026 OSTP Parent, Student, and Teacher Guide (grade 8)
- Oklahoma: OSDE: Understanding my Student's OSTP Scores
- Oregon: ODE: Accessing Student Test Scores Online (OAR 581-022-2270)
- Oregon: ODE: Understanding the OSAS Individual Student Report
- Pennsylvania: PDE: 2026 PSSA Handbook for Assessment Coordinators (parent FAQ)
- Pennsylvania: PDE: The Guide to Your Student's Pennsylvania Student Report
- South Carolina: SCDE memo: Assessment and Report Card Release 2026 (July 21, 2026)
- South Carolina: SCDE: SC READY Score Report User's Guide (spring 2026)
- Tennessee: TDOE news: TCAP dashboard now live (July 13, 2026)
- Tennessee: TDOE: TCAP Parent Brochure (reading the score report)
- Texas: TEA: Reporting for the Texas Assessment Program, 2026-2027 (August 2026)
- Texas: TEA news: Spring 2026 STAAR results for grades 3-8 (June 16, 2026)
- Texas: TEA: Understanding Your Child's Score
- Washington: OSPI: State Testing Scores and Reports
- Washington: OSPI Test Score Guide (Starting Smarter Washington)
- Wisconsin: Wisconsin DPI: The DAC Digest (June 10, 2026)
- Wisconsin: DPI: User's Guide to Interpreting Reports (2025-26)