Testing & Assessment

Testing windows and portals for state and district assessments. Your school's testing coordinator is listed on the Schools page.

Portals & resources

RISE Portal Acadience Learning Online WIDA Secure Portal USBE Assessment & Accountability

Testing windows

RISE
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Fall Benchmark Modules (optional)3-10Aug 24, 2026Dec 17, 2026Writing modules gr. 3-8; science modules gr. 4-8. No summative science for grade 3.
Winter/Spring Benchmark Modules (optional)3-10Jan 4, 2027May 24, 2027Writing modules gr. 3-8; science modules gr. 4-8.
Spring Summative3-10Apr 19, 2027May 13, 2027Garfield Online: Mar 29 – May 13, 2027
Acadience Mathematics
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Beginning of Year (BOY)K-6Aug 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026K-3 data entry in Aspire by Oct 29, 2026
Middle of Year (MOY)K-6Dec 1, 2026Jan 31, 2027K-3 data entry in Aspire by Feb 25, 2027
End of Year (EOY)K-6Apr 15, 2027May 13, 2027K-3 data entry in Aspire by May 20, 2027
Acadience Reading
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Beginning of Year (BOY)K-6Aug 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026K-3 data entry in Aspire by Oct 29, 2026
Middle of Year (MOY)K-6Dec 1, 2026Jan 31, 2027K-3 data entry in Aspire by Feb 28, 2027
End of Year (EOY)K-6Apr 15, 2027May 13, 2027K-3 data entry in Aspire by May 20, 2027
WIDA
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ACCESS for ELLsK-12Jan 5, 2027Mar 4, 2027English language proficiency
Screener for ELLsK-12——Available throughout the school year
ACT
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Test Event11Mar 9, 2027Mar 11, 2027English, reading, mathematics, science
Accommodated (extra time)11Mar 15, 2027Mar 18, 2027
CTE
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First Semester7-12Dec 1, 2026Dec 17, 2026Students enrolled in CTE classes
Second Semester7-12May 3, 2027May 13, 2027
DLM
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Spring Summative3-11Apr 19, 2027May 13, 2027Garfield Online: Mar 29 – May 13, 2027
NAEP
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National assessment window4, 8, 12Jan 25, 2027Mar 5, 2027If selected, schools will be notified directly of their testing date
PEEP
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Entry (Beginning of Year)Pre-K (by appt.)Aug 24, 2026Sep 24, 2026Data entry due by Sep 30, 2026
Exit (End of Year)Pre-K (by appt.)Apr 19, 2027May 13, 2027Data entry due by May 20, 2027
Utah Core Standard Benchmarks (UTIPS)
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Year-long window9-12Aug 24, 2026May 27, 2027English language arts, mathematics, science