Assessment Schedule

New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System
2023 - 2024 Schedule

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General Assessment

Assessment Grade Level Content Area Testing Window
Interim and Modular Benchmarks (optional)

New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS)    Interim & Benchmark

                                                  

3 - 8

English Language Arts (ELA), Math

September 19, 2023 - June 7, 2024

5, 8, 11

Science

September 19, 2023 - June 7, 2024

Summative

                               

New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NH SAS)
                                                  

3 - 8

ELA Writing Only

March 4 - 5, 2024

3 - 8

ELA Reading, Math

April 1 - June 7, 2024

5, 8, 11

Science

April 1 - June 7, 2024

Digital SAT School Day with Essay - Primary testing

11

ELA, Math

March 25 - April 5, 2024

Digital SAT School Day with Essay - Make-Up days 11 ELA, Math April 8 - April 12, 2024

Alternate Assessment

Assessment Grade Level Content Area Testing Window
Instructionally Embedded Assessments (optional)
Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) - Instructionally Embedded Assessments     
                                                                    
3 - 8, 11 ELA, Math September 11, 2023 - February 23, 2024
            5, 8, 11 Science September 11, 2023 - February 23, 2024
Summative
Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) - Alternate Assessment   
                                                                  
3 - 8, 11 ELA, Math March 11 - June 7, 2024
            5, 8, 11 Science March 11 - June 7, 2024
Students with severe cognitive disabilities participate in the DLM Alternate Assessment, as designed in their active individualized education program (IEP).

WIDA: English Language Learners (ELLs)

Assessment Grade Level Content Area Testing Window
ACCESS K - 12 Reading, Writing
Listening, Speaking
February 1 - March 22, 2024

Alternate ACCESS

K - 12

Reading, Writing
Listening, Speaking

February 1 - March 22, 2024

National Assessment of Educational Program (NAEP)*

Testing Window: January 29 - March 8, 2024

  • Grades 4 and 8 Mathematics & Reading Pilot Tests
  • Grade 8 Science Assessments
  • Grade 12 Mathematics & Reading Assessments with High School Transcript Study
* Schools and districts selected by NAEP for testing in the 2024 year are notified directly.