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2026-27 Assessment Calendars

The schedules below reflect Assessment Windows. Specific testing dates are determined by each school.

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Elementary

Fall

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
Star	Math Reading	Kindergarten: Star Early Literacy (math not required) Grades 1-2: Star Early Literacy & Star Math Grades 3-5: Star Reading & Star Math	Aug 24-Sept 4 (1-5) Sept 28-Oct 9 (K only)	1-5 K
READ Act Diagnostic Assessment	Reading	Star CBM or Star Phonics For students who fall below SRD Cut Score	Within 30 days of Star Interim	K-3
Fundations End of Unit Assessments	Reading	Scores entered into Illuminate after each unit	At the end of each unit	K-3
Kindergarten Prescreener (optional)	Reading Math	Early Reading Subtests: Onset Sounds, Letter Names, Letter Sounds Early Math Subtests: Counting, Numeral Identification, Cardinality, Manyness, Shape Construction	At or before beginning of school year	K
Kindergarten Readiness		Administer within the first 60 calendar days Required by CDE	Aug 10-Nov 6	K
CogAT	Gifted & Talented	Screener (state required)	Aug 31 - Oct 2	2
Iowa	Gifted & Talented	Students who score 90% or above on CogAT	Sept 14 - Nov 13	2

Winter

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
Star	Math Reading	Kindergarten: Star Early Literacy (math not required) Grades 1-2: Star Early Literacy & Star Math Grades 3-5: Star Reading & Star Math	Dec 7-18	K-5
WIDA ACCESS	Listening, Reading Speaking, Writing	All NEP (Non-English Proficient) and LEP (Limited English Proficient) students	Jan 11 - Feb 12	K-5

Spring

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
Star	Math Reading	Kindergarten: Star Early Literacy (math not required) Grades 1-2: Star Early Literacy & Star Math Grades 3-5: Star Reading & Star Math	Apr 26 - May 14	K-5
CCSD Middle School Math Placement Process (Illuminate)	Math	5th Grade Common Math Assessment	March 1 - 26	5
CMAS	English Language Arts Math Science	Grades 3-5: ELA & Math Grade 5: Science State required	April 5-23	3-5
CoAlt	Science	Alternate for CMAS - Grade 5: Science For students with significant cognitive disabilities	April 5-223	5
DLM (Dynamic Learning Map)	English Language Arts Math	Alternate for CMAS For students with significant cognitive disabilities	April 5-23	3-5

Middle School

Fall

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
Star	Math Reading	Grades 6-8: Star Reading & Star Math required	Aug 24 - Sept 4	6-8
CogAT	Gifted & Talented	Screener (state required)	Aug 31 - Oct 2	6
Iowa	Gifted & Talented	Students who score 90% or above on CogAT	Sept 14 - Nov 13	6

Winter

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
Star	Math Reading	Grades 6-8: Star Reading & Star Math required	Dec 7-18	6-8
WIDA ACCESS	Listening, Reading Speaking, Writing	All NEP (Non-English Proficient) and LEP (Limited English Proficient) students	Jan 11 - Feb 12	6-8

Spring

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
Star	Math Reading	Grades 6-8: Star Reading & Star Math required	April 26 - May 14	6-8
CMAS	English Language Arts Math Science	Grades 6-8: ELA & Math Grade 8: Science	April 5-23	6-8
CoAlt	English Language Arts Math Science	Alternate for CMAS Grades 6-8: ELA & Math Grade 8: Science For students with significant cognitive disabilities	April 5-23	6-8
DLM (Dynamic Learning Map)	English Language Arts Math Science	Alternate for CMAS For students with significant cognitive disabilities	April 5-23	6-8

High School

Fall

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
National Merit Scholarship (NMSQT)	Reading Writing / Language Arts Math	As part of College & Career Readiness Day	Oct 7	11
ACT WorkKeys	Applied Mathematics Workplace Documents Graphic Literacy	In order to meet graduation guidelines criteria, students must earn the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate by scoring at Bronze (3) or higher in: Applied Mathematics Workplace Documents and Graphic Literacy	Oct 5 - Dec 4	12

Winter

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
ACT WorkKeys	Applied Mathematics Workplace Documents Graphic Literacy	In order to meet graduation guidelines criteria, students must earn the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate by scoring at Bronze (3) or higher in: Applied Mathematics Workplace Documents and Graphic Literacy	Jan 11 - Feb 26	12
WIDA ACCESS	Listening, Reading Speaking, Writing	All NEP (Non-English Proficient) and LEP (Limited English Proficient) students	Jan 11 - Feb 12	9-12

Spring

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window	Grades
ACT WorkKeys	Applied Mathematics Workplace Documents Graphic Literacy	In order to meet graduation guidelines criteria, students must earn the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate by scoring at Bronze (3) or higher in: Applied Mathematics Workplace Documents and Graphic Literacy	Apr 5 - May 21	12
CMAS	Science		April 15	11
CoAlt	Science	Alternate for CMAS - Grade 11: Science For students with significant cognitive disabilities	April 5-23	11
DLM (Dynamic Learning Map)	English Language Arts Math	Alternate for CMAS, PSAT & SAT For students with significant cognitive disabilities	April 5-23	9-11
PSAT 9	Reading Writing/Language Arts Math		April 15	9
PSAT 10	Reading Writing/Language Arts Math		April 14	10
SAT	Reading Writing/Language Arts Math		April 14	11

Preschool

Fall

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window
PELI Students 4+ years old & Kindergarten bound	Alphabet Knowledge Comprehension Phonological Awareness Vocabulary	Adult administering PELI must have completed PELI training	Sept 7-25
My TS Gold Students in Special Education only	Comprehensive	Social Emotional: manage feelings, follow expectations, respond to emotional cues Plus: Physical, Language, Cognitive, Literacy, Math, STEM, English Language Acquisition, Social Studies, Science and Technology, the Arts State required. For Special Education students only.	Aug 12-Oct 9

Winter

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window
PELI Students 4+ years old & Kindergarten bound	Alphabet Knowledge Comprehension Phonological Awareness Vocabulary	Adult administering PELI must have completed PELI training	Nov 30-Dec 11
My TS Gold Students in Special Education only	Comprehensive	Social Emotional: manage feelings, follow expectations, respond to emotional cues Plus: Physical, Language, Cognitive, Literacy, Math, STEM, English Language Acquisition State required. For Special Education students only.	Oct 26-Jan 29

Spring

Assessment	Subjects	Information	Test Window
PELI Students 4+ years old & Kindergarten bound	Alphabet Knowledge Comprehension Phonological Awareness Vocabulary	Adult administering PELI must have completed PELI training	Apr 5-16
My TS Gold Students in Special Education only	Comprehensive	Social Emotional: manage feelings, follow expectations, respond to emotional cues Plus: Physical, Language, Cognitive, Literacy, Math, STEM, English Language Acquisition State required. For Special Education students only.	Feb 8-Apr 30