Assessment

NH Statewide Assessments (NH SAS) 2025 Dates:

Elementary School:
- ELA & Writing (Grades 3-5) Week of May 12, 2025
- Math (Grades 3-5) Week of May 19, 2025
- Science (Grades 5 only) Week of May 28, 2025
Middle School:
- Science (Gr 8) TBD
- Reading & Writing (Grades 6,7,8) Week of May 12, 2025
- Math (Grades 6,7,8) Week of May 19, 2025
High School
- Science (Gr 11): TBD

iReady 2024-2025 Dates:

Elementary School:
- Fall: Reading (Grades 1-5) Week of September 10, 2024
- Fall: Math (Grades 1-5) Week of September 17, 2024
- Fall: Reading (Grade K) Week of October 15, 2024
- Fall: Math (Grade K) Week of October 22, 2024
- Winter: Reading (Grades 1-5) Week of January 7, 2025
- Winter: Math (Grades 1-5) Week of January 14, 2025
- Winter: Reading (Grades K) Week of January 28, 2025
- Winter: Math (Grades K) Week of February 4, 2025
- Spring: Reading (Grades 3-5) Week of April 8, 2025
- Spring: Math (Grades 3-5) Week of April 15, 2025
- Spring: Reading (Grades K-2) Week of May 13, 2025
- Spring: Math (Grades K-2) Week of May 20, 2025
Middle School
- FALL: iReady Math & Reading: Week of Sept 9, 2024
- WINTER: iReady Math & Reading: Week of January 6, 2025
- SPRING: iReady Math & Reading: Week of April 21, 2025

WIDA ACCESS Testing Window:

District wide: February 1 - March 22nd

New Hampshire Statewide Assessment Program

Annually, New Hampshire school districts and public charter schools are required by state law (RSA 193-C) and federal accountability laws (Every Student Succeeds Act) to assess students using a standardized assessment. Several assessments are utilized in order to comply with these requirements.

Statewide assessments are an important part of a student’s core educational program by providing:

An evaluation of student mastery of content and skills in various academic areas
Serve as one tool for measuring the degree to which students are on track to graduate high school and are college- and career-ready
Help inform future instruction in the classroom

Along with student work on classroom assignments, projects, essays and local assessments, state assessment results give teachers, parents, and the community important information about where students are on their path toward academic success.

NH State Assessments: NH SAS and NH SAT

New Hampshire students participate in the NH SAS, the general statewide assessment, for English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science in the following grades and content areas:

Grades 3-8 students are assessed in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Grades 5, 8 and 11 students are assessed in science.
Grade 11 students also participate in the College Board Digital SAT School Day with Essay.

NH SAS Resources

Family Engagement and Metametrics

New! Family Portal

Family Portal Information Letter

4 Steps to Access the Family Portal

How to View Your Child's Test Results

NH SAS Family Portal Webinar - FAQs

NH SAT Day

New Hampshire students in grade 11 participate in the College Board state-provided SAT with Essay, as the general statewide assessment, for English language arts and mathematics.

ACCESS for English Language Learners (ELLs)

Federal law requires that English learner (EL) students be assessed annually to measure English language proficiency (ELP) in reading, writing, speaking and listening. ACCESS for ELLs is New Hampshire’s approved ELP assessment administered to EL students in Kindergarten through Grade 12.

For English learners with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the Alternate ACCESS for ELLs, is the state adopted alternate English language proficiency (ELP) assessment. Students who have an IEP that requires administration of the DLM for the general assessment should take the Alternate ACCESS test.

Preparing Students for the ACCESS assessment

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is also commonly known as "the Nation's Report Card," and is conducted at both the state and national level. This assessment has been focusing on what America's students know and are capable of doing in various subject areas by testing representative samples of students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in public and nonpublic schools since 1969.

To review NAEP results for New Hampshire schools, please go to the Bureau of Educational Statistics