Standardized Tests by State 2026
State | Primary State Tests, Grades 3-8↓ | |
|---|---|---|
 | Wyoming | Wyoming Test of Proficiency and Progress (WY-TOPP) |
 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin Forward Test |
 | West Virginia | West Virginia General Summative Assessment (WVGSA) |
 | Tennessee | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) |
 | Texas | State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) |
 | Virginia | Standards of Learning (SOL) |
 | Connecticut | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | Delaware | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | Hawaii | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | Idaho | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | Montana | Smarter Balanced test |
 | Nevada | Smarter Balanced test |
 | Oregon | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | South Dakota | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | Vermont | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | Washington | Smarter Balanced Test |
 | California | Smarter Balanced |
 | South Carolina | SCReady |
 | Alabama | Scantron Performance |
 | Rhode Island | Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) |
 | Utah | Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment (RISE) |
 | Alaska | Performance Evaluation for Alaska's Schools (PEAKS) |
 | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) |
 | New Mexico | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) or New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement (NM-MSSA) |
 | New Jersey | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) or New Jersey Student Learning Assessments (NJSLA) |
 | District of Columbia | Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) |
 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) |
 | Ohio | Ohio Achievement Assessment (OAA) |
 | New York | NY State Assessments (NYSA) |
 | North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA) |
 | North Carolina | North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests (EOG) |
 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire Statewide Assessment System (NHSAS) |
 | Nebraska | Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS) |
 | Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) |
 | Mississippi | Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) |
 | Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) |
 | Michigan | Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) |
 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) |
 | Maryland | Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) |
 | Maine | Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) |
 | Louisiana | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) |
 | Kentucky | Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) |
 | Kansas | Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) |
 | Iowa | Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) |
 | Illinois | Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) |
 | Indiana | ILEARN |
 | Georgia | Georgia Milestones Assessment |
 | Florida | Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) |
 | Colorado | Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) |
 | Arizona | AZMerit |
 | Arkansas | ACT Aspire |
- Testing requirements may change at any time. Also, individual counties, cities, districts, or schools may have additional guidelines.
