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NDSA Testing 2022
The North Dakota State Assessment (NDSA)
This year tests will be given in
- Reading (ELA) (grades 3-8)
- Writing (ELA) (grades 3-8)
- Math (grades 3-8) and
- Science (grades 4, 8, and 10)
*Grade 10 will only take the Science portion as the ACT counts toward their state testing requirement during their Junior year.
2024 NDSA Factsheet
The testing window is from April 11-May 4
Practice tests
Click HERE for training tests for ELA, Math & Science
(Click on green "Sign In" button at bottom, then select the grade and test you would like to practice.)
Please note practice tests are not scored.
Proposed testing times for NDSA test
(often teachers will break a test into two days)
- Click HERE for Proposed testing times
ELA Test Information
Reading Test
- NDSA Cut Scores for ELA test (from 2022)
- Finding books based on Lexile & Quantrile Scores (from 2022)
- Sample ELA test report (from 2022)
Writing Test
For the writing test, students will be given one prompt to do, and will not know which one beforehand.
- Sampler Passage sets and Scoring Guides (from 2022)
Math Test information
- NDSA Math Proficiency Levels (from 2022)
Science Test Information
- NDSA Science blueprint (from 2022)
- NDSA Science Cut Scores (from 2022)