District Assessment Schedule

This site consists of all major district assessments or screenings for students.  Common and unit tests that are a part of the content area curriculum may be shared by the classroom teachers.

New Jersey Students Learning Assessment (NJSLA):  

ELA and Math - Grades 3-12


Spring Testing Window:  May 8 - 26, 2023

High School:  May 16 - 19, 2023

Middle School:  May 22 - 26, 2023

Elementary schools:  May 22 - 26, 2023


NJSLS - Science Assessment - Grades 5, 8, and 11

5th Grade:  May 26, 2023

8th Grade:  May 26, 2023

11th Grade:  May 22, 2023

*Please check the school website for your child’s exact testing dates as we get closer to window*


LinkIt! Grade Level Benchmarks (K-12, ELA and Math)

*Please contact the school if you would like your child’s exact testing dates*


WIDA ACCESS 2.0 Language Acquisition Assessment 

All K-12 - ESL Students

Grades K - 1:  March 25, 2023 - March 29, 2023, Make-up testing:  April 1, 2023

Grades 2- 12:  March 16, 2023 - March 20, 2023, Make-up testing:  March 23, 2023  

*Please contact your child’s ESL or classroom teacher for his/her specific testing dates as we get closer to the window*


CogAT - GATE Program

For all 1st grade students and any student in grades 2-5 who are testing to enter the Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Program.  Note:  Students in 2nd - 5th grade must meet the other GATE selection criteria prior to being selected to take the CogAT.

Fall Window: All students in Grade 1

Spring Window: Kindergarten (based off teacher scoring rubric and Spring LinkIt benchmark



NAEP Testing - Grades 4, 8, and 12

National Assessment of Educational Progress - March 1


Early Childhood Assessments 


Pre-Kindergarten:  ESI-R screening window:

October 9 - 19, 2022

Rescreen Window:

Nov 19 - 30, 2022

My Teaching Strategies assessment periods:

Fall collection - 9/6/22 - 12/7/22 

Generate and share Development and Learning form - 11/7/22

Finalize Checkpoints - 12/10/22 - 12/14/22

Winter collection - 12/10/22 - 03/20/23

Generate and share Development and Learning form - 2/13/23

Finalize Checkpoints - 3/19/23 - 3/24/23

Spring collection - 3/19/22 - 6/10/23

Generate and share Development and Learning form - 5/17/23

Finalize Checkpoints- 6/11/23 - 6/14/23