In compliance with federal testing requirements, Illinois will administer a science assessment to students enrolled in a public school district in grades 5, 8 and 11. The assessment will be administered in an online format and is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards for Science incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards(NGSS), which were adopted in 2014.
This Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) page will be updated as information becomes available. Students who participate in the DLM alternate assessment will be assessed in science in grades 5, 8, and 11 by the DLM-AA. Students taking the DLM-AA will not take the ISA exam.
The ISA is
not an alternate assessment.
Event |
Date(s) |
ISA Spring 2024 Testing Window – Paper Testing |
3/4/24 - 4/30/24 |
ISA Spring 2024 Testing Window – Online Testing |
3/4/24 - 4/30/24 |
Student registration available in PearsonAccessnext (PAN) |
12/27/23 |
Additional order window for districts/schools (all paper testing materials) |
2/26/24 – 4/24/24 |
Create Sessions (in PAN) |
12/21/23 - 4/30/24 |
Prepare Sessions Start |
2/29/24 |
Start Sessions Start / End |
3/4/24 – 4/30/24 |
Deadline to return
paper-based testing scorable and nonscorable materials to Pearson (picked up by vendor - 1 week after testing) |
5/7/24 |
2023 ISA Individual Student Reports (ISRs) have been mailed to districts and schools. You can access school level student data and reports in IWAS. District level reports are posted under the Illinois Science Assessment Results tab below.