Testing Calendars

Grade K-2

mCLASS DIBELS:  Beginning of Year Benchmark 1     

 August 19 - September 30, 2026   (Optional baseline data for instructional planning) 

mCLASS DIBELS: Middle of the Year Benchmark 2   

(Required results reported to families within 45 days)

January 5 - February 12, 2027      (Any student enrolling after the middle of year testing has been administered must be screened within 45 days)

mClass DIBELS: End of Year Benchmark 3

May 1 - May 30, 2027       (Optional to measure yearly/annual growth)

     

Grades K - 12 (optional)

• SAEBRS-Teacher Screener
• mySAEBRS-Student Screener
  • Fall:  Sept. 28 - Oct. 30, 2026
  • Winter:  Jan. 19 - Feb. 12, 2027
  • Spring:  April 12 - May 21, 2027

Grades 3 – 8 & 11

Smarter Balanced: English Language Arts & Mathematics

California Alternative Assessment (CAA): English Language Arts & Mathematics  

• High Schools:  March 30 - April 30, 2027
• Elementary, K-8, Middle Schools:  April 5 - May 14, 2027   

 

Grades 5, 8, 11 & 12  (Grade 12 if not completed in 11th)

CAST (California Science Test)                       

• High Schools:  March 30 - April 30, 2027
• Elementary, K-8, Middle Schools:  April 5 - May 14, 2027   

 

Grades 5, 8, & 11

California Alternate Assessment (CAA) Science

CAA for Science is done in four parts throughout the year

 

• October 2026 - May 2027     

 

Note:

• Spring Break is March 22 - March 26
• Window includes time for makeups
• Each school site will determine a testing schedule within the window

Grades K-12

ELPAC Initial Assessment and ELPAC Initial Alternative Assessment

• July 6, 2026 - June 25, 2027 (within 30 days of first CA enrollment)

 

 

ELPAC Summative Assessment and ELPAC Summative Alternate Assessment

• February 1 - May 14, 2027

Grades 5, 7 & 9

• February 1 - April 30, 2027

Early Childhood Education (ECE)

• Initial Assessment - 60 to 90 days after first day of attendance
• Ongoing Assessments - once every six months
  • Fall Observation Period
  • Spring Observation Period

Grades 9 - 12

Each exam is scheduled at a specific time/day

• May 3 - 7 & May 10 - 14, 2027

 

Grades 9 - 12

Each exam is scheduled at a specific time/day

• April 27 - May 18, 2027 (Mira Loma)

Grades 10 & 11

• Oct. 1 - 31, 2026

Grades K - 8

Fall:  August 24 - September 30, 2026

Winter:  January 11 - February 12, 2027

Spring:  May 3 - June 2, 2027 (Grades 3-8 optional)

Grades 3 - 8 (K-2 optional)

Fall:  August 24, - September 30, 2026

Winter:  January 11 - February 12, 2027

Spring:  May 3 - June 2, 2027 (Grades 3-8 optional)

Students (grades 4-12), Staff, Families

Jan. 5 - Feb. 5, 2027

Grades 6, 7, 9, 11 (students)

Not administered in 2026 - 27