Indiana students in grades 3–8 take the ILEARN Through-Year Assessment in ELA and math, with three Checkpoints and a shorter end-of-year summative. ILEARN Science and Social Studies, the IREAD reading test and high school exams are also part of the program.
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At a glance
Indiana’s state tests
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Full nameILEARN Through-Year Assessment (ELA and Math)
Grades3–8
SubjectsELA, Math
When (2026–27)Checkpoints Sep 14–Nov 13, 2026, Nov 16, 2026–Feb 5, 2027 and Feb 8–Apr 9, 2027; summative Apr 12–May 7, 2027.
FormatOnline (Cambium); computer-adaptive, with hand-scored items in the summative
Good to know
The three Checkpoints and the summative together make up one test. In 2026–27 the math summative performance task is replaced with embedded process tasks.
High school: The SAT School Day is given in grade 11, and the PSAT/NMSQT is offered in the fall, with IDOE paying for grades 10 and 11 (schools opt in).
K–2: IREAD is a statewide foundational reading test that all grade 2 and grade 3 students take, unless they passed in grade 2.
Testing calendar
2026–27 testing windows
—DAYS
until ILEARN Through-Year Assessment (Spring summative (ILEARN 3-8)) opens on April 12, 2027.
ILEARN Science and Social StudiesScience 4 and 6; Social Studies 5
Spring test (ILEARN 3-8)
ILEARN End-of-Course Assessments (ECA)Students enrolled in the course (Biology may be taken in grades 7–8 or high school)
Fall/Winter (U.S. Government, optional)Fall/Winter (Biology)Spring (Biology + optional U.S. Government)
IREAD2–3 (retests in grades 4–6)
Spring testSummer retest
Today
Dates from the state’s published 2026–27 schedule. Districts set their own days inside each window.
What’s new for 2026–27
What changed this year
New
The new ILEARN through-year design started in 2025–26, with new cut scores set by the State Board in Spring 2026 for Math and ELA 3–8 and Grade 5 Social Studies.
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Testing information was checked against official Indiana sources on the date above. States can change tests and dates at any time — see the official links for the latest.