NDSA Testing 2023
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.
The testing window is from
April 11-May 4
Practice tests
(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)
ELA Test Information
Reading Test
(from 2022) NDSA Cut Scores for ELA test
(from 2022) Finding books based on Lexile & Quantrile Scores
(from 2022) Sample ELA test report
Writing Test
For the writing test, students will be given one prompt to do, and will not know which one beforehand.
(from 2022) Sampler Passage sets and Scoring Guides
Math Test information
(from 2022) NDSA Math Proficiency Levels
Science Test Information
(from 2022) NDSA Science blueprint
(from 2022) NDSA Science Cut Scores