Indiana students are required to participate in state-mandated assessments as part of the Choice Scholarship Program.
Statewide testing provides valuable information that helps improve instruction, allocate resources, and support student success. For more information, visit the Indiana Department of Education’s Assessment landing page.
Testing sites will be secured by OpenEd; your family will be contacted to choose a date and a location from designated sites.
Important: The state of Indiana does not permit personal Chromebooks to be used for assessments unless they are managed and configured according to specific state policies. Please see Indiana's Assessment Technology Policy for more information.
Take a look at the table below for an overview of Indiana’s assessments and which grades they affect.
Note: When your student takes the ILEARN assessment, they will be asked to input their Student Name and ID #.
Please enter your student's legal name, not their preferred name.
You can find their ID # in the top left corner of the OpenEd platform.
Assessment name | Which grades are eligible to take this assessment? | What is this assessment? | When is this assessment given? | Virtual or in-person? |
WIDA - Screener | Grades K-8
Note: This assessment is only for English language learners. | This screener is used to identify and inform the initial programmatic placement of English learners. | Jan. 12-Feb. 27 | Virtual |
| Grades 3-8 | ILEARN measures student achievement and growth according to Indiana Academic Standards for English/Language Arts for grades 3-8
Mathematics for grades 3-8
Science for grades 4 & 6
Social Studies for grade 5
| ILEARN is administered three times during the year:
| Virtual |
Grades 3-8 | Summative assessment for English/Language Arts for grades 3-8
Mathematics for grades 3-8
Science for grades 4 & 6
Social Studies for grade 5.
| Apr. 13-May 8 | In-person | |
IREAD | 2nd Grade
Note: If a student doesn’t pass this assessment in 2nd grade, they’ll need to retake it in the Spring of their 3rd grade year. If they didn't pass or take the assessment in 3rd grade they must take it in later grades.
| IREAD is designed to measure foundational reading skills based on Indiana Academic Standards. | Mar. 2-Mar. 13
Note: If your student doesn’t pass the assessment, they can retake it during a retest window over the summer (May 11-June 26). | In-person |