As your school of choice, ASU Prep Digital thanks you for your participation and attendance during annual state testing.
These exams are a valuable tool for providing information on student growth and performance. The information on this page will provide an overview of what exams are administered in Arizona and who will take each exam. Thank you for your continued support and for being a part of the ASU Prep family!
Who participates in state testing?
ASU Prep Digital is a publicly funded school and has a responsibility to administer state assessments to all publicly funded students.
For the 2024/2025 school year, all Arizona full-time students, along with some Arizona part-time, private students in grades 3-9 and grade 11 will be expected to participate in state standardized testing at a designated testing site during the Spring semester (typically late March and/or early April).
Mark your calendar! This year’s testing window is March 31 – April 11, 2025. Within this window, dates will vary by testing location.
Elementary/Middle School Test Prep Newsletter
High School Test Prep Newsletter
Elementary State Tests
3rd Grade Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
AASA ELA (Reading, Writing, and Oral Reading Fluency)
AASA Math
AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
4th Grade Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
AASA ELA (Reading and Writing)
AASA Math
AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
5th Grade Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
AASA ELA (Reading and Writing)
AASA Math
AzSCI
AASA and AzSCI Sample Tests and Tutorials – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
Middle School State Tests
6th Grade Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
AASA ELA (Reading and Writing)
AASA Math
AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
7th Grade Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
AASA ELA (Reading and Writing)
AASA Math
AASA Sample Tests and Tutorials – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
8th Grade Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
AASA ELA (Reading and Writing)
AASA Math
AzSCI
AASA and AzSCI Sample Tests and Tutorials – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
High School State Tests
9th Grade/Cohort 2028 Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
ACT Aspire
ACT Aspire-Provided Prep Resources
Below the sign-in, you will click on “exemplars”, then select the appropriate subject and grade.
ACT Calculator Policy
*Desmos online graphing calculator will be imbedded into the math exam
11th Grade/Cohort 2026 Student Overview
Spring 2025 In-Person State Testing
What exams will I be taking?
ACT with Writing
AzSCI
ACT with Writing Exam Details
Information for Examinees and ACT Calculator Policy
ACT Practice Resources
Below the sign-in, you will click on “exemplars”, then select the appropriate subject and grade.
AzSci Exam Details
**The average amount of time to complete both sections of the test is 140 minutes, however, this is not a timed test.
AzSCI Sample Test – Select Arizona, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
Recorded Videos for Using the AzSCI Sample Tests: Accessing the Sample Test
Exam Descriptions
AASA
AASA – Arizona’s Academic Standards Assessment (AASA) is the statewide achievement test. Arizona public school students in Grades 3 through 8 will be assessed at their grade level in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
For AASA and AzSCI practice, click the button below, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
AASA PracticeAzSCI
AzSCI is the statewide achievement test for Science. AzSCI will be administered in 5th grade (equally covering domains from Grade 3/4/5 standards), 8th grade (equally covering domains from Grade 6/7/8 standards), and 11th grade – Cohort 2023 (equally covering domains from high school standards).
For AASA and AzSCI practice, click the button below, then click on “Mic Check and Sample Tests”
AzSCI PracticeACT Aspire
ACT Aspire is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 9/Cohort 2025. It consists of subtests in reading, writing, language arts, mathematics, and science.
For ACT Aspire practice, click the button below, then click on “Exemplars”
ACT Aspire PracticeACT
ACT is the statewide high school achievement test, which will be administered to students in Grade 11/Cohort 2023. It consists of subtests in reading, writing, language arts, mathematics, and science.
For ACT practice, click the button below, then click on “Sample Tests”
ACT PracticeFrequently Asked Questions
State Testing
AASA sessions will start at either 9:00 am or 1:00 pm (not all sites will have an afternoon session available). These exams are untimed, but are estimated to take between 1.5 - 2.5 hours to complete each day.
AzSCI sessions will start at 9:00 am. This exam is untimed, but is estimated to take between 2 - 2.5 hours to complete.
ACT Aspire sessions will start at 9:00 am. This exam is timed. We anticipate ACT Aspire sessions concluding between 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm.
ACT sessions will start at 9:00 am. This exam is timed. We anticipate ACT sessions concluding between 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm.
**Timed exam sessions may look different for students with documented accommodations.
K-8 Director of Academics
mlaura2@asu.edu
Mike Kasper
9-12 Director of Academics
mrkasper@asu.edu
Amanda Coronado
Director of Assessment and Accountability
arupert@asu.edu
