2018-2019 Testing Dates

Each school district chooses a consecutive series of school days to administer state tests within specified windows, or periods of time. 

Ohio’s State Tests in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies

FALL TEST WINDOWS 2018

• Grade 3 English language arts – Five consecutive school days, including makeups, within the Oct. 22 to Nov. 2 window
• High school end-of-course tests – Fifteen consecutive school days, including makeups, within the Dec. 3 to Jan. 11 window

Fall 2018 OST results for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies tests will be available to districts in the Online Reporting System (ORS) on the following dates:

• Grade 3 ELA results for paper testers whose document was returned on-time and per procedures will be released Monday, December 17, 2018.
• Printed family reports for Grade 3 English language arts tests are due in districts on January 21, 2019.
• Results for all other paper testers whose document was returned on-time and per procedures will be released Monday, February 25, 2019.
• Printed family reports for high school end-of-course tests are due in districts on March 25, 2019.
• Release dates for online tests results have not yet been determined. 

SPRING TEST WINDOWS 2019

School districts select 15 consecutive school days, including makeups, within each test window.

• English language arts - March 25 to April 26, 2019
• Mathematics, science and social studies - April 1 to May 10, 2019 

Spring 2019 OST results for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies tests will be available to districts in the Online Reporting System (ORS) on the following dates:

• Grade 3 ELA results for paper testers whose document was returned on-time and per procedures will be released Monday, June 17, 2019.
• Results for all other paper testers whose document was returned on-time and per procedures will be released Tuesday, June 25, 2019.
• Release dates for online tests results have not yet been determined. 
• Printed family reports for all spring 2019 OSTs are due in districts on July 24, 2019.

SUMMER TEST WINDOWS 2019 (OPTIONAL)

• Grade 3 English language arts – July 8-12, 2019
• High school end-of-course tests –July 15-26, 2019

Summer 2019 OST results for English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies tests will be available to districts in the Online Reporting System (ORS) on the following dates:

• Grade 3 ELA results for paper testers whose document was returned on-time and per procedures will be released Monday, August 26, 2019.
• Printed family reports for Grade 3 English language arts tests are due in districts on Friday, September 20, 2019.
• Results for all other paper testers whose document was returned on-time and per procedures will be released Monday, September 9, 2019.
• Release dates for online tests results have not yet been determined. 
• Printed family reports for high school end-of-course tests are due in districts on Monday, September 30, 2019.

Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment

• • Feb. 4-March 29, 2019

Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities

• • Operational test - February 18-April 12, 2019
  • Independent Field Test - April 15-May 31, 2019