State Education Department releases test questions from 2025 ELA, Math & Science exams

The State Education Department has made available instructional reports for the 2025 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Elementary- and Intermediate-level Science Testing Program. These reports are intended to assist educators in evaluating student achievement and guiding support at various levels, including state, district, school, and individual students.

Earlier this month, over 75 percent of questions from the year's ELA, Mathematics, and Science Tests were posted on the Department's website. This release allows educators and parents to review students' answers to constructed-response questions for a clearer understanding of student performance.

These tests are mandated by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to measure how well students are mastering learning standards. They serve as one of several tools used by educators to ensure that students receive necessary support for career, college, and civic readiness.

"Our goal is to provide our teachers, administrators, and parents with as much information as possible about their students’ performance and make it available as quickly as possible to improve classroom instruction."

The released test questions include multiple-choice items with an item map providing answer keys and standards measured. Constructed-response questions also come with item maps detailing standards measured along with scoring materials.

Instructional reports for 2025 have been released within the same school year that tests were administered. This timing allows schools more opportunity for summer curriculum development and professional development activities. Schools can access these reports through Regional Information Centers or Big 5 city school district data centers.

The instructional reports detail how each student performed on every question contributing to their score. The 2025 reports are based on raw scores only; scale scores and performance levels will be provided when statewide results are released later this summer.

In August, individual Student Score Reports will be shared with schools for distribution to parents. These will include details on what students should know at their grade level and specific skill area performances. By late fall, after data quality checks, statewide aggregate data for the tests will be published.

Further information about these assessments is accessible on the Department’s State Assessment website.