Testing Information

SAT, PSAT 10, PSAT 8/9

ISBE requires all public-school students in grade 11 to take the SAT with Essay, unless

the student takes the grade 11 DLM-AA instead. Additionally, some public-school students

in grade 12 may also be required to take the SAT with Essay or DLM-AA, as appropriate.

Beginning in spring 2019, ISBE began assessing all public-school students in grade 9 with the

PSAT 8/9 and all public-school students in grade 10 with the PSAT 10, unless the student takes

the grade 9 or 10 DLM-AA instead.

It is important to note that with the Spring 2024 testing, the SAT, PSAT 10 and PSAT 9 will be moving to a digital format.

SPRING 2024 Test Dates

SAT with Essay (all Juniors and required Seniors):Test window is March 1-April 26, 2024

PSAT 10 and PSAT 8/9 (all freshmen and sophomores)Test window is March 1-April 26, 2024

ILLINOIS SCIENCE ASSESSMENT (ISA)

In compliance with federal testing requirements, Illinois will administer a science assessment

to students enrolled in a public school district in grades 5, 8 and 11. The assessment will be

administered in an online format and is aligned to the Illinois Learning Standards for Science

incorporating the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which were adopted in 2014.


Test Window: March 1, 2024 - April 30, 2022