Attention: Annual State Testing for students in Grades 3-11
This spring our students will be taking the required annual state tests during the window of April 7, 2025 through May 15, 2025. Please click to review all of the testing details.
Depending on the grade, students will participate in the following assessments:
- Grades 3, 4, 6 & 7 - M-Step ELA and Math tests
- Grade 5 - M-Step ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies tests
- Grade 8 - PSAT 8 for ELA & Math AND M-Step for Science and Social Studies
- Grades 9 & 10 - PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 for ELA and Math
- Grades 11** - Michigan Merit Exam which has three components
- SAT with Essay college entrance exam for ELA and Math
- ACT WorkKeys work skills assessment
- M- Step for Science and Social Studies
- **12th grade students that did not complete the MME last year will be required to complete this battery of tests this year
Please refer to the communication from your child’s school for specific dates and times of testing.
Some students with an IEP may be taking the MI-Access test in place of these assessments.
For more information about these assessments and the state system of assessments please see the links below.
What Parents Should Know About Assessments – MDE
Michigan’s Education Assessment System: What It Is, What It Means, And What It Offers
M-STEP with Computer Adaptive Testing Video
Explains the M-STEP state assessment, what it measures, how it is given and how computer adaptive tests work
Student Testing, What Parents Can Do to Help Students Prepare
SAT and PSAT: https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/
Wayne-Westland Community Schools Electronic Device Policy for Statewide Testing