How Do I Assign a Benchmark or Formative Assessment to My Students?

Use the tutorial below to learn how to assign a reading Benchmark or formative assessment to your students within your Schools Portal. PLEASE NOTE that benchmarks and formative assessments are not pre-viewable or downloadable to protect the integrity of your testing data. We want your results to be as authentic and true to your students' performance on these assessments. To see similar texts and test questions, take a look at the Skills-Based Passages in your Resource section of the Portal.

2025-2026 Benchmark Assessment Windows

Beginning of Year: August 1-October 31

Middle of Year: November 1-February 15

End of Year: February 16-June 30

**Students will be able to access an assignment or assessment so long as you have set the dates to remain open when you set the assignment or assessment up.