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Academic standards and standardized testing by state

Name: U.S. academic standards and standardized testing by state
Creator: KangarooKiddo

What math and reading standards your child learns, and which standardized test they take, depends on your state. This is the plain-English reference: every state's standards, its key K-8 assessment, and the grades it covers.

51states + D.C.

24use Common Core

27use their own standards

Updated June 2026. Sourced from state Departments of Education.

Northeast

State	Standards	Key test	Grades
Connecticut	Common Core State Standards	Smarter Balanced	Grades 3-8
Maine	Maine Learning Results	Maine Through Year Assessment (MTYA)	Grades 3-8
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks	MCAS	Grades 3-8
New Hampshire	NH College and Career Ready Standards	NH SAS	Grades 3-8
New Jersey	New Jersey Student Learning Standards	NJSLA	Grades 3-9
New York	Next Generation Learning Standards	NYS Tests (NYSTP)	Grades 3-8
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Core Standards	PSSA	Grades 3-8
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Core Standards	RICAS	Grades 3-8
Vermont	Common Core State Standards	Smarter Balanced	Grades 3-9

South

State	Standards	Key test	Grades
Alabama	Alabama Courses of Study	ACAP Summative	Grades 2-8
Arkansas	Arkansas Academic Standards	ATLAS	Grades 3-10
Delaware	Common Core State Standards	DeSSA (Smarter Balanced)	Grades 3-8
District of Columbia	Common Core State Standards	DC CAPE	Grades 3-8
Florida	B.E.S.T. Standards	FAST	Grades 3-10 ELA
Georgia	Georgia Standards of Excellence	Georgia Milestones	Grades 3-8
Kentucky	Kentucky Academic Standards	Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA)	Grades 3-8
Louisiana	Louisiana Student Standards	LEAP 2025	Grades 3-8
Maryland	Maryland College and Career-Ready Standards	MCAP	Grades 3-8
Mississippi	Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards	MAAP	Grades 3-8
North Carolina	NC Standard Course of Study	End-of-Grade (EOG)	Grades 3-8
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Academic Standards	OSTP	Grades 3-8
South Carolina	SC College- and Career-Ready Standards	SC READY	Grades 3-8
Tennessee	Tennessee Academic Standards	TCAP / TNReady	Grades 3-8
Texas	Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)	STAAR	Grades 3-8
Virginia	Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)	SOL + Growth Assessments	Grades 3-8
West Virginia	WV College- and Career-Readiness Standards	WVGSA	Grades 3-8

Midwest

State	Standards	Key test	Grades
Illinois	Illinois Learning Standards	IAR	Grades 3-8
Indiana	Indiana Academic Standards	ILEARN	Grades 3-8
Iowa	Iowa Core	ISASP	Grades 3-11
Kansas	Kansas Academic Standards	Kansas Assessment Program (KAP)	Grades 3-8
Michigan	Michigan Academic Standards	M-STEP	Grades 3-8
Minnesota	Minnesota Academic Standards	MCA (Math)	Grades 3-8
Missouri	Missouri Learning Standards	MAP Grade-Level	Grades 3-8
Nebraska	Nebraska College and Career Ready Standards	NSCAS	Grades 3-8
North Dakota	North Dakota Content Standards	NDSA	Grades 3-8
Ohio	Ohio's Learning Standards	Ohio's State Tests (OST)	Grades 3-8
South Dakota	South Dakota Content Standards	Smarter Balanced	Grades 3-8
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Academic Standards	Wisconsin Forward Exam	Grades 3-8

West

State	Standards	Key test	Grades
Alaska	Alaska ELA & Mathematics Standards	AK STAR	Grades 3-9
Arizona	Arizona Academic Standards	AASA	Grades 3-8
California	Common Core State Standards	CAASPP (Smarter Balanced)	Grades 3-8
Colorado	Colorado Academic Standards	CMAS	Grades 3-8
Hawaii	Hawaii Common Core	Smarter Balanced	Grades 3-8
Idaho	Idaho Content Standards	ISAT (Smarter Balanced)	Grades 3-8
Montana	Montana Content Standards	MAST / Smarter Balanced	Grades 3-8
Nevada	Nevada Academic Content Standards	Smarter Balanced (SBAC)	Grades 3-8
New Mexico	New Mexico Common Core State Standards	NM-MSSA	Grades 3-8
Oregon	Oregon Academic Content Standards	OSAS (Smarter Balanced)	Grades 3-8
Utah	Utah Core Standards	RISE	Grades 3-8
Washington	Washington State Learning Standards	Smarter Balanced (SBA)	Grades 3-8
Wyoming	Wyoming Content and Performance Standards	WY-TOPP	Grades 3-10

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