Testing Schedule

FLORIDA STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM 2023–2024 SCHEDULE

The testing windows below denote the amount of time provided for districts and schools to select test administration days; they do not represent the amount of time students spend taking the assessments. The windows are established to provide maximum flexibility to efficiently deliver these important measurements of student progress and performance and maximize student learning and instructional time.

Writing

Dates Assessment
April 1–12, 2024 Grades 4–10 Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Writing

ELA Reading and Mathematics

Dates Assessment
May 1–31, 2024 Grades 3–10 Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) English Language Arts (ELA) Reading & Grades 3–8 Mathematics End-of-Year Progress Monitoring Assessment (Third Administration, PM3)

Statewide Science Assessment

Dates Assessment
May 1–31, 2024 Grades 5 & 8 Science

EOC & FAST ELA Reading Retake Assessments

Dates Assessment
September 11–October 6, 2023
November 27–December 15, 2023
May 1–31, 2024
July 15–26, 2024		 B.E.S.T. Algebra 1 & Geometry End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments Biology 1, Civics, & U.S. History EOCs FAST Grade 10 ELA Reading Retake

FSA Retake Assessments

Dates Assessment
September 11–29, 2023 Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) Grade 10 ELA Reading Retake FSA Grade 10 ELA Writing Retake FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retake
February 19–March 8, 2024 FSA Grade 10 ELA Writing Retake FSA Grade 10 ELA Reading Retake FSA Algebra 1 EOC Retake

*School districts establish daily testing schedules within these windows according to state-provided guidance. For more detailed scheduling information for a specific school or district, please visit that organization’s website.

FAST

Dates Grade Levels and Subjects
First Administration (PM1):
August 7–September 29, 2023
Second Administration (PM2):
December 4, 2023–January 26, 2024
Third Administration (PM3):
April 15–May 31, 2024		 Grades K–2* FAST Reading & Mathematics
First Administration (PM1):
August 14–September 29, 2023
Second Administration (PM2):
December 4, 2023–January 26, 2024
Third Administration (PM3):
May 1–May 31, 2024		 Grades 3–10 FAST ELA Reading & Grades 3–8 FAST Mathematics

*Assessment calendar guidance for VPK programs is available at https://www.fldoe.org/schools/early-learning/providers/fast-star-earlit.stml.

Florida Alternate Assessment

Dates Grade Levels and Subjects
September 25–October 13, 2023 Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA)—Performance Task
Grade 10 ELA Makeup
Algebra 1 Makeup
February 26–April 12, 2024 Florida Alternate Assessments (FAA)*—Performance Task
Grades 3–8 ELA & Mathematics
Grades 4–8 Writing
Grades 5 & 8 Science
End-of-Course Assessment (Civics)
March 11–April 26, 2024 FAA*—Performance Task
Grades 9 & 10 ELA
Grades 9 & 10 Writing
End-of-Course Assessments (Algebra 1, Biology 1, Geometry
& U.S. History)
Data Collection Periods:
September–October 2023
November–December 2023
March–April 2024		 FAA*—Datafolio
Grades 3–10 ELA (Reading & Writing)
Grades 3–8 Mathematics
Grades 5 & 8 Science
End-of-Course Assessments (Algebra 1, Biology 1, Civics, Geometry &
U.S. History)

*Aligned to Access Points for B.E.S.T.

Other Statewide Assessments

Dates Assessment
October 2023–April 2024 Preliminary ACT (PreACT)
October 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT)
November 6–December 15, 2023
April 1–May 31, 2024		 Florida Civic Literacy Exam
January–March 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Mathematics (Grades 4, 8 & 12)
Reading (Grades 4, 8 & 12)
Science (Grade 8)
January 22–March 15, 2024 ACCESS for ELLs
Alternate ACCESS for ELLs
March–April 2024 ACT*
March–April 2024 SAT*
March–April 2024 Classic Learning Test (CLT)*
May 2024 Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

*Districts will select the ACT, SAT, or CLT to administer to all Grade 11 students in the district.