AzSCI

AzSCI, Arizona's statewide achievement test for Science, is administered to public school students in Grade 5 (covering domains from Grades 3/4/5 standards), Grade 8 (covering domains from Grades 6/7/8 standards), and Grade 11/Cohort 2028 (covering domains from high school standards) in Spring 2027.

Resources

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2026-2027 Achievement Tests Staff Security Agreement - Coming Soon

Contact Pearson Customer Support for AzSCI: 1-888-705-9421, Option 1 or Contact Support

Contact ADE's Achievement Assessments team at [email protected].

K-12 Academic Standards

Assessment Results

Arizona's test development process involves an extensive review before an item will count toward students' test scores. During the item development process, all assessment items are written in accordance with Item Specifications. A committee of Arizona educators reviews and approves the items to confirm alignment and appropriateness for inclusion on the test. Each step in the process is designed to ensure that test results are valid, reliable, and appropriate for Arizona students, families, and other members of Arizona communities. Participating educators are representatives of Arizona's geographic regions and represent culturally diverse populations.

For the Educator Review Committees, we are inviting content area teachers, teachers of students with disabilities, teachers of English learner students, instructional coaches, and administrators to provide their perspectives on the items and standards set on Arizona's statewide assessments. If you are interested in serving on an Assessment Educator Review Committee, please complete the form linked below.

Educator Committee Application

Spring 2027 Test Windows Coming Soon

Spring 2027 Testing Mode

The Achievement Testing Mode Application will be open in ADEConnect in Fall 2026.

All Achievement testing (AzSCI, AASA, ACT Aspire, and ACT) is, by default, administered to students by computer.

Requests for schools to administer paper tests must be submitted by Achievement District Test Coordinators in ADEConnect during the designated window. Requests must provide an explanation of special circumstances for which paper testing is needed.

No action needs to be taken if school site(s) will administer computer-based assessments in Spring 2027.

Please Note:

For AzSCI to be administered as a paper test, all student responses must be transferred into the TestNav online testing platform, after the students have completed testing, by a Test Administrator who has been trained and who has signed a test security agreement. All student responses must be transferred into TestNav before the end of the AzSCI test window to be scored.

The following Special Paper Version (SPV) test formats are available to meet the needs of students who cannot access the test content through computer-based testing: braille, large print, and regular print paper.

SPV test requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval September 14, 2026 - February 5, 2027.

2026-2027 Special Paper Version Quick Guide - Coming Soon

2026-2027 Special Paper Version Request Form - Coming Soon

Arizona Accommodations Manual

ADE Exceptional Student Services

Additional Accommodation Requests must be submitted to ADE for review and approval September 14, 2026 - February 5, 2027.

Additional Accommodations Requests SHOULD NOT include Universal Test Administration Conditions or Universal Tools detailed in the Achievement Assessments Accommodations Manual.

2026-2027 Additional Accommodations Request Quick Guide - Coming Soon

2026-2027 Additional Accommodations Request Form - Coming Soon

Arizona Accommodations Manual

ADE Exceptional Student Services

AzSCI Sample Tests and Student Readiness Tool

Directions: Select Arizona, then click on Mic Check and Sample Tests.

A username and password are not needed to access the Sample Tests and Student Readiness Tool.