Required In-Person State Testing
2026 | 6-8th, 9th & 11th Grade
We Can't Wait to See You!
Dear Families,
State testing for full time Aspire students will begin March 2026. Carefully review the testing schedule below to know which days your student will be attending. State testing is mandatory and failure to test will result in your student being dropped from Aspire for the 2025-2026 year.
Students who miss their scheduled testing day will be assigned a make-up day to complete the assessment. Parents/Guardians will be notified of the day in order to comply with the state testing window.
*Please see testing chart below for scheduled dates and times*
We look forward to seeing you! Please read each of the items below- it will help ensure a successful day.
Relevant information:
Arrive at the Innovation Center at 8:00 A.M
Testing begins at 8:30 a.m.: students may not join a test session once it has begun; late students will need to make-up testing on another day
Testing will end at 12:00 P.M. with the exception of writing which will end at 11:00 A.M.
Lunch will not be provided, students are strongly encouraged to bring a healthy, nut-free snack (ex: goldfish crackers, an apple, etc).
Students will sign in each testing day
See schedule for pick-up times as they will vary by day based on length of test
Family will be notified if student needs additional time to complete test that day
Important Information
Each student will need the following items on each day of testing:
DVUSD Chromebook: fully charged (if you do not have a DVUSD Chromebook one will be provided during testing times)
Headphones that plug into Chromebook: no Bluetooth headphones or gaming headphones
Water bottle
Snack: nut-free
Print reading material: hard copy, no electronic reading will be permitted (ex: no Kindle, eBook, etc).
If student requires glasses, bring regular reading glasses - No Meta or AI glasses allowed
Dates to Remember
For any questions or concerns please contact aspire@dvusd.org or (623) 445-4992