Florida Statewide Assessments
Spring 2017 Testing Times
Florida Standards Assessments (FSA)
English Language Arts – Writing
Grade Level
4*
5*
6*
7*
8
9
10
Retake**
Number of Days
of Testing
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Number
of Sessions
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Minutes per Session
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
Total Minutes per
Grade Level
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
120
English Language Arts – Reading
Grade Level
3*
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Retake**
Number of Days
of Testing
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Number
of Sessions
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Minutes per Session
Total Minutes per
Grade Level
80
80
80
85
85
85
90
90
90
160
160
160
170
170
170
180
180
180
Mathematics
Grade Level
3
4
5
6
7
8
Number of Days
of Testing
2
2
2
2
2
2
Number
of Sessions
2
2
2
3
3
3
Minutes per Session
80
80
80
60
60
60
Total Minutes per
Grade Level
160
160
160
180
180
180
FSA End-of-Course Assessments
Subject
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2
Number of Days
of Testing
2
2
2
Number
of Sessions
2
2
2
Minutes per
Session**
90
90
90
Total Minutes
per Assessment**
180
180
180
*Paper-based test
**Students who are still working at the end of the allotted time for the session may continue working up
to half the length of a typical school day.
Florida Statewide Assessments
Spring 2017 Testing Times
Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) Assessments
Reading Retake and Science
Subject
Number of Days
of Testing
Number
of Sessions
Reading Retake
2
2
Grade 5 Science*
Grade 8 Science*
2
1
2
2
Minutes per Session
Up to half of the
school day
80
80
Total Minutes
per Assessment
Up to two half school
days
160
160
End-of-Course Assessments
Subject
Algebra 1 Retake
Biology 1
Civics
U.S. History
Number of Days
of Testing
1
1
1
1
Number
of Sessions
1
1
1
1
Minutes per Assessment**
160
160
160
160
*Paper-based test
**Students who are still working at the end of the allotted time for the session may continue working up to
the length of a typical school day.