P.O. Box 202501 • Helena, MT 59620-2501
The Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) is the suite of statewide assessments aligned with Montana's academic content standards to meet federal testing requirements. Montana's Required Statewide Assessments are listed below.
System Test Coordinators can check here weekly for an up-to-date list of timely tasks. Click the tab for a list of tasks for each state required assessment.
Updated: June 2, 2025
Districts can download and customize this OPI Score Report Letter template to include alongside the score report to meet ESSA requirements for notifying parents of student scores.
Join us for an upcoming webinar on the Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) alternate assessment, which will become the statewide assessment for alternate science, math, and ELA beginning in fall 2025.This session will include an overview of the DLM model, provide key resources to help you prepare ahead of fall training, and allow time for questions and answers.
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, June 10, from 3:30 to 4:15 PM MST.
Click the link below to join the meeting:
Join the DLM Assessment Overview Webinar
ISRs will be available between July 14 and September 5, 2025.
The Multi State Alternate Assessment will no longer be administered to Montana students with significant cognitive disabilities in Grades 5, 8 and 11 as of the 2025-2026 school year. The required Alternate ELA and math content area will be assessed with the Dynamic Learning Map (DLM).
Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, the Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) will replace the Multi State Alternate Assessment (MSAA). All alternate assessments will now be administered on the Kite platform to align with the administration of MAST.
The DLM math and ELA assessments will follow an instructionally embedded model, with multiple testlets administered during both fall and spring testing windows.
Stay up to date by visiting the OPI Assessment Stay Informed page for announcements, including an upcoming June webinar and the release of the 2025–2026 DLM testing windows. Additional training will be provided this fall, including sessions during the STC Workshop Series in September.
For more information, visit the DLM Assessment Website and explore the Montana-specific DLM Informational Overview.
Beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, the Dynamic Learning Map (DLM) will replace the Alternate Montana Science Assessment (AMSA). All alternate assessments will now be administered on the Kite platform to align with the administration of MAST.
The DLM science assessments will consist of multiple testlets but will be administered only during the spring window.
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Montana's 2023-2024 State Assessment results were made available in early September. This 2023-2024 Statewide Assessment Overview presentation gives additional details.
2024 State Assessment Data Overview
RETIRED (Final administration year: 23024-2025) Multi State Alternate Assessment (MSAA) - ELA and mathematics assessment administered to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SwSCD) in Grades 3 through 8 and 11.
RETIRED (Final administration year: 23024-2025) Alternate Montana Science Assessment (AMSA) - Science assessment administered to Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (SwSCD) in Grades 5, 8, and 11.