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Putting Montana Students First
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
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: July 26, 2024 - note deadlines for Priority Tasks, MAST, and MSAA.
ISRs are removed from the system after September 6th.
Assessment Help Desk: 844-867-2569
Congress mandates that all state's participate in assessments under the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to measure student achievement in core subjects.
Montana's 2022-2023 State Assessment results were made available in early September. Math scores for students in Grades 3 through 8 have increased when compared to the 2021-2022 data. Grade 11 students increased scores across content areas, ELA, math, and science. This 2022-2023 Statewide Assessment Overview presentation gives additional details.
2023 State Assessment Data Overview