4th Grade
2026–2027 Grade 4 Assessment Calendar
A month-by-month overview of Grade 4 screeners, diagnostics, Firefly benchmarks, PSSA testing, WIDA, and intervention checkpoints.
Eureka Math Squared assessments are integrated regularly within grade-level courses.
August / September
Assessment
Acadience Universal Screener / MAZE
Administered byReading specialists
Dates / NotesAugust 26 – September 11
Assessment
IXL Math & Reading Diagnostic
Administered byClassroom teachers
Dates / NotesAugust 31 – September 11
Update biweekly in class
Update biweekly in class
Assessment
Spelling Screener
Administered byClassroom teachers
Dates / NotesSeptember 7 – September 11
IPMs complete by September 17Intervention begins September 21
October
Assessment
Firefly Math & ELA Benchmark
Administered byClassroom teachers
Dates / NotesOctober 27 and October 28
Intervention ends December 18
January
Assessment
Acadience Universal Screener / MAZE
Administered byReading specialists
Dates / NotesJanuary 4 – January 13
Assessment
IXL Math & Reading Diagnostic
Administered byClassroom teachers
Dates / NotesJanuary 4 – January 13
Update biweekly in class
Update biweekly in class
WIDA
IPMs complete by January 19Intervention begins January 21
February
Assessment
Firefly Math & Reading Benchmark
Administered byClassroom teachers
Dates / NotesFebruary 2 and February 3
February 4 snow make-up
February 4 snow make-up
WIDA
April / May — PSSA
Assessment
PSSA Summative
Administered byELA: April 27 – April 29
Math: May 4 – May 5
Math: May 4 – May 5
Dates / NotesPSSA window: April 26 – May 14
Make-ups: May 6 – May 7
Make-ups: May 6 – May 7
Intervention ends May 7
May
Assessment
Acadience Universal Screener / MAZE
Administered byReading specialists
Dates / NotesMay 10 – May 18
Assessment
IXL Math & Reading Diagnostic
Administered byClassroom teachers
Dates / NotesMay 10 – May 18
Benchmark Assessment System (FP)
Given one time in elementary to get a baseline level when the universal screener, diagnostic, and anecdotal data indicate student readiness within the code. Updated using data from ongoing formative assessment.