The statute that governs the Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ programs requires registered nonpublic schools to submit test results for all scholarship recipients in grades 3 and higher.

Deadline: Schools must submit test scores from the previous school year by July 15. 

Testing Requirements

Grades 3 and 8: Designated Nationally Standardized Test 
Beginning in the 2026–27 school year, schools must select one of the following designated assessments for scholarship recipients in 3rd and 8th grade. 

• i-Ready (Standards Mastery)
• NWEA MAP
• Renaissance Star
• California Achievement Test (CAT 6)
• CTP (ERB)
• Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)
• Stanford Achievement Test
• TerraNova NEXT

Grade 11: ACT

The statute requires scholarship recipients in grade 11 to take the ACT.

Grades 4-7, 9, 10, 12: Nationally Standardized Test 

Schools must select a nationally standardized test to measure achievement in the following areas:

• English grammar;
• Reading;
• Spelling; and
• Mathematics.

Alternatively for Grades 9,10, and 12, schools may select a nationally standardized test or other equivalent measurement that measures competencies in the verbal and quantitative areas.

Reimbursement

SEAA will reimburse schools for the cost of the test for each Opportunity Scholarship recipient in grades 3, 8, and 11. SEAA is not authorized to reimburse schools for the cost to test ESA+ students unless they are also a recipient of the Opportunity Scholarship.

Reporting Test Results

Schools must upload test results to the Test Score Upload Portal, not MyPortal. To submit test results:

• Create a Test Score Portal Account, if you do not already have one.
• Submit the original PDF documents provided by the testing company.
• If the original PDF documents are unavailable, scanned copies may be submitted . 
• Do not submit hand-graded test results; they will not be accepted.

Instructions for creating a test score portal account:

1. Click on the “First time here?” link.
2. Select your school from the dropdown list. Select "New School" if your school is not in the dropdown list.
3. Enter your email address.
4. Click “Add User.”
5. Wait! The School Support Team must approve your user account request. Please allow 1-2 business days for your account request to be approved.
6. You will receive a temporary password to access your account. 

ACT Results

Provide scholarship students with your College Board School Code to receive a copy of student test scores directly from ACT. 

• You can obtain your school code here.
• If you do not have a school code, you can request one here.

Contact ACT directly for more information about College Board School Codes and ACT accounts.

Aggregate Reports

An aggregate report is only required for grades 3, 8, and 11 if your school has more than twenty-five (25) scholarship students per grade level.

The aggregate report should not include non-scholarship students. Contact your test vendor to help you create an aggregate report for 3rd, 8th, and 11th-grade scholarship students.

* Alternatively, schools may select a test that measures competencies in the verbal and quantitative areas.

Frequently Asked Questions