PSSA practice test 2027
In Pennsylvania, the grades 3-8 test is the PSSA, short for Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. Here’s what we could confirm about the 2027 test, and a free math practice set for each grade.
Free practice by grade
A set of math questions in the style of the PSSA for each grade, in the online formats state tests use, marked as soon as it’s done.
The test in 2027
- Who gives it
- Pennsylvania
- When
- ELA April 26-30, 2027; math and science May 3-7, 2027 (optional extra week May 10-14); make-ups done by May 14, 2027.
- How it’s taken
- It isn’t adaptive.
Scores and results
The levels, lowest first:
- Below Basic
- Basic
- Proficient
- Advanced
When results come: No early reporting in 2026-27.
What’s changing
Since 2023 the PSSA ELA tests have fewer items (equating blocks removed); no similar change for math.
Official practice
We haven’t found an official practice test to link to yet. Your child’s school can tell you where the state’s own practice is.
The sets here aren’t real PSSA questions: Thena writes every one in code, in the style of the test, and never copies a state’s own.
Questions about the PSSA
When is the PSSA in 2027?
ELA April 26-30, 2027; math and science May 3-7, 2027 (optional extra week May 10-14); make-ups done by May 14, 2027.
How is the PSSA scored?
The levels, lowest first: Below Basic, Basic, Proficient, Advanced.
When do families get the results?
No early reporting in 2026-27.
Are these real PSSA questions?
No. Thena writes every question in code, in the style of the PSSA, and never copies a real test's questions. The state's own pages have its official materials.
Where these facts come from
Checked on November 3, 2026, on these pages. Anything this page leaves out, we couldn’t yet confirm on the state’s own pages: they have the latest.
- pa.gov: pa.gov/agencies/education/programs-and-services/instruction/elementary-and-secondary-education/assessment-and-accountability/pennsylvania-system-of-school-assessment-pssa
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