Welcome to the BIE Science Help & Support page. This site provides information to assist you in administering the BIE Science assessment to students in grades 5, 8, and 11.
What’s New for 2025?
- For the Spring 2025 BIE Science summative test administration, School Test Coordinators (STCs) are required to determine each student’s testing mode through the Online Testing Portal.
- There was a designated student registration window from December 9, 2024, to January 14, 2025. During this time, STCs were expected to log in to the Online Testing Portal to verify their rosters, add necessary accommodations, and update students’ test mode if printed paper test materials were required.
- If you missed that window, you still have the opportunity to make updates in the portal for both online and paper testers to ensure your student data is accurate.
- For the detailed communication sent to the field about this reminder on 1/22/25, please click here.
Additional Test Materials Ordering Window
- Mark your calendars: the additional ordering window starts on Monday, February 24, 2025
- The additional ordering window will end on Friday, April 11, 2025
- For additional details about additional ordering, please see the "Additional Ordering" section here.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Student Kiosks Available for Download | September 9, 2024 |
| Science Benchmark Administration | September 23, 2024–March 7, 2025 |
| Online Student Registration (test mode*, updating student profiles, manual adds of new students) *Especially important if student needs paper test materials | December 9, 2024 - January 14, 2025 |
| Paper Test Materials Arrive in Schools | by February 24, 2025 |
| Additional Materials Ordering Window | February 24 – April 11, 2025 |
| Online Tests Available for Scheduling in Portal (one week before summative administration starts) | March 3, 2025 |
| Spring 2025 Summative Test Administration Window | March 10-April 18, 2025 |
| UPS Pickup Window for Paper Test Materials | March 10 - April 25, 2025 |
| Return of Secure Materials | no later than April 25, 2025 |
| Post-Online Testing clean-up window | April 21-April 23, 2025 |
| Spring 2025 Reports (Online Data Files) Available in Data Interaction (DI) | June 27, 2025 |
| Spring 2025 Reports (Static ISRs) Download Available in DI | July 16, 2025 |
| Spring 2025 Print Reports in site for schools | August 6, 2025 |
Please click here to download a PDF of the spring 2025 science assessment key dates.