Content and Assessment Specifications for Grades 3-8

The Grade 3 through 8 interim assessments consist of 24-32 items depending on the grade level. All items address on-grade-level content based on the Claim 1 Priority/Supporting weights given in the SBAC Blueprints. The tables shown below detail the number of items and the weight of each priority and supporting cluster for each grade. The target letters (A, B, C, etc) correspond to the targets on the SBAC Assessment.