The Maryland School Assessment (MSA) is a mandatory assessment of reading and mathematics achievement that meets the testing requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. The tests will be administered in the spring of each year to students in grades 3 through 8. For each of these grades, there are two days of testing for reading and two days of testing for mathematics.

• The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) Overview of the Maryland School Assessment
• School Improvement Information in Maryland