How do I enter benchmark scores after testing dates have closed?

Before changing the benchmark dates to enter/edit an old benchmark score, please make sure no other benchmark testing is being conducted within your account.

Entering benchmark scores, or taking a benchmark test after the testing window has closed, involves extending the testing date to the current date so the test can be taken/entered. When this is done, the percentile lines on a graph will become skewed but once the dates are returned back, the percentile lines will return to normal.

To enter a benchmark test after the testing dates have closed you will need to locate your benchmark date range setting. To access this feature, first login to your account and click on the “Account” tab in the upper right hand side of your dashboard. Next locate the “Account Management” section and click on the Manage Settings link.

You will then be directed to the Benchmark Window Settings. This is where you set the dates the benchmark tests can be given and/or data recorded. To enter student scores the testing window must be open on the date of entry, and only one testing window can be open at a time, with all dates moving forward in time. Window dates cannot overlap.

For example, if today's date is January 28, 2025, and you want to enter scores for the Fall Benchmarking period, you will need to extend the last day of testing to January 28, 2025 and change the beginning of Winter Benchmarking to January 29, 2025. In this way, the current date is open for Fall score entry, the Winter testing is not open yet, all dates move forward in time and no dates overlap. Make sure to Save Changes.

Now enter your fall scores. After the scores are entered, save the information and return the benchmark testing windows back to their original setting and save.