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Utah moves ninth- and tenth-graders to RISE in 2027; rostering and score timing will change
Summary
USB said that starting in the 2027 cycle, 9th and 10th graders will take course-based RISE assessments (not Utah Aspire Plus). Rostering will depend on course enrollment; many 9th/10th scores will be delayed until fall. Core-code lists will be published in June.
State assessment staff told LEA data teams that RISE will expand to ninth- and tenth-grade students for the 2027 spring summatives. Unlike Utah Aspire Plus, RISE is course-based and untimed; rostering for many 9th/10th tests will depend on the specific course codes for ELA, math and science.
Staff listed the expected 2027 spring summatives that will trigger rostering (examples include ELA 9, ELA 10, secondary math 1/2, biology and earth and space science). They cautioned LEAs that not every ninth- or tenth-grade student will be rostered for a test — rostering depends on course enrollment in SIS data. Scores for many 9th/10th rosters will be delayed until the fall; third-grade timelines remain unchanged.
USB will publish complete core-code lists in June and said LEAs should prepare to update course coding so intended students are rostered correctly. Staff also noted future plans toward end-of-course assessments and possible math expansions in 2028 subject to board approval.
Source and provenance: the RISE and core-code discussion was in the assessment update (topic begins SEG 2048 and core-code/core list discussion spans SEG 2070–2160).
