New Mexico Measures of Student Success & Achievement (NM-MSSA) | Grades 3-8 | Summative
The New Mexico Measures of Student Success and Achievement is New Mexico’s statewide summative assessment for mathematics and English language arts, administered at the end of Grades 3-8. As the NM-MSSA is a single measure at the end of a grade band, interpretations and uses of NM-MSSA scores should be supplemented with additional measures, including information from classroom summative and formative assessments in mathematics and English language arts as well as interim assessments.
Teacher/School Leader Resources
Educator Portals and Resources
- Educator Portal/Data Interaction– Upload rosters, create accounts, monitor, and view assessment results.
- Assessment Portal User Guide
- Cognia Help and Support – Information on NM-MSSA
- Lexile Educator Guide
- Quantile Educator Guide
- NM-MSSA Test Coordinator Manual
- NM-MSSA Test Administrator Manual
Test Design, Blueprint, and Technical Report
- NM-MSSA Test Specifications- Language Arts
- NM-MSSA Test Specifications-Mathematics
- 2021-22 New Mexico MSSA and ASR Tech Report
State-Adopted Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) and Scale Scores
- NM-MSSA Performance Level Descriptors: Mathematics
- NM-MSSA Performance Level Descriptors: English Language Arts
- NM-MSSA Scale Scores
Accommodations Information
- 2023-2024 NM-MSSA Universal Tools, Accessibility Features and Accommodations Chart
- 2023-2024 NM-MSSA Accessibility and Accommodations Features Manual
Practice Tests
MSSA Writing Prompt Resources
- Top Writing Take Aways (Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8)
- Released Writing Items Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Student & Family Resources
Family Portals and Resources
Please contact local school administrations for necessary accommodations and additional language options for interpreting student results information.
- Family Portal– view assessment results.
- Lexile Parent Guide
- Quantile Parent Guide
State-Adopted Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) and Scale Scores