Welcome to New Mexico Public Education Department Assessments Help & Support
The New Mexico Public Education Department Assessments Help and Support website provides information to assist you in administering the NM-MSSA Language Arts, Mathematics, NM-iMSSA, and formative assessments for grades 3-8.
Announcements
Enhancements to the eMetric Portal have been made to improve usability and user experience. New Features can be found on the (opens in new tab) NM New Features and Roadmap. This document outlines the change, the purpose of the change and tentative release dates.
Key Dates
(opens in new tab) 2026-2027 NM-iMSSA Math, ELA Key Dates
Upcoming Events - Beginning of Year (BOY)
Online Portal available for Pre-ID Bulk Upload, Manual Student Enrollment, User Inventory, etc. through the Duration of the BOY iMSSA Admin Window
August 3, 2026-September 25, 2026
Portal Ready for Test Scheduling Opens
August 3, 2026
BOY iMSSA Administration Window Opens
August 3, 2026
BOY iMSSA Administration Window Closes
September 25, 2026
BOY iMSSA Final Individual Student Reports (ISRs) Available in Data Interaction
October 5, 2026
BOY iMSSA Item Analysis Reports Available in Data Interaction
October 5, 2026
BOY iMSSA Final Student Reports Available in the Family Portal
October 9, 2026
Upcoming Events - Middle of Year (MOY)
Online Portal available for Pre-ID Bulk Upload, Manual Student Enrollment through the Duration of the MOY iMSSA Admin Window
November 9, 2026–January 8, 2027
Portal Ready for Test Scheduling Opens
November 9, 2026
MOY iMSSA Administration Window Opens
November 9, 2026
MOY iMSSA Administration Window & Portal Close
January 8, 2027
MOY iMSSA Final Individual Student Reports (ISRs) Available in Data Interaction
January 11, 2027
MOY iMSSA Item Analysis Reports Available in Data Interaction
January 11, 2027
MOY iMSSA Final Student Reports Available in the Family Portal
January 15, 2027
Upcoming Events - End of Year (EOY)
Online Portal closed for state summative pre-ID work
January 9 – January 13, 2027
Online Portal available for Pre-ID Bulk Upload (Window 1)
January 14 – March 3, 2027
Pre-ID Bulk Upload unavailable while Summative MSSA is in progress
March 15 – April 30, 2027
Online Portal available for manual student enrollment, user inventory, etc.
March 15 – May 21, 2027
Portal Ready for Test Scheduling Opens
March 29, 2027
Online Portal available for Pre-ID bulk Upload (Window 2)
May 3 – May 21, 2027
EOY iMSSA Administration Window Opens
March 29, 2027
EOY iMSSA Administration Window & Portal Close
May 21, 2027
EOY iMSSA Final Individual Student Reports (ISRs) Available in Data Interaction
May 25, 2027
EOY iMSSA Item Analysis Report Available in Data Interaction
May 25, 2027
EOY iMSSA Final Student Reports Available in the Family Portal
May 28, 2027