Washington State ELA Standards (Learning Standards)
Washington State ELA standards by grade and course, with official codes and links.
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- Standards
- Washington State K–12 Learning Standards for English Language Arts (Common Core State Standards, adopted 2011)
- Adopted
- 2011
- Packs
- 13
- Last checked
- 2026-10-21
Washington adopted new ELA standards ("WA ELA 2026") in August 2026. Schools must use them from 2027-28; this page shows the Common Core standards Washington uses in 2026-27.
Washington State uses the Common Core ELA standards, so these pages point search engines to our national Common Core pages.
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By grade
Kindergarten ELA · 1st Grade ELA · 2nd Grade ELA · 3rd Grade ELA · 4th Grade ELA · 5th Grade ELA · 6th Grade ELA · 7th Grade ELA · 8th Grade ELA · 9th Grade ELA · 10th Grade ELA · 11th Grade ELA · 12th Grade ELA
State tests
- Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) – grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 (official page)
- WA-AIM (Washington Access to Instruction and Measurement) – grades 3–11 (official page)
Check the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for which grades are tested and this year's testing dates.
Official documents
- ospi.k12.wa.us: english language arts learning standards
- ospi.k12.wa.us: mathematics k 12 learning standards
- ospi.k12.wa.us: wa learning standards mathematics
- ospi.k12.wa.us: wa learning standards ela
- ospi.k12.wa.us: state testing
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© Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved.
The Common Core State Standards are owned and developed by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), and are shown here under the Common Core State Standards Public License. Examples from the official site are not included. Classfern is not affiliated with or endorsed by NGA Center or CCSSO. Each standard links to its official page.