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Spring 2026 grade 5 directory page: released clusters, standards and p-values from the NYSED test map

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|[[Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test|Cluster View]]
|[[Spring 2026 Grade 5 Science Test Questions by Difficulty|Table View]]
|}
The spring 2026 grade 5 science test is composed of 35 questions. The 30 released questions (18 multiple choice and 12 constructed response) are organized into seven question clusters below; questions 19–23 were not released. Data on the percentage of students answering correctly is from NYSED.

'''<big>[[Questions:Sunlight and Starlight|Sunlight and Starlight]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Sunlight and Starlight#q1|Question 1]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-PS4-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.29
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Sunlight and Starlight#q2|Question 2]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-ESS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.31
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Sunlight and Starlight#q3|Question 3]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-ESS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.46
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Sunlight and Starlight#q4|Question 4]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-ESS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.66
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Minerals of New York State|Minerals of New York State]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Minerals of New York State#q1|Question 5]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-PS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.56
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Minerals of New York State#q2|Question 6]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-PS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.54
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Minerals of New York State#q3|Question 7]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-PS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.45
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Minerals of New York State#q4|Question 8]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-PS1-4]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.60
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Minerals of New York State#q5|Question 9]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-PS1-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.58
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Wolves in Yellowstone National Park|Wolves in Yellowstone National Park]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Wolves in Yellowstone National Park#q1|Question 10]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-LS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.49
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Wolves in Yellowstone National Park#q2|Question 11]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-LS4-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.46
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Wolves in Yellowstone National Park#q3|Question 12]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-LS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.23
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Wolves in Yellowstone National Park#q4|Question 13]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-LS4-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.46
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Information Transfer|Information Transfer]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Information Transfer#q1|Question 14]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-PS4-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.24
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Information Transfer#q2|Question 15]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-PS3-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.67
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Information Transfer#q3|Question 16]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-PS3-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.52
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Information Transfer#q4|Question 17]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-5-ETS1-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.42
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Information Transfer#q5|Question 18]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-PS4-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.08
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Hurricane Formation|Hurricane Formation]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hurricane Formation#q1|Question 24]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-ESS2-3]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.38
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hurricane Formation#q2|Question 25]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.18
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hurricane Formation#q3|Question 26]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.43
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Hurricane Formation#q4|Question 27]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-ESS2-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.56
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Locust Trees|Locust Trees]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Locust Trees#q1|Question 28]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-LS1-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.07
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Locust Trees#q2|Question 29]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[3-LS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.49
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Locust Trees#q3|Question 30]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-LS1-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.51
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Locust Trees#q4|Question 31]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-LS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.26
|}

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'''<big>[[Questions:Natural Energy Resources|Natural Energy Resources]]</big>'''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Question
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | Standard
! style="padding: 0.5em 1.5em;" | % correct
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Natural Energy Resources#q1|Question 32]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-ESS2-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.49
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Natural Energy Resources#q2|Question 33]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-ESS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.31
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Natural Energy Resources#q3|Question 34]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[5-ESS3-1]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.09
|-
| style="background-color:white;" | [[Questions:Natural Energy Resources#q4|Question 35]] || style="background-color:white;" | [[4-PS3-2]] || style="background-color:white;" | 0.70
|}

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Conradrichman: Spring 2026 grade 5 directory page: released clusters, standards and p-values from the NYSED test map