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To Apply

Applications and information are available above or from your school counselor.

Purpose

These are rigorous assessments that thoroughly test the student's knowledge of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills of the course or grade level.

ELEMENTARY (K-5)

Acceleration Kindergarten to First Grade

• Student must be 5 years old by September 1 of the new school year.

• Achieves Stanine 8 (89^th percentile) or above on the Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement.

• Achieves Stanine 8 (89^th percentile) or above on the mathematics test of the Riverside Mini-Battery of Achievement.

Acceleration Grades 1-5 (Skip a Grade Level)

• Scores 85% or above on each of the criterion-referenced tests for the grade level (both semesters) he or she wants to skip.

• It is recommended that parents talk with their child's teacher about observations of the child's use of advanced vocabulary, achievement at a level well above average, maturity factors, and strong academic abilities to help determine if the testing is appropriate.

SECONDARY (6-12)

Without Prior Instruction

Credit by examination is offered to students as an opportunity to receive credit for a course in which the student has received no prior instruction.  A student may advance one grade level (6-8) or one course per subject area (9-12) in each testing period.

• Scores 85% or above on an approved examination in order to receive credit.

With Prior Instruction

Students may earn credit by examination if they have received prior instruction in the subject for which the examination is taken.

• Scores 70% or above on the course examination and/or completes applicable projects.