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Elementary Grades 1- 5 Credit by Exam for Acceleration
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Qualifications for Testing
Acceleration testing is for students in grades Kindergarten through Fourth who wish to skip a grade is addressed in Board Policy EHDC (Legal), under the heading of Credit by Examination for Advancement.
A request for Credit by Exam for acceleration may be submitted at any time during the school year. However, the following restrictions apply:
- Placement to a new grade will only occur at the start of a school year, regardless of when a CBE acceleration is taken.
- Students may attempt acceleration two times, one attempt per testing window for the same grade/subject.
About the Grades 1-5 Acceleration Test
Students seeking grade-level acceleration/advancement must achieve 80% or higher on each of the criterion-referenced tests in the following subjects for the grade level they want to skip:
- Science
- Social Studies
- Mathematics
- Language Arts
Grades 1-5 Acceleration/Advancement tests are administered through the University of Texas High School (UTHS) over multiple days pending the results of each subject test.
- Assessments are ordered one at a time, and the subsequent assessment will only be ordered after results are received that the student passes with a score of 80% or higher.
- Assessments are given following the order listed above, and the time limit is 3 continuous hours per assessment.
- If a student is successful with a score of 80% or higher, the next test in the sequence will be ordered.
- If the student is not successful, the grade acceleration process ends. The student is not eligible to accelerate.
- To accelerate to the next grade level, the student is required to successfully pass all four assessments.
NOTE - Students who qualify for or are currently enrolled in Math Rocks may still attempt grade-level acceleration. However, successful completion of grade-level acceleration may remove eligibility for Math Rocks.
Accelerate Out of
First Grade- Beginning-of-year First grade student or end-of-year Kindergarten student with a desired outcome of Second grade
- Science | Social Studies | ELAR | Math
Accelerate Out of
Second Grade- Beginning-of-year Second grade student or end-of-year First grade student with a desired outcome of Third grade
- Science | Social Studies | ELAR | Math
Accelerate Out of
Third Grade- Beginning-of-year Third grade student or end-of-year Second grade student with a desired outcome of Fourth grade
- Science | Social Studies | ELAR | Math
Accelerate Out of
Fourth Grade- Beginning-of-year Fourth grade student or end-of-year Third grade student with a desired outcome of Fifth grade
- Science | Social Studies | ELAR | Math
Accelerate Out of
Fifth Grade- Beginning-of-year Fifth grade student or end-of-year Fourth grade student with a desired outcome of Sixth grade
- Science | Social Studies | ELAR | Math
Study Guides
The University of Texas - Credit By Exam Study Guides Webpage provides Study Guides for all subject tests.
Results and Acceleration
*NOTE → Students may only change grade levels at the beginning of a school year.
Results will be sent to the school Principal and Counselor where the student is registered. The principal or counselor will contact the parent/guardian directly regarding the student’s test scores. The Credit by Exam office will not give out any information to parents regarding the results of Grades 1-5 Acceleration/Advancement testing.
Deadline and Parent Information
Parents/ guardians must contact their elementary school counselor for information on the Grade 1-5 Acceleration process. The deadlines are listed in the calendar below.
- All requests must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the deadline date.
- The counselor will notify the parent/guardian of the testing dates and times. All tests will be administered at the student's home campus.
CBE Quick Links
- Kindergarten Acceleration
- Elementary Grades 1-5
- Middle School Grades 6-8
- High School & Senior High School Grades 9-12
- Confirmation & Results Information
- Online CBE Resources - Avant LOTE Tests
- Online CBE Resources - Blackboard Professional Communications
- Online CBE Resources - University of Texas HS Tests
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Contact
Assessment, Research and Program Evaluation
If you have any additional questions, please email the Credit by Exam office at CBE@pisd.edu.