Division Assessment Calendars
Each year Alexandria City Public Schools identifies division assessment windows for schools to follow in their planning and administration of required assessments. Please use the below calendars to view the identified division windows. Contact your individual school for additional information of when specifically an assessment will be given.
2023-2024 ACPS Assessment Calendar
PreK–5
SY 23-24 Date(s) | Assessment | Grade(s) | PreK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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September 5 - September 22, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) - Fall | 2 - 5 | x | x | x | x | |||
September 5 - September 29, 2023 | Virginia Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (VA PALS) - Fallᵃ | 1 - 3 | x | x | a | ||||
September 18 - October 13, 2023 | Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) - Fall | PreK - K | x | x | |||||
September 26 - October 6, 2023 | Virginia Fall Growth Assessment (Reading and Math) | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
October 2 - October 27, 2023 | Virginia Pre-K and K Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (VA PALS) - Fall | PreK - K | x | x | |||||
October 16 - October 27, 2023 | Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | 3 | x | ||||||
October 23 - November 17, 2023 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Fall | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
November 13 - December 15, 2023 | Fall DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessmentᵇ | K - 5 | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
November 27 - December 15, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) - Winter | 2 - 5 | x | x | x | x | |||
January 2 - February 2, 2024 | VA PALS - Midyear (optional progress monitoring window) | PreK - 3 | x | x | x | x | x | ||
January 8 - January 26, 2024 | Virginia Winter Growth Assessment (Reading and Math) | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
January 16 - February 2, 2024 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Winter | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
January 30 - March 8, 2024 | English Language Proficiency (WIDA) - VA required for EL students | K - 5 | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
February 26 - April 1, 2024 | Spring DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessmentᵇ | K - 5 | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
March 4 - March 21, 2024 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) - Spring | 2 - 5 | x | x | x | x | |||
March 4 - March 21, 2024 | Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | 2 | x | ||||||
April 8 - May 3, 2024 | VKRP - Spring | PreK - K | x | x | |||||
April 22 - May 17, 2024 | VA PALS - Springc | PreK - 2 | x | x | x | c | |||
May 7 - May 31, 2024 | SOL Spring Non- Writing Assessments | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
June 3 - June 7, 2024 | SOL Expedited Retakes - Spring Non-Writing | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
a Only students in grade 3 who are new to Virginia public schools and students who received summer intervention are screened b Teacher completed rating scale c Only grade 2 students without a "high benchmark score" are screened |
Grades 6–8
SY 23-24 Date(s) | Assessment | Grade(s) | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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September 5 - September 22, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) – Fall | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
September 18 - October 6, 2023 | Fall Growth Assessment (Reading and Math) | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
October 23 - November 17, 2023 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Fall | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
November 13 - December 15, 2023 | Fall DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessmentᵃ | 6 - 8 | a | a | a |
November 27 - December 15, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) – Winter | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
January 8 - January 26, 2024 | Winter Growth Assessment (Reading and Math) | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
January 16 - February 2, 2024 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Winter | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
January 30 - March 8, 2024 | English Language Proficiency (WIDA) - VA required for EL students | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
February 26 - April 1, 2024 | Spring DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessmentᵃ | 6 - 8 | a | a | a |
March 4 - March 21, 2024 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) – Spring | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
May 7 - May 31, 2024 | SOL Spring Non-Writing Assessments | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
June 3 - June 7, 2024 | SOL Expedited Retakes - Spring Non-Writing | 6 - 8 | x | x | x |
a Teacher completed rating scale |
Grades 9–12
SY 23-24 Date(s) | Assessment | Grade(s) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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September 5 - September 22, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) – Fall | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
October 11, 2023 | PSAT 8/9 (Grade 9) | 9 | x | |||
October 11, 2023 | PSAT/NMSQT (Grade 10) | 10 | x | |||
October 11, 2023 | SAT (Grade 12) | 12 | x | |||
October 17 - October 27, 2023 | SOL Fall Writing Assessment Retakes | 12 | x | |||
October 23 - November 17, 2023 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Fall | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
November 13 - December 15, 2023 | Fall DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessment | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
November 27 - December 15, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) – Winter | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
January 9 - January 19, 2024 | SOL Fall Non-Writing Assessments | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
January 30 - February 2, 2024 | SOL EOC Expedited Retakes - Fall Non-Writing | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
January 16 - February 2, 2024 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Winter | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
January 30 - March 8, 2024 | English Language Proficiency (WIDA) - VA required for EL students | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
March 4 - March 21, 2024 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) – Spring | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
March 12 - March 21, 2024 | SOL Spring Writing Assessments | 11 | x | |||
April 2 - April 5, 2024 | Spring DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessment | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
April 16, 2024 | SAT (Grade 11) | 11 | x | |||
May 6 - May 17, 2024 | Advanced Placement (AP) Exams | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
May 7 - May 31, 2024 | SOL Spring Non- Writing Assessments | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
June 3 - June 7, 2024 | SOL Expedited Retakes - Spring Non-Writing | 9 - 12 | x | x | x | x |
Samuel Tucker Elementary School
SY 23-24 Date(s) | Assessment | Grade(s) | PreK | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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August 7 - August 31, 2023 | Virginia Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (VA PALS) - Fallᵃ | 1 - 3 | x | x | a | ||||
August 7 - August 25, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) - Fall | 2 - 5 | x | x | x | x | |||
August 21 - September 15, 2023 | Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) - Fall | PreK - K | x | x | |||||
August 28 - September 8, 2023 | Virginia Fall Growth Assessment (Reading and Math) | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
September 5 - September 29, 2023 | Virginia Pre-K and K Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (VA PALS) - Fall | PreK - K | x | x | |||||
September 26 - November 3, 2023 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Fall | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
September 5 - October 2, 2023 | Fall DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessmentᵇ | K - 5 | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
October 23 - November 3, 2023 | Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | 3 | x | ||||||
November 13 - December 8, 2023 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) - Winter | 2 - 5 | x | x | x | x | |||
January 2 - January 19, 2024 | Virginia Winter Growth Assessment (Reading and Math) | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
January 2 - February 2, 2024 | VA PALS - Midyear (optional progress monitoring window) | PreK - 3 | x | x | x | x | x | ||
January 8 - January 26, 2024 | Science Curriculum Benchmarks – Winter | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
January 30 - March 8, 2024 | English Language Proficiency (WIDA) - VA required for EL students | K - 5 | x | x | x | x | x | x | |
February 20 - March 15, 2024 | Spring DESSA Social Emotional Learning Assessmentᵇ | K - 5 | b | b | b | b | b | b | |
February 26 - March 14, 2024 | MAP Growth (Reading and Math) - Spring | 2 - 5 | x | x | x | x | |||
March 4 - March 21, 2024 | Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | 2 | x | ||||||
April 15 - May 2, 2024 | VKRP - Spring | PreK - K | x | x | |||||
April 22 - May 17, 2024 | VA PALS - Springc | PreK - 2 | x | x | x | c | |||
May 7 - May 31, 2024 | SOL Spring Non- Writing Assessments | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
June 3 - June 7, 2024 | SOL Expedited Retakes - Spring Non-Writing | 3 - 5 | x | x | x | ||||
a Only students in grade 3 who are new to Virginia public schools and students who received summer intervention are screened b Teacher completed rating scale c Only grade 2 students without a "high benchmark score" are screened |