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
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 - Spring^c	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
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
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
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 - Spring^c	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

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