Exam for Acceleration
The Texas State Board of Education requires school districts to offer Examinations for Acceleration (EA) at every grade level and for every subject area offered in grades K–12. LISD uses tests from the University of Texas High School and Texas Tech University Distance Education Centers to offer a wide array of exams for grades K–12. Leander ISD uses these resources to ensure standardization and objectivity of the exams. Students earning a qualifying score of 80% or higher will be accelerated to the next subject level (subject level acceleration only) or grade level (grade level acceleration only) in the year following testing.
Kindergarten Exam for Acceleration
Highly advanced kindergarten students who are currently enrolled in kindergarten in LISD can accelerate to first grade ONLY if they qualify through the Kindergarten Exam for Acceleration (EA) into first grade process.
Students will be accelerated into First Grade if they achieve a minimum score of 80% on the grade-level exam in both of the following subject areas: language arts and mathematics.
Children must be enrolled as LISD kindergarten students and must be assigned an LISD student ID number before they can be registered to take the Kindergarten EA.
Students will take both the kindergarten math and kindergarten ELA exams.
Study guides are linked here.
Exam for Acceleration Criteria
Grades 1-5
A student in grades 1-5, who has not received instruction at the grade level tested, must be accelerated (promoted) one grade if the student meets the following requirement: The student achieves a minimum score of 80% on the grade-level exam in all of the following subject areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.
2022-23 Exam for Acceleration Testing Schedule
Qualifying students are accelerated into the next subject level in August 2023 for the 2023-24 school year.
The State of Texas requires that districts provide an EA testing window in each of these four periods:
July 1 - September 30
October 1 - December 31
January 1 - March 31
April 1 - June 30
Leander ISD meets the above requirements by providing the following EA schedule:
Kindergarten
September 21-23, 2022 on elementary school campuses (registration window Aug. 1 - Aug. 24)
July 26 & 27, 2023 at Camacho Elementary School (registration window Mar. 27 - June 3)
Grades 1-5
March 6-8, 2023 on elementary campuses (registration window Jan. 9 - Feb. 3)
June 6-8, 2023 at Reagan Elementary School (registration window Mar. 27 - April 21)
Need additional information?
For grades 1-12, UT provides review sheets in a free online printable format, available even before students are enrolled. Please click this link for more information.