NC EOG: 3rd Grade – 8th Grade 

The NC End-of-Grade tests are aligned to North Carolina State Standards, which define what students should learn each year. The NC EOG reading test and NC EOG math test are given to students in 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades, and measure how well they are meeting grade-level expectations. Fifth graders and eighth graders also take the NC EOG science test. 

How NC Standardized Tests Are Scored

The North Carolina EOG, EOC, and NC Competency Test are standards-based, criterion-referenced tests. Students compete only with themselves and are measured by how well they have mastered grade-specific skills. The NC End-of-Grade and NC End-of-Course tests are scored on five performance levels, with Level 1 being the lowest and Level 5 the highest. Students scoring at or above Level 3 are considered to be proficient. Students scoring a level 4 or 5 are considered to be college and career ready.