Exam for Acceleration

EXAM FOR ACCELERATION

Exam for Acceleration (EA) Process

According to Texas State Board of Education rules, school districts must offer Examinations for Acceleration (EA) at every grade level and for every subject area offered in grades K - 12. To help schools serve this mandate, the University of Texas and Texas Tech University Distance Education Centers offer a wide array of exams for grades 1-12. Leander ISD uses these resources to ensure standardization and objectivity of the exams.

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.

For general information about the Kindergarten EA into First Grade process, you may email  ashlee.pope@leanderisd.org


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.

Testing Dates

Below is the Exam for Acceleration testing schedule for students in grades 1–12. For more details or to register for EA testing, please contact your campus counselor.

2023-24 Exam for Acceleration Testing Schedule

Qualifying students are accelerated into the next subject level in August 2024 for the 2024-25 school year.


The State of Texas requires that districts provide an EA testing window in each of these four periods:

Leander ISD meets the above requirements by providing the following EA schedule:

Kindergarten

Grades 1-5