To receive a high school diploma, Advancement students must successfully pass state mandated tests. Test results will be reported to students and parents. Certain students may be eligible for exemptions or accommodations.

Students are required to perform satisfactorily on the following End-of-Course (EOC) assessments; these include:

• English I, English II

• Algebra I

• Biology

• U.S. History

A student who has not achieved sufficient scores on the EOC assessments to graduate will have opportunities to retake the assessments. State law also provide for certain scores on norm-referenced national standardized assessments or on the state-development assessment used for entrance into Texas public universities to substitute for the requirement to meet satisfactory performance on an applicable EOC assessment should a student choose this option. See the Principal or designee for more information on the state testing requirements for graduation.

If a student fails to perform satisfactorily on an EOC assessment, the school will provide remediation in the content area for which the performance standard was not met. This may require student participation before or after normal school hours, or at times of the year outside of normal school operations.

In limited circumstances, a student who fails to demonstrate proficiency in two or fewer of the required assessments may be eligible to graduate, if an individual graduation committee, formed in accordance with state law, unanimously determines that the students is eligible to graduate. Please see the Principal or designee for more information on the makeup of an individual graduation committee and all other requirements for graduation.