CCSD Testing Dates 2024-2025

Pre- K

  • Thursday, August 1, 2024, through Thursday, October 3, 2024 (Test Window: first and last 45 days of the district’s instructional calendar).

  • Tuesday, March 18, 2024, through Thursday, May 29, 2024 (Test Window: first and last 45 days of the district’s instructional calendar).

Kindergarten (KRA)

  • Thursday, August 1, 2024, through Thursday, October 3, 2024 (Test Window: first 45 days of the district’s instructional calendar).

Gifted and Talented

SCDE has decided to discontinue the make-up testing window for the Grade 2 Gifted and Talented Assessment to create a more streamlined and efficient testing system consistent with other testing programs. Districts may test newly enrolled 2nd graders after fall testing using their own Dimension A and Dimension B assessments or wait until the following school year to test them.

CogAT and Iowa (IA)- 2nd grade

  • Tuesday, October 15, 2024, through Friday, October 25, 2024

 

Performance Task- 2nd- 5th

  • Tuesday, February 18, 202,5, through Friday, March 14, 2025 (window)

ACCESS

  • Tuesday, January 21, 2025, through Friday, March 7, 2025 (window)

End of Course (fall)

  • Wednesday, December 4, 2024- English II- Writing

  • Tuesday, December 10, 2024- English II

  • Wednesday, December 11, 2024- Biology I

  • Thursday, December 12, 2024- Algebra I

  • Thursday, December 12, 2024- US History

High School Exams (fall)

  • Wednesday, December 18, 2024- 3rd and 4th blocks

  • Thursday, December 19, 2024- 1st and 2nd blocks

End of Course (spring)

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025- English II- Writing

  • Monday, May 12, 2025- English II- Reading

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025- US History

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025- Algebra I

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025- Biology I

High School Exams- Underclassmen (spring)

  • Tuesday, May 27, 2025- 3rd and 4th blocks

  • Wednesday, May 28, 2025- 1st and 2nd blocks

High School Exams- Seniors and Jr. Marshalls (spring)

  • Last day for seniors: Friday, May 16, 2025

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025- 3rd and 4th blocks

  • Friday, May 16, 2025- 1st and 2nd blocks

SC READY (Elementary)

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025- ELA Part I (Writing)

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025- 4th Grade Science

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025- ELA Part II

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025- ELA Part III

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025- Math

SC READY (Middle)

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025- ELA Part I (Writing)

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025- 6th grade Science

  • Tuesday, May 13, 2025- ELA Part II

  • Wednesday, May 14, 2025- ELA Part III

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025- Math

SC- Alt

  • Monday, March 3, 2025 – Friday, April 18, 2025

PSAT- Grade 10

  • Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The PSAT 10 is the same as the PSAT/NMSQT in terms of subject matter and difficulty, but it's different from the PSAT/NMSQT in two ways: Students take it in the spring of 10th grade. It doesn't qualify students for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

 

PSAT/NMSQT - Grade 8 Merit Test

  • Wednesday, October 23, 2024- 8th grade Merit PSAT

Ready to Work (11th & 12th graders)

Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and going forward, all 12th-grade students (first-time test takers and senior re-takes) will be required to test online unless they have an IEP, 504, or ILAP requiring paper testing. 

  • Tuesday, October 29, 2025- 12th grade only

Districts must administer the career readiness assessments to 12th-grade students who have not been tested or those who wish to retake one or more parts of these tests to improve their scores and/or credentials.

Seniors may retake the assessment only two times in the 12th grade— once during the fall administration and once during the spring administration.  Students may not retake any part of the Career Readiness Assessment during the same test window.

  • Wednesday, April 2, 2025- 11th grade & seniors who are new students and/or retaking the assessment

ACT

For the 2024-2025 school year, funds are available for 12th-grade students to take one college readiness assessment.

  • Tuesday, March 11, 2025 (make-ups Wednesday, March 12, 2025 through Friday, March 14, 2025 or Monday, March 17th through Thursday, March 20, 2025)- 11 graders only (Students are allowed to take ACT or SAT 1 time at no cost.)

SAT (grade 11)

For the 2024-2025 school year, funds are available for 12th-grade students to take one college readiness assessment.

  • Thursday, March 13, 2025

NAEP

  • Chester County School District schools have not been identified at this time.

Map

  • Secondary & Elementary- Fall- Monday, August 12, 2024, through Friday, August 16, 2024

  • Make-ups- Monday, August 19, 2024, through Friday, August 16, 2024

  • Secondary & Elementary- Winter- Monday, December 2, 202,4, through Friday, December 6, 2024

  • Make-ups- Monday, December 9, 2024, through Friday, December 13, 2024

  •  Secondary & Elementary- Spring- Monday, March 10, 202,5, through Friday, March 21, 2025

  • Make-ups- Monday, March 24, 2025, through Friday, March 28, 2025

Aperture (fall)

  • Tuesday, September 3, 2024, through Friday, September 6, 2024

Aperture (spring)

  • Monday, March 31, 2025, through Friday, April 4, 2025