Assessment

 

 

Assessment Information

Georgia Milestones Assessment System

Testing Calendar

The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning elementary through high school. Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.

Students at the high school level will take an end-of-course assessment in the following four courses:

• English Language Arts
  • American Literature and Composition
     
• Mathematics
  • Algebra I
     
• Science
  • Biology
     
• Social Studies
  • United States History
     

These end-of-course assessments are administered upon the completion of the course and serve as a student's final exam counting 20% of the final course grade in the associated course. Any student enrolled in and/or receiving credit for an EOC course, regardless of grade level, will be required to take the EOC upon completion of that course.

Demonstrating Subject Area Competency (“TESTING-OUT”) - As provided for in amendments to State Board of Education Rule 160-5-1-.15 (AWARDING UNITS OF CREDIT AND ACCEPTANCE OF TRANSFER CREDIT AND/OR GRADES) adopted by the Board in April 2013, the opportunity exists for students to “test-out” of any course for which there is an associated EOC and earn credit for the course through that process. For more information regarding “testing-out” please contact the school counselor or system testing coordinator. Student eligibility criteria can be found here, under the section entitled Awarding Units of Credit and Acceptance of Transfer Credit and/or Grades.

*For information on opting out, please click here.