2026-2027 Testing Calendar

Early Start Schools

(Vance County High, Vance County Early College)

• WIDA Screener: Within 30 days of enrollment
• EOC Diagnostics*: August 25–28
• EOC Benchmark 1*: September 28–October 2
• PreACT (Grade 10):
  • October 14 (VCEC)
  • October 21 (VCHS)
  • October 22 (V3 Academy, Advance Academy)
• CCRAA (Grade 10): October 21
• ACT WorkKeys: October 21
• Fall Mock EOCs (Mandatory)*: November 9–13
• Fall Semester EOCs: December 14–18
   
• ACCESS & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs: January 11–March 12
• EOC Diagnostics*: January 19–22
• EOC Benchmark 1*: March 1–5
• ACT WorkKeys (Spring): February 24–26
• ACT Online (All Grade 11 Students):
  • February 24 (VCHS)
  • February 25 (VCEC)
  • March 2 (Advance Academy, V3 Academy)
• CCRAA (Grade 11): February 24–26
• NCEXTEND1 (Grade 11): March 8–12
• Spring Mock EOCs (Mandatory)*: April 5–9
• EOY EXTEND1: May 3–20
• Spring EOCs: May 14–20

Retest Program

• First Semester: December 14–18
• Second Semester: May 14–20

Traditional Schools

(V3, Advance Academy, STEM Early High School, Vance County Middle School, and Elementary Schools)

• WIDA Screener: Within 30 days of enrollment
• mCLASS Beginning of Year (Grades K–5): August 31–September 16
• Beginning-of-Grade (Grade 3): September 9 (Last day: September 14)
• EOC Diagnostics: September 8–11
• i-Ready Math Beginning of Year (Grades K–8): September 28–October 2
• Lexia Placement (Grades 6-8) September 28-October 2
• ELI Kindergarten 30-Day Checkpoint: September 25
• Read to Achieve (Grade 4): October 20–21
• PreACT / CCRAA (Grade 10): October 22 (Make-up: October 23)
• EOG/EOC Benchmark 1*: October 26–30
• K–2 Math Formative Assessment: October 26–30
• CogAT/Iowa Referral Testing (Grades 3–12): November 2–16

• ELI Kindergarten 60-Day Checkpoint: November 6
   

• ACCESS & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs: January 11–March 12

• EOG/EOC Benchmark 2*: January 11–15
• K–2 Math Formative Assessment: January 11–15
• mCLASS Middle of Year (Grades K–5): January 13–29
• i-Ready Math Middle of Year (Grades K–8): January 25–29
• ACT WorkKeys (Spring): February 22
• CogAT (Grade 2): February 23–March 5
• CCRAA (Grade 11): March 2–5
• ACT Online (All Grade 11 Students): March 2
• Mock EOG/EOC*: April 12–16
• i-Ready Math End of Year (Grades K–8): April 26–30

• End of Year Testing

• mCLASS End of Year (Grades K–5): May 3–18
• Grades 3–8 EXTEND1 End of Year: May 6–June 4
• EOGs/EOCs: May 20–June 4
  • May 20 – Reading
  • May 25 – Mathematics
  • May 26 – Science
  • May 27 – Make-Up Day

• Retest Program

• June 1–4

 Year-Round School

(EM Rollins STEAM Academy)

• WIDA Screener: Within 30 days of enrollment
• mCLASS Beginning of Year (Grades K–5): August 17–September 2
• Beginning-of-Grade (Grade 3): August 25–26 (Last day: August 31)
• ELI Kindergarten 30-Day Checkpoint: September 11
• i-Ready Math Beginning of Year (Grades K–5): September 28–October 2
• EOG Benchmark 1 & K–2 Math Formative Assessments*: October 5–9
• Read to Achieve (Grade 4): October 20–21
• CogAT (Grades 3–5): November 2–6
• ELI Kindergarten 60-Day Checkpoint: November 6
• ACCESS & Alternate ACCESS for ELLs: January 11–March 12
• mCLASS Middle of Year (Grades K–5): January 7–25
• EOG Benchmark 2 & K–2 Math Formative Assessments*: January 11–15
• i-Ready Math Middle of Year (Grades K–5): January 25–29
• CogAT (Grade 2): February 23–26
• Mock EOG/EOC*: April 12–16
• i-Ready Math End of Year (Grades K–5): April 26–30
• mCLASS End of Year (Grades K–5): May 3–18
• Grades 3–5 EXTEND1 End of Year: May 6–June 4
• EOGs: May 20–June 4

Retest Program

• June 1–4