Testing/Assessment

Mission

The Georgia Preparatory Academy Assessment Program is designed to measure student mastery of state-adopted content standards and to drive continuous improvement in teaching and learning. Assessment results are used to identify students who need additional support, provide meaningful feedback to teachers on instructional practices, and help schools analyze strengths and areas for growth to guide effective educational planning. 

Our assessment program is grounded in a balanced system of benchmark, formative, and summative assessments that work together to monitor student progress and inform instruction. We also provide a range of resources, including formative tools, to support parents, educators, students, and the community in strengthening educational outcomes and expanding opportunities for success.The Georgia Preparatory Academy Assessment Program is designed to measure student mastery of state-adopted content standards and to drive continuous improvement in teaching and learning. Assessment results are used to identify students who need additional support, provide meaningful feedback to teachers on instructional practices, and help schools analyze strengths and areas for growth to guide effective educational planning. 

Our assessment program is grounded in a balanced system of benchmark, formative, and summative assessments that work together to monitor student progress and inform instruction. We also provide a range of resources, including formative tools, to support parents, educators, students, and the community in strengthening educational outcomes and expanding opportunities for success.

Primary Assessments

  • WIDA ACCESS 
  • WIDA Alternate ACCESS 
  • Georgia Milestones Assessment System
  • Georgia Alternate Assessment 2.0 (GAA 2.0)
  • General Education Diploma (GED)

Formative Assessment Resources

  • DRC BEACON
  • Formative Instructional Practices (FIP)
  • IXL

College Readiness Assessments

  • ACT
  • ACCUPLACER

Promotion and Retention Guidance

No eighth grade student shall be promoted to the ninth grade if the student does not achieve grade level on the state-adopted assessments in reading and mathematics and meet promotion standards and criteria established by the local board of education for the school the student attends, in compliance with the Georgia Promotion, Placement and Retention law (O.C.G.A. §§ 20-2-282 through 20-2-285) and State Board of Education Rule (160-4-2-.11).