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Placement for current 5th Grade students into Course 1 Honors

Students are automatically placed in Course 1 Honors if all 3 criteria listed below are met:

  • Grades of As and/or Bs for the most recent two consecutive grading periods 

  • CAASPP Overall Level 4 (Standards Exceeded) from 2021-22 (last school year)- Levels are posted in PowerSchool under “Score Reports.”

  • Renaissance Scaled Score at or above Level 3

***Current 5th grade students who are enrolled in the Theodore Judah Elementary(TJE) Academy for Advanced Learning will be automatically placed in Course 2 Honors, if all the above 3 criteria are met AND if they pass the TJE Academy Course 1 Final with an 80% or higher.

For Current 5th Grade students who wish to challenge Course 1 Honors:

Students are invited to take the challenge test if all 3 criteria listed below are met:

  • Grade of As for two recent grading periods 

  • CAASPP Overall Level of 4 (Standards Exceeded) from 2021-22 (last school year)- Level is posted in PowerSchool “Score Reports.”

  • Renaissance Scaled Score at  Level 4 (If unsure of their level, students may check with their current math teacher)   

Students must earn a minimum score of 80% in the challenge test in order to be placed in Course 2 Honors.

For current 6th and 7th grade students who wish to challenge the next math honors course shown in flowchart:

 Students are invited to take the challenge test if all 3 criteria listed below are met:

  • Grade of As for two recent grading periods 

  • CAASPP Overall Level of 4 (Standards Exceeded) from 2021-22 (previous school year)- Level is posted in PowerSchool “Score Reports.”

  • Renaissance Scaled Score at Level 4  (If unsure of their level, students may check with their current math teacher)  

Students must earn a minimum score of 80% in the attempted challenge test in order to be placed in the next honors course.

*** If these students are challenging IM1 or IM2, then they must earn a minimum of 80% in the attempted high school challenge test in order to be placed in the next course of the Integrated Math series.

  • In an academic school year, students may attempt ONLY ONE challenge test in chronological order shown in the math flowchart. 

  • Practice tests or study guides for the challenge tests are not offered by schools or the district.  

  • Students who meet the requirements to take the challenge test must register during the sign-up period.   

  • Makeups and retakes of challenge tests will not be offered.  

  • Students who are placed in the Honors and Accelerated pathway will be encouraged to follow the grade level pathway if a minimum of 80% is not maintained in both the semesters.

***Current 8th  Grade students who wish to challenge the next math course need to reach out to the counseling department of the high school they enroll in.