State Testing & Results

State Mandated Assessments

In North Carolina, students in public schools are required by state law to take certain assessments throughout their education. These tests help measure learning progress and ensure students are on track. Learn more information about each assessment below.

Grades 7 & 8: Students take End-of-Grade (EOG) assessments at the end of each school year.
High School Courses: Students enrolled in Biology, English II, NC Math 1, or NC Math 3 will take an End-of-Course (EOC) assessment when they finish the course.
Grade 10: Students take the PreACT.
Grade 11: Students take the ACT.

NOTE: Some students may be given alternate assessments, depending on their individual needs and eligibility.

Learn more about State Testing

Lower Testing Schedule
Upper Testing Schedule

Lower Testing Schedule

Date	Test Name	Students Affected	Notes
August 12th	Beginning of Grade 3 (BOG3)	3rd
Beginning January 11th	WIDA ACCESS	K-5th grade students identified as an English language learner	This assessment contains 4 parts that are given over the course of multiple days.
Beginning May 10th	NCEXTEND1 EOG	3rd - 5th grade students studying on the Extended Content Standards pathway.	This is an alternate assessment, given in place of the standard EOG assessment.
May 11th	End of Grade (EOG) Reading	3rd - 5th
May 12th	End of Grade (EOG) Math	3rd - 5th
May 13th	End of Grade (EOG) Science	5th
May 17th	Spring Read to Achieve	3rd grade students who score "not proficient" on EOG Reading	Parent permission required for readministration.

Testing dates are subject to change.
Students with accommodations through an IEP, 504, or EL plan may test up to 4 days before the standard assessment date to accommodate the space & staff required to administer accommodations.

Upper Testing Schedule

Date	Test Name	Students Affected	Notes
August 3rd - 28th	WIDA	ESL
August 10th & 12th	IXL Reading & Math	6th - 12th	Reading Retake: Aug 11. Math Retake: Aug 13.
September 21st - 23rd	NC Check-In	English 2, Math 1, Math 3, Biology	Retakes: Sept 24.
September 28th - 29th	NC Check-In	English & Math (6th - 8th)	Retakes: Sept 30.
October 19th - 30th	COGAT	6th Grade	By referral.
October 20th	Pre ACT & CCRA	10th Grade & Life Skills / OCA	Retakes: Oct 21.
November 2nd - 4th	NC Check-In	English 2, Math 1, Math 3, Biology	Retakes: Nov 5.
December 1st & 3rd	IXL Reading & Math	6th - 8th	Reading Retake: Dec 2. Math Retake: Dec 4.
December 14th - 16th	EOC & EXTEND 1	Eng 2, Math 1, Math 3, Biology	Retakes: Dec 17 - 18.
January 8th - 26th	ACCESS	ESL
January 11th & 13th	IXL Reading & Math	9th - 12th	Reading Retake: Jan 12. Math Retake: Jan 14.
January 20th - 21st	NC Check-In	English & Math (6th - 8th)	Retakes: Jan 22.
February 8th - 10th	NC Check-In	English 2, Math 1, Math 3, Biology, Science 8th	Retakes: Feb 11.
March 2nd	ACT	11th Grade	Retake: Mar 3.
March 17th - 18th	NC Check-In	English & Math (6th - 8th)	Retakes: Mar 19.
March 29th - 31st	NC Check-In	English 2, Math 1, Math 3, Biology, Science 8th	Retakes: April 1.
April 26th & 28th	IXL Reading & Math	6th - 12th	Reading Retake: Apr 27. Math Retake: Apr 28.
May 3rd - 14th	AP Testing	AP Students
May 10th - 11th	EOG Reading & Math	6th - 8th	Retakes: May 12 - 13. EOG Last Chance: May 14.
May 17th - 19th	EOG / EOC	English 2, Science 8th, Math 1, Math 3, Biology	Retakes: May 19 - 21. EOC & 8th Sci Last Chance: May 20.

Dates are subject to change. Please check the ALA website and announcements for updates.
Students with accommodations through an IEP, 504, or EL plan may test up to 4 days before the standard assessment date to accommodate the space & staff required to administer accommodations.

Read to Achieve

In North Carolina, the Read to Achieve law is designed to make sure that all students are reading at or above grade level by the end of third grade. Throughout the year, third graders take reading assessments such as the Beginning-of-Grade test, the End-of-Grade test, or the Read to Achieve test. A proficient score on any of these assessments shows that a student is ready to move on to the next grade.

If a student is not yet proficient, there are additional ways to demonstrate success, including completing a reading portfolio, taking an alternative assessment, or attending a summer reading camp. For students who continue to need support, extra help is provided either during summer programs or in the following school year to ensure steady progress in reading.

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For more information about Read to Achieve, visit the North Carolina DPI Read to Achieve Page→

Read to Achieve Results

Read to Achieve Results

2025-2026

American Leadership Academy - Johnston (51C000)

2025–26

Read to Achieve Grade 3 End-of-Year (EOY) Results

TABLE 1. Reading proficiency obtained from state testing. The denominator for calculating the required percentages for rows 1 and 2 is all students in membership at grade 3 for the first day of spring testing. The denominator is 151. 

Proficiency Standard	Number of Students	Percentage of Students
1. Demonstrated reading proficiency on the Beginning-of-Grade 3 (BOG3) Reading Test, the End-of-Grade (EOG) Reading Test, the EOG Reading Retest (i.e., scored level 3 or higher), or the Read to Achieve Test if used as a retest.	93	61.6%
2. Did not demonstrate reading proficiency on the BOG3 Reading Test, the EOG Reading Test, or the EOG Reading Retest .	58	38.4%

TABLE 2. Reading proficiency obtained from good cause exemption (GCE). The number and percentage of students exempt from mandatory retention in third grade by category of good cause. Students may be counted in only one of these categories. Denominator for each category in the table below is from row 2 above. 

Proficiency Standard	Number of Students	Percentage of Students
3a. Students who took and passed an alternative assessment approved by the SBE (i.e., State-approved formative and diagnostic assessment system [Amplify DIBELS 8], Read to Achieve Test, the SBE-approved alternative assessment [STAR Reading]), or approved alternative assessment choice for charters).	*	*
3b. English Learner [EL] students with less than two school years of instruction in an English as a Second Language [ESL] program.	*	*
3c. Students with disabilities whose current Individualized Education Program (IEP) indicates the use of the NCEXTEND1 alternative assessment, have at least a two school-year delay in educational performance, or have received intensive reading interventions for at least two school years.	13	22.4%
3d. Students who have been previously retained more than once in kindergarten, first, second, or third grades.	*	*
3e. Students who demonstrated reading proficiency appropriate for third-grade students through a RtA Reading Portfolio.	*	*

TABLE 3. Students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp. The denominator for calculating the required percentages for rows 4 and 6 are all students in membership at grade 3 for the first day of spring testing. The denominator is 151.

Proficiency Standard	Number of Students	Percentage of Students
4. The number and percentage of students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp. This number equals row 2 minus the total of rows 3a through 3e.	36	23.8%

TABLE 4. Students eligible for priority enrollment who attended reading camp. The denominator for row 5 is the number of students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp from row 4. 

Proficiency Standard	Number of Students	Percentage of Students
5. The number and percentage of students eligible for priority enrollment who attended reading camp.	20	55.6%

TABLE 5. Students retained for not demonstrating reading proficiency.

Proficiency Standard	Number of Students	Percentage of Students
6. Total number and percentage of students retained for not demonstrating reading proficiency on third-grade standards (students deemed proficient after reading camp are subtracted from this number). Students who are not proficient will be either: (1) retained in a third-grade class, (2) placed in a transitional third and fourth grade class combination, or (3) placed in a fourth-grade accelerated class with a retained reading label.	30	19.9%

TABLE 6. Students retained and did not return to charter school.

Proficiency Standard	Number of Students	Percentage of Students
7. Charter Schools Only. Charter schools must indicate the number and percentage of retained students recorded in number 6 who do not return to the charter school for the upcoming school year.	*	*

TABLE 7. Alternative assessments used by public school units for the 2025–26 school year.

Alternative Assessments	Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment
STAR Reading (SBE-approved alternative assessment for districts)	50
Acadience Reading	N/A
Achieve3000	N/A
AIMSweb	N/A
American Reading Company	N/A
ClassWorks	N/A
Dreambox Reading Plus	N/A
Easy CBM	N/A
Edmentum—Exact Path Individualize Learning Solution	N/A
eSpark Learning	N/A
FastBridge—FastBridge aReading	N/A
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Reading Inventory	N/A
Imagination Station—Istation s Indicators of Progress (ISIP^TM) Reading¹	N/A
Imagine Learning—Galileo English Language Arts/Reading Assessment	N/A
Imagine Learning—Reading Level Assessment	N/A
Instructure—CASE Benchmark Assessment	N/A
Iowa Assessments	N/A
IXL	N/A
i-Ready	N/A
Lexia Learning—RAPID Assessment	N/A
Northwest Evaluation System (NWEA)—Measures of Academic Progress Growth	N/A
PRoPL	N/A
STEP Assessment	N/A

¹ The number of students who passed each alternative assessment before spring testing began is denoted in this column. If the approved alternative assessment was not used, N/A is shown. If the number of students who passed the alternative assessment is fewer than ten students, an asterisk (*) is shown.

• Privacy policies dictate that for less than ten students the specific number and percentage should not be given. An * indicates that the student population number and percentage is too small to report the value. The percentage and number of students are not shown if the percentage is greater than 95 percent (>95) or less than 5 percent (<5).

• G.S. 115C-83.10 requires each local board of education to publish annually on a website maintained by that local school administrative unit and report in writing to the State Board of Education (SBE) by September 1 of each year the following information on the prior school yea

2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

American Leadership Academy - Johnston (51C000) 2022–23 Read to Achieve Grade 3 End-of-Year (EOY) Results			G.S. §115C-83.10 requires "each local board of education to publish annually on a website maintained by that local school administrative unit and report in writing to the State Board of Education (SBE) by September 1 of each year the following information on the prior school year:"
				Number of Students			Percentage of Students
The denominator for calculating the required percentages for rows 1 and 2 is all students in membership at grade 3 for the first day of spring testing. The denominator for the state is 164.
1	Demonstrated reading proficiency on the Beginning-of-Grade 3 (BOG3) Reading Test, the End-of-Grade (EOG) Reading Test, or the EOG Reading Retest (i.e., scored level 3 or higher).			98			59.8%
2	Did not demonstrate reading proficiency on the BOG3 Reading Test, the EOG Reading Test, or the EOG Reading Retest			66			40.2%
The number and percentage of students exempt from mandatory retention in third grade by category of good cause. Students may be counted in only one of these categories. Denominator for each category in row 3 is row 2.
3		a. Students who took and passed an alternative assessment approved by the SBE (i.e., State- approved formative and diagnostic assessment system (mCLASS DIBELS 8), Read to Achieve Test, or locally determined SBE-approved alternative assessment).			17	25.8%
		b. English Learner [EL]students with less than two school years of instruction in an English as a Second Language [ESL] program.			*	*
		c. Students with disabilities whose current Individualized Education Program (IEP) indicates the use of the NCEXTEND1 alternative assessment, have at least a two school- year delay in educational performance, or have received intensive reading interventions for at least two school years.			*	*
		d. Students who have been previously retained more than once in kindergarten, first, second, or third grades.			*	*
		e. Students who demonstrated reading proficiency appropriate for third-grade students through a RtA Reading Portfolio.			*	*

American Leadership Academy - Johnston (51C000) 2022–23 Read to Achieve Grade 3 End-of-Year (EOY) Results		G.S. §115C-83.10 requires "each local board of education to publish annually on a website maintained by that local school administrative unit and report in writing to the State Board of Education (SBE) by September 1 of each year the following information on the prior school year:"
			Number of Students	Percentage of Students
The denominator for calculating the required percentages for rows 4 and 6 are all students in membership at grade 3 for the first day of spring testing. The denominator for the state is 164.
4	The number and percent of students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp. This number equals row 2 minus the total of rows 3a through 3e.		45	27.4%
The denominator for row 5 is the number of students eligible for priority enrollment in reading camp from row 4.
5	The number and percentage of students eligible for priority enrollment who attended reading camp.		16	35.6%

6	Total number and percentage of students retained for not demonstrating reading proficiency on third-grade standards (students deemed proficient after reading camp are subtracted from this number). Students who are not proficient will be either: [1] retained in a third-grade class, [2] placed in a transitional third and fourth grade class combination, or [3] placed in a fourth-grade accelerated class with a retained reading label.		43	26.2%

7	Charter Schools Only. Charter schools must indicate the number and percentage of retained students recorded in number 6 who do not return to the charter school for the upcoming school year.		*	*

Alternative Assessments		Number of Students Who Passed the Alternative Assessment¹
1	SBE-Approved alternative assessment for districts (if approved for use in 2022-23)	N/A
2	Acadience Reading	N/A
3	Achieve3000	N/A
4	AIMSweb	N/A
5	American Reading Company	N/A
6	College Teacher Press	N/A
7	Columbia Teachers College	N/A
8	Easy CBM	N/A
9	Edmentum—Exact Path Individualize Learning Solution	N/A
10	eSpark Learning	N/A
11	FastBridge—FastBridge aReading	69
12	Fountas and Pinnell Reading Program	N/A
13	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt—Reading Inventory	N/A
14	Imagination Station—Istation’s Indicators of Progress (ISIP^TM) Reading³	N/A
15	Imagine Learning—Galileo English Language Arts/Reading Assessment	N/A
16	Imagine Learning—Reading Level Assessment	N/A
17	Instructure—CASE Benchmark Assessment	N/A
18	Iowa Assessments	N/A
19	i-Ready	N/A
20	Lexia Learning—RAPID Assessment	*
21	mClass	N/A
22	Moby Maz	N/A
23	Northwest Evaluation System (NWEA)—Measures of Academic Progress Growth	N/A
24	Raz+	N/A
26	STAR Reading	N/A
27	STEP Assessment	N/A
28	Approved school-created term assessment	N/A

¹ The number of students who passed each alternative assessment is denoted in this column. If the approved alternative assessment was not used, N/A is shown. If the number of students

who passed the alternative assessment is fewer than ten students, an asterisk (*) is shown.

Privacy policies dictate that for less than ten students, the specific number and percentage should not be given. An * indicates that the student population number and percentage is too

small to report the value. The percentage and number of students are not shown if the percentage is greater than 95 percent (>95) or less than 5 percent (<5).