Henry County
Schools
Assessment Calendars
HCS’ Balanced Assessment System is comprised of national, state, and local assessments. For a description of Georgia’s Balanced Assessment System, visit GaDOE Assessment & Accountability.
HCS testing dates for State Assessments can be found below:
State Testing Calendar
| Date | Assessment | Audience |
| August 1 – September 11, 2024 | GKIDS 2.0 Readiness Check | Kindergarten Students |
| August 19 – 30, 2024 | Amira Benchmark Assessment (Universal Reading Screener) | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
| Sept. 12, 2024 – May 2, 2025 | GKIDS 2.0 | Kindergarten Students |
| December 4 – 13, 2024 | Georgia Milestones End of Course Assessment | Students enrolled in EOC assessed courses at Block High Schools |
| January 8 – February 28, 2025 | ACCESS for ELLs | English Learners grades K – 12 |
| January 13 – 24, 2025 | Amira Benchmark Assessment (Universal Reading Screener) | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
| March 24 – May 2, 2025 | Georgia Alternate Assessment (GAA 2.0) | Students with significant cognitive disabilities |
| April 22 – May 2, 2025 | Georgia Milestones End of Grade Assessment | Grades 3-5 |
| April 28 – May 9, 2025 | Georgia Milestones End of Grade Assessment | Grades 6-8 |
| April 28 – May 7, 2025 | Georgia Milestones End of Course Assessment | Students enrolled in EOC assessed courses |
| May 5 – 16, 2025 | Amira Benchmark Assessment (Universal Reading Screener) | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
| May 19-21, 2025 | ELA (3rd/5th) and Math (5th) Retests | Select Students |
| June 16-18, 2025 | Georgia Milestones End of Course Summer Administration | Students Enrolled in EOC assessed courses |
| June 23-25, 2025 | ELA and Math Retests (8th) | Select Students |
Winter EOC Assessment Schedule
| Date | Assessment |
| December 4, 2024 | American Lit. & Comp. Part I |
| December 5, 2024 | American Lit. & Comp. Part II & III |
| December 6, 2024 | Algebra I |
| December 9, 2024 | Biology |
| December 10, 2024 | United States History |
| December 11 - 13, 2024 | Make-up Days |
Spring EOC Assessment Schedule*
| Date | Assessment |
| April 28, 2025 | American Lit. & Comp. Part I |
| April 29, 2025 | American Lit. & Comp. Part II & III |
| April 30, 2025 | Biology |
| May 1, 2025 | US History |
| May 2, 2025 | Algebra I |
| May 5 - 7, 2025 | Make-up Days |
*Excel Academy and Impact Academy will follow a different schedule
Spring EOG Assessment Schedule: Grades 3-5*
| Date | Grade Level | Assessment |
| April 22, 2025 | 3 – 5 | English Language Arts Part I |
| April 23, 2025 | 3 – 5 | English Language Arts Part II |
| April 24, 2025 | 3 – 5 | English Language Arts Part III |
| April 25, 2025 | 5 | Science |
| April 28, 2025 | 3 – 5 | Make-ups |
| April 29, 2025 | 3 – 5 | Math Section I |
| April 30, 2025 | 3 – 5 | Math Section II |
| May 1, 2025 | 3 – 5 | Make-ups |
| May 2, 2025 | 3 – 5 | Make-ups |
| May 19, 2025 | 3 and 5 | ELA Retest |
| May 20, 2025 | 5 | Math Retest |
| May 21, 2025 | 3 and 5 | Make-ups |
*Excel Academy and Impact Academy will follow a different schedule
Spring EOG Assessment Schedule: Grades 6-8*
| Date | Grade Level | Assessment |
| April 28, 2025 | 6 – 8 | English Language Arts Part I |
| April 29, 2025 | 6 – 8 | English Language Arts Part II |
| April 30, 2025 | 6 – 8 | English Language Arts Part III |
| May 1, 2025 | 8 | Science/HS Physical Science |
| May 2, 2025 | 6 – 8 | Algebra I |
| May 5, 2025 | 6 – 8 | Math Section I |
| May 6, 2025 | 6 – 8 | Math Section II |
| May 7, 2025 | 8 | Social Studies |
| May 8, 2025 | 6 – 8 | Make-Ups |
| May 9, 2025 | 6 – 8 | Make-Ups |
| June 23, 2025 | 8 | ELA Retest |
| June 24, 2025 | 8 | Math Retest |
| June 25, 2025 | 8 | Make-Ups |
*Excel Academy and Impact Academy will follow a different schedule
Summer EOC Assessment Schedule:
| June 16, 2025 | American Lit Part I; Algebra I |
| June 17, 2025 | American Lit Part II, III; Biology; US History |
| June 18, 2025 | Make-up |
Spring 2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Schedule
| Date | Morning | Afternoon |
| May 5, 2025 | Biology Latin |
European History Microeconomics |
| May 6, 2025 | Chemistry Human Geography |
United States Government & Politics |
| May 7, 2025 | English Literature & Composition | Comparative Government & Politics Computer Science A |
| May 8, 2025 | African American Studies Statistics |
Japanese Language & Culture World History: Modern |
| May 9, 2025 | Italian Language & Culture United States History |
Chinese Language & Culture Macroeconomics |
| May 12, 2025 | Calculus AB Calculus BC |
Music Theory AP Seminar |
| May 13, 2025 | French Language & Culture Precalculus |
Environmental Science Physics 2: Algebra-Based |
| May 14, 2025 | English Language & Composition German Language & Culture |
Physics C: Mechanics |
| May 15, 2025 | Art History Spanish Language & Culture |
Computer Science Principles |
| May 16, 2025 | Physics 1: Algebra-Based Spanish Literature & Culture |
Psychology |
AP Art and Design deadline for digital portfolios: Friday, May 9, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET
AP Seminar and AP Research deadline to submit performance tasks as final and their presentations to be scored by teachers: April 30, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
AP Computer Science Principles deadline to submit their Create performance tasks as final: April 30, 2025, 11:59 pm ET
- 2024-2025 HCS State Assessment Calendar Updated 5.7.25
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