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Testing Calendar

2026-27 Testing Calendar

Test/Assessment Grade Test Window
VALLSS - Fall Administration 1-8 9/8-10/2/26
VALLSS - Fall Administration Pre-K, K 10/5-10/30/26
VKRP (EMAS and CBRS) Fall Administration Pre-K, K 9/21-10/16/26
CogAT - Gifted Screening 4-12 9/8-9/25/26
PSAT School Day 9-11 10/14/26
SOL - Fall Paper Writing Administration    
➤ Multiple-Choice EOCa 10/19/2026 or 10/20/26
➤ Short Paper EOCa 10/21/26
➤ Make-ups and Term Grad second attempts EOCa 10/22-10/30/26
SOL - Fall Online Writing Administration    
➤ Multiple-Choice and Short Paper EOCa 10/19-10/30/26
SOL - Fall Online Writing Retake for Term Grads EOCb 11/16-11/20/26
CogAT - Online 3 10/19-11/20/26
CogAT - Gifted Screening 4-12 10/19-11/20/26
Naglieri (NNAT3) - Online 2, 6, 9 10/19-11/20/26
SOL - Fall Non-Writing Administration Online and Paper    
➤ End of Course for students taking test only EOCc 11/30-12/17/26
➤ Expedited Retakes for test only EOCc 1/5-1/27/27
➤ End of Course for students in a 1st semester class including VPW EOC 1/13-1/27/27
VALLSS - Winter Administration K-8 1/4-1/29/27
CogAT - Gifted Screening 3-12 1/5-1/22/27
English Language Proficiency (ELP) Assessment K-12 ELs 1/11-3/5/27
VA ELP Checklist K-12 ELs 1/11-2/26/27
VAAP - Virginia Alternate Assessment Program 3-11 2/22-4/9/27
SOL - Spring Paper Writing Administration    
➤ Multiple-Choice Eng11 3/1 or 3/2/27
➤ Short Paper Eng11 3/3/27
➤ Make-ups and Term Grad second attempts Eng11 3/4-3/12/27
SOL - Spring Online Writing Administration    
➤ Multiple-Choice and Short Paper Eng11 3/1-3/18/27
CogAT - Gifted Screening 3-12 3/1-3/19/27
SOL - Integrated Reading and Writing (IRW) 5 and 8 3/8-3/19/27
SAT School Day 11 4/7/27
SOL - Spring Online Writing Retake for Term Grads Eng11b 4/8-4/15/27
CogAT - Gifted Screening 3-12 4/5-4/20/27
VKRP (EMAS and CBRS) - Spring Administration Pre-K, K 4/5-5/14/27
VALLSS - Spring Administration Pre-K, K-3 4/19-5/14/27
SOL - ES Spring Non-Writing Administration    
➤ Grades 3-5 3-5 5/10-5/28/27
➤ Expedited Retakes for Grades 3-5 3-5 6/3-6/16/27
SOL - MS Spring Non-Writing Administration    
➤ Grade 6 6 5/10-5/28/27
➤ Grade 6 Expedited Retakes 6 6/3-6/16/27
➤ Grades 7-8 and End of Course Tests 7-8 6/3-6/10/27
➤ Expedited retakes for Grades 7-8 and EOC Tests 7-8 6/7-6/16/27
SOL -  HS Spring Non-Writing Administration    
➤ Term Grads 12d 4/22-5/13/27
➤ Term Grads - Expedited Retakes 12 5/18-Graduation
➤ End of Course Tests 9-11 6/1-6/10/27
➤ Expedited Retakes for EOC tests 9-11 6/7-6/14/27
  1. Students who are scheduled to complete English 11 in January 2027, seniors currently in English 11, and students who passed the course and need a passing score to earn verified credit.
  2. Students expecting to graduate by August 31, 2027 (term grads), who failed the first online test attempt in Writing can retake during this second opportunity test window.
  3. Students who passed the course and need to retake the related SOL test to earn verified credit for graduation, and students in first semester SOL courses.
  4. Underclassmen who passed the course and need to retake the related SOL test to earn verified credit for graduation may also test during this time.

End-of-Course SOL tests include:

  • Algebra 1
  • Algebra 2
  • Geometry
  • Earth Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • World History I
  • World History II
  • World Geography
  • VA/US History
  • English 11 Reading and Writing