MAP Testing

Testing Sign-Up: Private and Home-Schooled, DeKalb County Resident, High Achievers Magnet Program Applicants Only

The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) uses the Northwest Evaluation Association’s (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) as the assessment to determine eligibility of student currently in grades 3 – 9 to enter the random lottery for the School Choice High Achievers Magnet program.

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) is a test administered online. DeKalb resident students who score 75% or higher on the Reading RT (Reading Total) and Math MT (Math Total) on the MAP assessment in addition to a 3.0 or higher GPA as of the previous semester will be eligible to enter the lottery.

Testing Dates

Saturday, October 5, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

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  • Email required documents to: school_choice@dekalbschoolsga.org by 12:00 noon on Friday, October 4, 2024
    • Proof of Residence within DCSD attendance zones
    • Birth Certificate
    • Spring 2024 Report Card
    • Home School Letter of Intent from GADOE (if applicable)
    • Special Education testing accommodations page (if applicable)
    • 504 Plan testing accommodations page (if applicable)
  • An email confirmation will be sent to parents prior to the testing dates.
  • Students are to report to the testing site DCSD Arts Academy by 8:00 a.m. on the day of testing. Parents are not allowed beyond the check-in station.
  • Students must be picked up on-time by a parent or authorized pick-up person. Students will use the school phone to call their parents upon completion of the test.

DCSD magnet programs eligibility is determined by the scores achieved from the current school year’s baseline test session. Note: The “baseline test” is the first MAP assessment the student takes each school year.
Under no circumstances will students be allowed to re-take the test.

Students will take one Reading test and one Math test during the testing session. Students will have approximately 180 minutes (combined) to complete both tests; additional time will not be given.
Make-up sessions are not available.

Note: DCSD is unable to provide a MAP test score report for a home schooled or private school student since the student is not enrolled in a DCSD school. However, test scores will be shared with applicants via email. Test scores will be manually verified when a school choice application is submitted.

If you have questions regarding the MAP assessment, contact the Research, Assessments and Grants Department or call 678-676-0300.

For magnet program lottery eligibility questions, please contact the School Choice Department:
school_choice@dekalbschoolsga.org
678.676.0035

Testing Location

DeKalb Arts Academy
3131 Old Rockbridge Road
Avondale Estates, GA 30002
school_choice@dekalbschoolsga.org