Rockdale ISD, in compliance with TEA requirements and RISD Board Policy, has established policies and procedures for credit-by-exam for acceleration in grades K-12. Students and/or parents who want to consider an accelerated progression through school should visit with the campus principal or counselor.

On all campuses, specific criteria must be met. Students must achieve a certain score(s) on a criterion-referenced exam(s). In addition, the student’s parent or guardian must give written approval of the proposed acceleration and the campus principal must also concur.

In grades K-5, the student must score 80 percent or above on a criterion-referenced test for the grade level to be skipped in each of the following areas: language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

In grades 6-12, the student can receive credit for an academic subject in which the student has received no prior instruction if the student scores a three or higher on a College Board advanced placement examination that has been approved by the board for the applicable course; a scaled score of 50 or higher on an examination administered through the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) and approved by the board for the applicable course; or eighty percent or above on any other criterion-referenced test approved by the board for the applicable course.

Students scoring 80% or better will receive that examination score as the course grade on the academic record.

Test dates for the 2026-2027 school year have been scheduled as follows: November 12 and 13, 2026 (October 15 deadline) March 24 and 25, 2027 (February 12 deadline), May 12 and 13, 2027 (April 15 deadline), and August 5 and 6, 2027 (June 24 deadline). If a student plans to take an exam, examinees must be registered by the deadlines. Please contact the campus principals or counselors for more information.