Testing & Assessment

PreACT 8/9

FREE to current EHS 9th grade students
Test Date: October 22, 2025 at Emporia High School Library
Test Time: 8:00 am to 12:00 pm (students will be responsible for making up course work missed)
Deadline to sign-up: September 30, 2025
Registration - Student sign-up form (Registration form begins accepting responses in early September)
Why take the PreACT? PreACT 8/9® is for schools and districts who want to support their 8th and 9th graders with an early practice experience for the ACT test. It also provides an early indicator of college and career readiness that helps educators, students, and parents identify areas of academic strength and opportunity.

Cost - $18
10th and 11th grade students. Only 11th graders can qualify for the PSAT/NMSQT.
Test Date: October 22, 2025 at Emporia High School library
Test Time: 12:00 pm - 3:23 pm
Deadline to sign-up: September 30, 2025
Registration - Student sign-up form (Registration form begins accepting responses in early September)
Why take the PSAT? The PSAT/NMSQT stands for the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which students take as a sophomore or junior. High enough marks on the PSAT/NMSQT as a junior can help a student land a National Merit Scholarship, which can mean big bucks for college. Rather than sitting for it junior year without a practice run, you can improve your performance if you've already taken it in 10th grade. Taking the PSAT as a sophomore is a great, low-pressure way to familiarize yourself with the test, gauge your level, and figure out where you need to improve.

FREE to 11th and 12th Grade students who have not already taken the ACT WorkKeys
Taken online using student Chromebooks at one of the times below:
- October 15, 2025 (8:00 - 11:30 am)
- October 29, 2025 (8:00 - 11:30 am)
Registration - Student sign-up form (Registration form begins accepting responses in early September)
Test is taken at the Emporia High School library
Why take the ACT WorkKeys? Developed to solve actual workplace problems. Unlike other assessments, they don't simply indicate reading and writing competency. Instead, they measure a range of hard and soft skills relevant to any occupation, at any level, and across industries. If you want to take the WorkKeys assessments one step further, you can get your National Careers Readiness Certificate (NCRC). The NCRC is a credential that can show employers you have work skills needed to succeed at a job.

Free
Taken online testing using student Chromebooks
February 24, February 25, February 26, March 3, March 4, and March 5, 2026, taken online at Emporia High School
7:55 to 11:30 am and 12:00 to 3:23 pm
11th-grade students who have not already taken the free ACT
Registration - Student sign-up form - sent to current 11th-grade students via email during CAP in early October. Late Deadline in January 2026.
Emporia High School Library

Test Date	Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline	Estimated Score Release
September 6, 2025*	August 1, 2025	August 19, 2025	September 24-November 8, 2025
October 18, 2025*	September 12, 2025	October 10, 2025	November 5-December 20, 2025
December 13, 2025*	November 7, 2025	November 24, 2025	December 24, 2025-February 7, 2026
February 14, 2026*	January 9, 2026	January 23, 2026	February 18-April 4, 2026
April 11 2026*	March 6, 2026	March 24, 2025	April 15-May 30, 2026
June 13, 2026	May 8, 2026	May 29, 2026	June 24-August 8, 2026
July 11, 2025*	June 5, 2025	June 24, 2025	July 22-September 5, 2026

* Test at Emporia High School

Cost - $99
2026 AP Exam Dates
Registration - Use the Course access code provided by the classroom teacher
Due Dates for 2026 AP Exam Dates
- Classes that start during semester 1 - due date October 3, 2025
- Classes that start during semester 2 - due date February 20, 2026
AP Guidance for Parents and Students
AP Exams Family Letter September 2025