Elementary Promotion Requirements

 Kindergarten 

 Preparing for 1st Grade

 To earn promotion to the 1st grade, students must demonstrate proficiency of the current grade-level   Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards. Readiness for the 1st grade will be determined by the child’s   classroom grades, assessments, and/or input from the school’s Student Support Team (SST).

1st Grade

 Preparing for 2nd Grade

 To earn promotion to the 2nd grade, students must demonstrate proficiency of the current grade-level   Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards. Readiness for the 2nd grade will be determined by the child’s   classroom grades, assessments, and/or input from the school’s Student Support Team (SST).

 2nd Grade

 Preparing for 3rd Grade

 To earn promotion to the 3rd grade, students must demonstrate proficiency of the current grade-level   Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) standards. Readiness for the 3rd grade will be determined by the child’s   classroom grades, assessments, and/or input from the school’s Student Support Team (SST).

 3rd Grade

 Preparing for 4th Grade

 To earn promotion to the 4th grade, students should have a reading status of Grade Level or Above on the   English Language Arts Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) Assessment. Students who do not meet this   criteria may have the opportunity to attend summer school for targeted instruction. These students may be   required to retest after summer school. Students should also possess the academic knowledge and skills   necessary to be successful at the next grade level.

 For the 2025-26 school year, the English Language Arts Georgia Milestones EOG Assessment will not be used   to determine promotion as the state completes standards setting for the English assessment due to the   introduction of new English standards. A student’s yearlong average in English will be used to determine if   students have met the English promotion criteria for 4th grade.

 Students who do not have a reading status of Grade Level or Above on the English Language Arts Georgia   Milestones EOG but who have a yearlong average that is passing (70 or higher) in Reading may be promoted.

 4th Grade

 Preparing for 5th Grade

 To earn promotion to the 5th grade, students should have a yearlong average of 70 or better in Reading and   Mathematics and possess the academic knowledge and skills necessary to be successful at the next grade   level in Science and Social Studies. 

 5th Grade

 Preparing for 6th Grade

 In Georgia, 5th grade students also are required to achieve a reading status of Grade Level or Above on the   English Language Arts Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) Assessment and achieve the performance level   of Developing or higher on the Mathematics Georgia Milestones EOG Assessment. Students who do not meet   either of these state promotion requirements may be required to retest after summer school.

 For the 2025-26 school year, the English Language Arts Georgia Milestones EOG Assessment will not be used   to determine promotion as the state completes standards setting for the English assessment due to the   introduction of new English standards. A student’s yearlong average in English Language Arts will be used to   determine if students have met the English Language Arts promotion criteria for 5^th grade.

 Students who do not achieve the performance level of Developing or higher on the Mathematics EOG   assessment but who have a yearlong average that is passing (70 or higher) in Reading and Math may be   promoted.