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    ACPHS Math Placment Exam 

    ACPHS highly recommends that all new CUSD students complete a math placement exam to help us place the student in the most suitable math course. The math placement test is also open to current CUSD students. Our goal with the math placement test is to simply ensure that we start students off in the correct course. Within math education, we have students enroll from a variety of different schools and the placement test helps us take a data-based approach to ensuring that students enroll in the right math course on day one of their freshmen year. The Placement Test is only for students who are selecting a course other than Algebra 1. If you selected Algebra 1 as your 9th grade math course, you do not need to sign up for the placement test.

    Families may select one of the following Math Placement Test dates. As a reminder, the test is optional but highly recommended. The test will be offered on the following 2 dates.

    Option 1: Saturday, April 5th, 8am - 10am

    Option 2: Saturday, April 12th, 8am - 10am

    Both Testing sessions will follow the same time frame and logistics. Please see below for specifics for the day of testing.

    Location: ACPHS Cafeteria

    Pick up and Drop Off: Parents should pick up and drop off their students in the North Parking Lot adjacent to our school’s cafeteria. Click here for map and driving directions. The testing will take place in our school’s cafeteria. When testing begins, students will not have access to their phones. After the test is completed, students will be able to access their phones.

    Check-in: Check-in will start promptly at 8am outside the cafeteria.

    Testing: Students will be given exactly 60 minutes to complete their exam. Testing will begin at approximately 8:30am and end at 9:30am.

    Check out: our goal is to collect exams and release students shortly after 9:30am. We will need all students picked-up by 10:00am.

    Materials: Students should bring a calculator (scientific or graphing). If they do not have one, a calculator will be provided. Students should bring at least 2 pencils or pens. Students will use their writing utensil(s) to show work; however, the test is multiple choice and answers will be submitted through a computer. Scratch paper will be provided. Students do not need to bring a backpack. We want to keep everything as simple as possible.

     

    Click here to Sign-Up for the Math Placement Exam 

     

    FAQ 

     

    Q: Does the student have to be an incoming freshmen to take the math placement exam?

    A: The math placement exam is open to all students at all incoming grade levels to ACPHS. Although the majority of the students who take the test are incoming 9th grade students, we do have students 10th - 12th grade transfer students take the test as well to verify their math placement.

    Q: How does the scoring work? When will I receive my score?

    A: You will receive an email communication within 2 weeks of your testing date with your student’s score. If your score suggests that your student signed up for the correct course, the email will verify the course and no further action is needed. If your student’s score suggests that they should level up or down, parents will receive a phone call from ACPHS administration with options for making the change.

    Q: Can we retake the math placement test?

    A: Retakes are not permitted. The test is helping us to ensure the best math class for a student. If the administration suggests that your student should enroll in a different math course other than what was originally selected on your registration form based on the score, we ask that parents listen to the information. Over the past 3 years, ACPHS feels like the data and information given to parents to help select the best math course is valid and reliable. We ask that you trust our reccomendation.

    Q: My student is currently an 8th grader at a CUSD junior high/middle school and has already selected their math course, can they take the placement test?

    A: Yes. A current CUSD student is still allowed to take the test. As students from CUSD are typically placed in the correct course right from the start because of our vertically aligned curriculum, we do have have families that take this option each year to verify their student’s placement. You will be given your score just like non CUSD students and you can make an informed decision on your student's math course for next year.

    Q: The registration information has a hard deadline for course changes, is there an exception for math?

    A: Yes. For math. If your students is taking the math placement test, we do make schedule changes for these students if administration feels like it’s in the best interest of the student. If the administration recommends a different math course for your student based on the placement test score, you will get a phone call to go over the options. Like stated earlier, if we feel your student selected the right math course, then you will get an email verifying that the placement test score has verified what your student has chosen.