Immersion Program Testing Information
Immersion Program Testing Information
Entrance into our lottery programs* occurs at Kindergarten and exclusively through the lottery. If spots become available in grades 1-12, we test students to determine eligibility to enter our programs at higher grades.
Schools Eligible for Testing:
|
School
|
Language
|
Grades
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Immersion Model
|
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Dora Kennedy
Maya Angelou
|
French
|
1-8
|
Full Immersion
|
|
Overlook
Phyllis E. Williams
|
Spanish
|
1-5
|
Full Immersion
|
|
Cesar Chavez
|
Spanish
|
1-5
|
50/50 Two-Way
|
|
Kettering MS
|
Spanish
|
6-8
|
Multiple Pathways
|
|
Largo HS
|
Chinese
French
Spanish
|
9-10
|
Partial
|
Testing Information
- An online application for each student candidate must be filled out by March of every school year.
- Testing occurs between April and June.
- Students must have a PGCPS Student Identification number before taking the test. More information on registering in PGCPS.
- If there are no available seats at your assigned school/grade testing will not occur.
- If more students pass the test than we have available seats for a lottery will occur for all eligible candidates and spots will be awarded through that lottery.
- In order to be considered eligible for a testing-in spot in the Immersion programs lottery-based schools, students must demonstrate a level of language proficiency equivalent to the grade in which they are seeking entry and a level of English language proficiency suitable for the grade level.
- Assigned Immersion schools are determined by boundary/address. To see which Immersion school your child would attend, use SchoolFinder and scroll down to the bottom to see your assigned French or Spanish Immersion school.
Testing Application
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