Advanced Math and Honors ELA Placement for the 2024-2025 School Year 

ELA

Sixth and Seventh grade students currently in Honors ELA at RMS will be placed in Honors ELA next year. 

 

Fifth grade students scoring in the 90th percentile or higher in 3 out of the last 4 MAP tests will be placed in Sixth grade Honors ELA. 

 

Please see our Course Book for details on all RMS courses. 

 

Math 

Students currently at the Middle School will follow the Math course sequence in our Math flow chart. 

 

Students currently in Fifth grade High Ability Math will be placed in Sixth grade Advanced Math. 

 

Students currently in Seventh grade Math will be placed in Intro to Algebra or Algebra based on MAP scores (60th percentile or higher on 3 out of the last 4 MAP tests and the fourth score not lower than 50th percentile will be placed in Algebra) and teacher recommendation. Please contact your child’s Math Teacher if you are unsure of placement for next year. 

 

Placement Testing

Summer 2024 

Parents new to the district who would like to pursue placement in Honors ELA or an advanced Math course for the 2024-2025 school year, may request a placement test with this form. Testing will take place on July 24th at Rotolo Middle School. There will be a morning and an afternoon session. 

 

May 2024 

If students do not meet this criteria, but parents would like to pursue placement in Honors ELA or an advanced Math course, they may request a placement test with this form. 

 

Fifth graders will take placement tests at their elementary schools in May and Sixth and Seventh graders will take the placement tests at Rotolo on May 15th or 16th.