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Calvert's Placement Services

Proper Placement Drives Academic Success!

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Calvert’s no-cost, no-obligation Placement Tests and Assessments ensure that your child will be placed in the appropriate Calvert grade level. 

 

If your child is in Pre-Kindergarten through Third Grade, our primary assessment tools enable you to self-test your child. To discuss the placement of your child, after you have completed the Primary Assessment, you may contact our Education Counselors at 888-487-4652 or 410-785-3400, or edcounselors@calvertservices.org.

 

For a student in Fourth through Eighth Grades, our professional Placement Services Staff will review results from the General Placement Test for both concept knowledge and skills application. In math, we evaluate more than whether your child arrives at the correct answer; we analyze how he or she arrived at the answer, providing a better assessment of your child’s math skills. A composition is also required, which provides valuable insight into your child’s vocabulary, reading and organizational skills, thought process, and ability to apply grammar knowledge. Based on this assessment, we can offer a recommendation that includes core grade level, math level, and use of either Calvert Academic or Calvert Scholastic curriculum.

 

Our placement recommendation is not solely based on the results of a few objective questions. Our Placement Services staff evaluates your whole child through consideration of the following factors:

• Age
• Current grade
• Time taken to write the composition
• Knowledge of capitalization and punctuation rules
• Parent-provided information about the child’s reading and study habits, writing experience, and family information
  

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Important Note: A placement test is required when enrolling in the Advisory Teaching Service for the first time in Fourth Grade and above, and when enrolling in Calvert Interactive featuring ATS.

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The placement tests and assessment tools for each grade level are available in the Download Center. You can print them out.

Tests must be mailed to our offices at:

Placement Testing
c/o Calvert Education Services
10713 Gilroy Road, Suite B
Hunt Valley, MD 21031

All placement tests are evaluated within seven business days of receipt. People submitting tests from within the United States will receive a telephone call with results, while people who submit tests from outside the United States will receive their evaluation by email.

 

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