The Department of Public Instruction provides a Family Guide to Assessment to explain why and how we assess, as well as a list of questions you can ask your student's principal and teachers to learn about your child's progress. 

Please access the guide here:

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/accountability/testing/family-guide-assessment/open

Gates County Schools Testing Calendar 

Please view the current school year's testing calendar here. Links are provided to the specific test information, found on the NC Department of Public Instruction website.