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Anoka-Hennepin key dates
Acceleration & testing out, Gifted & advanced learning and MCA dates for Anoka-Hennepin families, with the steps to take. Every date links to the district’s own page.
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Acceleration & testing out
Ask to move ahead in a subject or earn credit by showing what your child already knows.
- 202DAYSBilingual Seal / World Language Certificate examRegister by May 14, 2027 (pay by May 21) · Exam Wed, June 16, 2027 (8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.) at the Educational Service Center, AnokaFill out the district's online registration form by May 14, then pay the test fee in ParentVUE by May 21. The district says to wait until grade 10, because Minnesota State colleges only give credit for tests taken in grades 10–12. Official page, checked Oct 19
Gifted & advanced learning
Anoka-Hennepin doesn’t post a parent referral window for grades 6–12. Students are identified through school screening and test scores. Ask your school counselor, and tell us if you find the official page.
MCA
- 135DAYSMCA reading & math (grades 3–8, 10/11) · spring 2027Testing window Mar 8 – May 7, 2027 (science MCA to May 14) · Given at school during the day. Each school sets its own test days inside the window.Every Minnesota public school student takes it: reading in grades 3–8 and 10, math in grades 3–8 and 11, science in 5, 8 and high school. No registration. Your district posts its test days on its website. MDE testing calendar
National tests
- 0DAYSSAT · Nov 7 testRegister by Oct 23 (late Oct 27) · grades 9–12
- 6DAYSPSAT/NMSQTSchool testing window ends Oct 30 · grades 10–11
- 13DAYSACT · Dec 12 testRegister by Nov 6 (late Nov 29) · grades 9–12
- 20DAYSAP exams · ordering deadlineSchools order exams by Nov 13 (later orders cost $40 more) · grades 9–12
Summer programs near Coon Rapids
- LHI–AHA Summer Research ScholarsUniversity of Minnesota Lillehei Heart Institute · grades 11–12 · Free
- Career Immersion Program (Minnesota)Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences · grades 10–11 · Free (scholarships cover program, meals, housing, and transport to/from a Twin Cities location)
- Healthcare Experience and Research in Oncology (HERO)Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center · grades 9–11 · Free
- Discover STEMUniversity of Minnesota College of Science & Engineering · grades 10–11 · Free (sponsored by 3M)
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