Fall 2024 8th Grade Testing and Incoming Freshman Pre-Registration

  • High School Pre-Registration

    Complete High School Pre-Registration HERE
    (open September 30 - November 7, 2024)

    IF YOU HAVE NOT PRE-REGISTERED YOU CAN STILL GO TO THE HIGH SCHOOL FOR TESTING. We should have your student name from their current school. 

    Pre-Registration provides essential information for the high school student information system and is part of the student high school record. This is the first step to becoming a student at a District 214 high school and will also register students for the Placement Exam. It is important to pre-register now so the high schools can communicate with you regarding placement, parent nights, and registration. Please complete all the information as accurately as possible.

    During Pre-Registration, you will be asked to complete a quick survey to tell us more about your student. 

    Additional Pre-Registration Information

    Placement Testing for 8th Grade Students

    Placement Exam Dates at all 6 District 214 high schools:

    • Saturday, October 26, 2024, 8:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. (arrival 7:45 a.m.)
    • Makeup, Saturday, November 2, 2024, 8:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. (The testing day is shorter on this date because we noticed the PreAdministration took less time)

    Placement Exam High School Drop off and Pickup Locations

    Students should bring #2 pencils and a calculator to the exam. The PreACT 8/9 placement exam is a paper test and students will bubble their answers on a separate answer sheet.

    Testing Accommodation Note: Students with Extended time testing per an IEP or 504 may finish 25 minutes later. Students who require the test to be read to them may finish at 1:40 p.m. Students with the test read accommodation will have the option to listen to the test on a computer with headphones.

    If your student is absent from testing on October 26, you do not have to contact the high school. The high school will automatically move any students who miss testing on October 26 to the November 2 test date.

    Placement Exam Frequently Asked Questions
    PreACT 8/9 Overview (PDF)
    D214 Readiness indicators and Skills for Incoming Freshmen (PDF)

    Please join us for D214's Virtual College and Career Ready! Night on October 23, 2024

    College and Career Night for students and parents/guardians (PDF) (Español)