Testing Office
VACANCY
Campus Testing Coordinator
STAAR EOC, TELPAS
District Benchmarks
For questions about TSIA2 testing, please contact:
Cassandra Rodriguez
Dean of Instruction
To see if your child is eligible for an SAT/ACT fee waiver, please contact:
Maria Carrillo
College Admissions and Scholarship Specialist
Students new to Advanced Placement should confer with their parents and counselor regarding requirements and rigor. Students who are enrolled in an Advanced Placement class are required to take the Advanced Placement exam at the end of the school year. Students in AP courses are expected to take the AP tests. Administrative policy requires those students enrolled in AP courses take the AP test. The district will pay for all AP exams. If a student wishes to challenge an AP exam for a course in which they are not enrolled, the district may or may not approve the request or pay for the exam. It is highly recommended that any student wishing to challenge an AP exam must be enrolled in a course that provides academic preparation for the examination.
Taking the PSAT/NMSQT gives students the opportunity to participate in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Students using this test to qualify for scholarships take it in their junior year during the month of October. All sophomores and juniors are required to take the PSAT. At McAllen ISD, sophomore and junior PSAT exams are offered free of charge to all enrolled sophomore and junior students. The district expectations are that all students will be present on the day of the exam and do their best.
McAllen ISD offers SAT Test Day for all juniors in the spring semester. Admissions tests are required for most colleges and the majority of scholarships. Special situations or circumstances, such as physical disabilities, learning disabilities, or religious beliefs, are addressed in your SAT/ACT registration bulletin.
*Starting in spring 2024, all students will take SAT School Day digitally.