ACAP Summative Math Practice

About the ACAP Summative

The ACAP Summative is Alabama's annual state test for math in grades 3-8, replacing the older ACT Aspire program. It is built around the Alabama Course of Study for Mathematics, a state framework that draws heavily from Common Core's progression while using Alabama-specific domain language. Items mix multiple-choice, multi-select, drag-and-drop, equation editor, and short constructed-response formats. Because Briveli is Common Core aligned, students practicing Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Fractions, Ratios and Proportional Relationships, Expressions and Equations, and Geometry will see strong overlap with the math reporting categories on ACAP.

Alabama administers the ACAP entirely online through the state's testing platform, with paper accommodations only by special request. The grade 3-5 math sections are calculator-prohibited, which makes mental math, fact fluency, and standard algorithm comfort essential. Starting in grade 6, an embedded calculator tool appears on designated sections, but roughly half of the math items are still no-calculator to assess underlying number sense. The test window typically falls in April and May, with each grade receiving a single math test split across two sessions of about 60-75 minutes each.

Score reports return four performance levels and a scale score that maps to college- and career-readiness expectations under Alabama's accountability plan. Students at Level 3 or Level 4 are considered on track. Districts use ACAP results for school report cards and to identify students who may need targeted intervention the following year. Alabama publishes detailed item specifications and released sample items each year, and Briveli's grade-level practice mirrors the cognitive complexity profile - roughly half DOK 1-2 procedural items and half DOK 2-3 application and reasoning items.

Official source: https://www.alabamaachieves.org/student-assessment/