GACE Elementary Education P-5 (702) Pass Rate, Format & Study Guide

The GACE Elementary Education (P-5) assessment (702) is the Georgia content assessment for elementary teachers. It is used by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) for certification and is administered by the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson. The assessment has five testlets — English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and The Arts, Health, and Wellness — each with 30 selected-response questions, for 150 questions; the time allowed is listed on the GACE test page. This portal's practice mock has 150 questions.

The GaPSC requires passing the GACE content assessment for an elementary certification field (Rule 505-2-.26, Certification and Licensure Assessments). Passing the assessment is a required step toward a Georgia educator certificate.

People preparing for Georgia elementary teacher certification and candidates retaking one or more testlets. Certification requirements are set by the GaPSC; check them before you register.

The certifying body does not publicly publish an official pass rate for this exam. Be wary of third-party sites citing a specific number here — treat any pass-rate claim you see elsewhere for this exam as unverified.

The GaPSC and the GACE program set the retake rules; the sources we read did not state them, so check the GACE test policies page before you reschedule.

Passing standard: GACE passing standards for content assessments are a cumulative score of 220 (induction level) or 250 (professional level), and you must also meet the floor for each testlet (GACE score information, search extract). The assessment has five testlets — English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and The Arts, Health, and Wellness — each with 30 selected-response questions, for 150 questions; the time allowed is listed on the GACE test page. This portal's practice mock has 150 questions. No official pass rate for this exam was available in the sources we reviewed, so none is quoted here.

The assessment has five testlets — English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and The Arts, Health, and Wellness — each with 30 selected-response questions, for 150 questions; the time allowed is listed on the GACE test page. This portal's practice mock has 150 questions. Format: Five testlets of 30 selected-response questions each (150 questions). Passing standard: GACE passing standards for content assessments are a cumulative score of 220 (induction level) or 250 (professional level), and you must also meet the floor for each testlet (GACE score information, search extract).

• English Language Arts: Structures and Conventions of Standard English10%
• English Language Arts: Writing Process and Construction of Texts10%
• Mathematics: Numerical Reasoning6.67%
• Mathematics: Patterning and Algebraic, Geometric, and Spatial Reasoning6.67%
• Mathematics: Measurement and Data Reasoning6.67%
• Social Studies: Historical Understandings6.67%
• Social Studies: Geographic Understandings6.67%
• Social Studies: Government, Civic, and Economic Understandings6.67%
• Science: Earth and Space Science6.67%
• Science: Physical Science6.67%
• Science: Life Science6.67%
• The Arts, Health, and Wellness: Visual and Media Arts6.67%
• The Arts, Health, and Wellness: Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Theatre)6.67%
• The Arts, Health, and Wellness: Physical Education, Health, and Wellness6.67%

The content outline spreads questions across 14 areas: English Language Arts: Structures and Conventions of Standard English (10.0%); English Language Arts: Writing Process and Construction of Texts (10.0%); Mathematics: Numerical Reasoning (6.67%); Mathematics: Patterning and Algebraic, Geometric, and Spatial Reasoning (6.67%); Mathematics: Measurement and Data Reasoning (6.67%); Social Studies: Historical Understandings (6.67%); Social Studies: Geographic Understandings (6.67%); Social Studies: Government, Civic, and Economic Understandings (6.67%); Science: Earth and Space Science (6.67%); Science: Physical Science (6.67%); Science: Life Science (6.67%); The Arts, Health, and Wellness: Visual and Media Arts (6.67%); The Arts, Health, and Wellness: Performing Arts (Music, Dance, Theatre) (6.67%); The Arts, Health, and Wellness: Physical Education, Health, and Wellness (6.67%).

The GaPSC sets the certification requirements and which GACE assessments are required for each field; confirm your requirements on the GaPSC and GACE sites before you register.

The GACE fee is US$34 per testlet, or US$169 for all five testlets in one appointment (GACE fee schedule, search extract). Certification application fees are separate.

After you are certified, the GaPSC sets renewal and professional learning requirements; check the GaPSC for the current rules.

Start with the heaviest areas of the content outline: English Language Arts: Structures and Conventions of Standard English (10.0%); English Language Arts: Writing Process and Construction of Texts (10.0%); Mathematics: Numerical Reasoning (6.67%). Then work through the remaining areas, practise jurisdiction-specific rules separately from the general content, and finish with timed full-length practice runs of 150 questions in 240 minutes.

Content outlines, fees and passing standards change; this guide follows the materials listed under Verification as of October 2026. Check the licensing authority and test administrator before you register.