GACECode: 702🍑 Georgia GaPSC150 Questions · 4 Hours · 5 TestletsUpdated: Pearson/ES as of July 2025
GACE® Elementary Education
P–5 (702)
Practice Test
Comprehensive preparation for prospective Pre-K through Grade 5 elementary teachers in Georgia. 150 selected-response questions across 5 testlets — English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Arts, Health and Wellness — in a combined 4-hour session. Testlets can also be taken individually on separate dates. Administered by Evaluation Systems of Pearson for the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). Passing score: 220.
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4 hrs
Time limit
220
Pass score
5
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Testlets
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Testlet structure: The GACE 702 is divided into 5 testlets of 30 questions each. You may take all five in a single 4-hour combined session, or register for individual testlets on separate dates — useful if you want to focus study effort on specific content areas. You must register at least two full business days before your chosen test date. Testing windows are available every month except September and December.
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Source: All exam details are drawn from the official GACE 702 test page at gace.es.pearson.com/test/702 and GaPSC documentation. The GACE program transitioned from ETS to Evaluation Systems of Pearson effective July 1, 2025 — register at gace.es.pearson.com via your GaPSC MyPSC account. Always verify current requirements at gapsc.com.
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Elementary Education P–5 (702): Test at a Glance
Key facts confirmed from official GACE/GaPSC documentation. The 702 replaced the earlier ETS-administered format and now uses a testlet-based structure delivered by Evaluation Systems of Pearson.
TEST CODE
702
GACE Elementary Education
TOTAL QUESTIONS
150
Selected-response · 5 testlets × 30q
COMBINED TIME
4 hours
Testlets may be taken separately
PASSING SCORE
220
Scaled 100–300
TOTAL FEE
$169
Incl. $25 reg + $28 test center
TESTLET 001
English Language Arts
30 questions · 45 min · 20%
TESTLET 002
Mathematics
30 questions · 60 min · 20%
TESTLET 003
Social Studies
30 questions · 45 min · 20%
TESTLET 004
Science
30 questions · 45 min · 20%
TESTLET 005
Arts, Health & Wellness
30 questions · 45 min · 20%
CALCULATOR
None
No personal devices permitted
RETAKE WAIT
30 days
Minimum between attempts
SCORE REPORT
~3 wks
After testing window closes
About the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702)
What the 702 tests, who takes it, and how the testlet structure works in practice.
The GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702) is administered by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) through Evaluation Systems of Pearson (ES), which took over from ETS as the GACE test provider effective July 1, 2025. It is required for anyone seeking a Georgia teaching certificate in Elementary Education for grades Pre-K through 5. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual salary for elementary school teachers in Georgia is approximately $60,000, with kindergarten teachers earning slightly less.
The exam is organized into five testlets, each containing 30 selected-response questions. You can take all five in a single combined session (4 hours total) or register for individual testlets separately — a significant flexibility that allows you to target only the content areas you need to retake. Testlet 002 Mathematics has the longest individual time window (60 minutes vs. 45 minutes for each of the remaining four), reflecting the depth of mathematical reasoning required.
Content spans the full breadth of elementary education: English Language Arts (reading, writing, oral language, literary practices), Mathematics (numerical reasoning, algebra, geometry, measurement and data), Social Studies (history, geography, civics, economics), Science (earth, life, and physical science), and Arts, Health and Wellness (visual arts, performing arts, physical education, and health). Each testlet contributes 20% of the total scaled score.
Admission eligibility varies: candidates enrolled in or seeking admission to a GaPSC-approved teacher preparation program must obtain approval from their program provider. Candidates who have already completed a preparation program use their GaPSC MyPSC account directly. All registration, score reporting, and program designation are handled through the Pearson GACE portal at gace.es.pearson.com — not through ETS or praxis.ets.org, which were used under the previous test administration arrangement.
Five Testlets at a Glance
Each testlet is a standalone 30-question assessment with its own time limit. Take them together in one 4-hour session or separately on different dates.
Testlet 001
English Language Arts
Reading, writing, oral language development, literary practices, writing process, research, and grammar. Covers foundational literacy through advanced comprehension strategies for P–5 classrooms.
30 questions45 min · 20%
Testlet 002
Mathematics
Numerical reasoning, patterning, algebraic and geometric reasoning, measurement, and data. The longest individual testlet at 60 minutes, reflecting its conceptual depth.
30 questions60 min · 20%
Testlet 003
Social Studies
U.S. and world history, Georgia history, geography, civics, democratic principles, economics, and information processing skills for P–5 learners.
30 questions45 min · 20%
Testlet 004
Science
Earth materials, weather and climate, solar system, life cycles, ecosystems, physical science (simple machines, light, sound, energy), and effects of human activity on the environment.
30 questions45 min · 20%
Testlet 005
Arts, Health & Wellness
Visual arts, media arts, performing arts (music, theatre, dance), physical education, health, and wellness concepts and pedagogy appropriate for elementary classrooms.
30 questions45 min · 20%
Official Exam Blueprint: 5 Testlets
All five testlets confirmed from official GaPSC/Pearson documentation. Each testlet carries equal weight (20%) and can be taken separately on different dates.
Testlet 001
English Language Arts
20%
30 of 150 questions
⏱ 45 min
Letter formation and fine motor skills for legible writing; components of written language (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics); sentence structures and elements used to convey ideas; effective syntax and clarity; characteristics and elements of different kinds of writing (narrative, expository, persuasive, informational); stages of writing development (emergent, early, developing, transitional, fluent); the writing process (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing); processes for developing oral presentations; research processes — collecting, evaluating, and presenting information; the four main literary practices (reading, writing, speaking, listening) and how they are integrated in P–5 literacy instruction.
Testlet 002
Mathematics
20%
30 of 150 questions
⏱ 60 min
Numerical reasoning — operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and rational numbers; number sense and place value; proportional reasoning and percentages; patterning and algebraic reasoning — identifying, extending, and creating patterns; solving for unknowns; functions and relationships; geometric and spatial reasoning — properties of two- and three-dimensional figures, transformations, coordinate geometry, congruence, and symmetry; measurement and data reasoning — units of length, area, volume, mass, time, and temperature; interpreting graphs, charts, and tables; probability concepts; collecting, organizing, and analyzing data in elementary contexts. Mathematics has the longest individual testlet time (60 minutes) due to its problem-solving depth.
Testlet 003
Social Studies
20%
30 of 150 questions
⏱ 45 min
History and significance of national symbols; development of time concepts and personal history awareness; significant eras, themes, people, and chronological relationships in U.S. and world history; Georgian and other early American Indian cultures and their development; factors contributing to cultural development and transmission; significant physical and human features of places and regions; interactions between human societies and the physical environment; globe and map skills — reading and interpreting maps, scales, legends, coordinates; democratic civic involvement, patriotism, rights and responsibilities of citizenship; the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights; basic economic concepts including scarcity, supply and demand, producers and consumers; information processing skills for evaluating and synthesizing social studies content.
Testlet 004
Science
20%
30 of 150 questions
⏱ 45 min
Properties and uses of earth materials (rocks, soil, water, air); how Earth's systems affect weather, plants, animals, and human activity; types and characteristics of objects in the solar system (planets, moons, stars, sun); the composition, structure, and processes of Earth's systems — hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere; effects of forces (gravity, magnetism, friction) on objects; simple machines (lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw) and tools; properties of light, sound, electricity, and magnetism; forms and sources of energy — thermal, light, sound, chemical, electrical, mechanical; basic needs, cell structure, characteristics, and life processes of plants, animals, and other living organisms; effects of human activity on ecosystems (pollution, habitat destruction, conservation); life cycles and reproductive patterns of common organisms.
Testlet 005
Arts, Health and Wellness
20%
30 of 150 questions
⏱ 45 min
Visual arts — basic concepts (line, shape, color, texture, form, space), techniques (drawing, painting, collage, sculpture), and materials used in P–5 visual arts instruction; media arts and digital literacy; performing arts — music (rhythm, melody, basic notation, instruments, ensemble), theatre (storytelling, character, performance elements), and dance (movement, spatial awareness, choreography); physical education — fundamental movement skills, locomotor and non-locomotor skills, game skills, fitness concepts; health — nutrition and healthy eating habits, personal hygiene, disease prevention, emotional health; wellness — understanding the relationship between physical activity, mental health, and overall well-being for elementary-age students.
High-Priority Topics by Testlet
The most commonly tested concepts within each of the five testlets — at the depth appropriate for a beginning P–5 elementary teacher in Georgia.
English Language Arts
Testlet 001 — High-Priority Topics
30q · 45 minThe reading process and the "big five" of literacy: phonemic awareness (manipulation of individual sounds), phonics (sound-letter correspondence), fluency (accuracy, rate, expression), vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Know how these components are sequenced developmentally from kindergarten through grade 5 and how instruction shifts from decoding emphasis (early grades) to comprehension emphasis (upper elementary). Digraphs, vowel teams, and blends are frequently tested phonics concepts at the P–5 level.
The writing process as a recursive, non-linear cycle: prewriting (brainstorming, planning, organizing), drafting (putting ideas into initial written form), revising (improving ideas, structure, clarity), editing (correcting grammar, spelling, mechanics), and publishing (sharing work with an audience). Know that revision and editing are distinct stages — revision changes WHAT is said; editing changes HOW it's written technically. Understand how the writing process is applied across genres: narrative, informational/expository, and opinion/persuasive.
Text structures in informational reading: description, sequence/chronological order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem-solution. Knowing which signal words indicate each structure (e.g., “first/next/finally” for sequence; “because/therefore/as a result” for cause-effect; “however/on the other hand” for compare-contrast) is frequently tested. Elementary teachers are expected to explicitly teach these structures to help students both comprehend informational text and organize their own writing.
Oral language development as the foundation of literacy: vocabulary acquisition, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency develop before and alongside reading and writing. Know the difference between BICS (Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills — conversational language) and CALP (Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency — academic language), and why CALP takes longer to develop, particularly for ELL students. Understand how read-alouds, discussion, and structured talk activities support early literacy before students can read independently.
Mathematics
Testlet 002 — High-Priority Topics
30q · 60 minNumber sense and place value across the P–5 progression: understanding that the value of a digit depends on its position; composing and decomposing numbers using base-ten blocks and number lines; comparing and ordering whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; understanding the relationship between tens and hundreds, and between fractions and decimals. Place value underlies nearly every arithmetic operation — know how it applies to adding and subtracting multi-digit numbers (regrouping), multiplying and dividing (partial products), and estimating.
Fraction concepts from concrete to abstract: fractions as parts of a whole, parts of a set, and points on a number line; equivalent fractions (multiplying or dividing numerator and denominator by the same nonzero number); comparing fractions with the same numerator or same denominator; adding and subtracting fractions with like and unlike denominators; multiplying a fraction by a whole number. Know the common misconceptions — adding numerators AND denominators when adding fractions (e.g., 1/2 + 1/3 = 2/5 is WRONG); this is a prototypical error students make and may be tested.
Algebraic reasoning: patterns, functions, and properties: identifying and extending numerical and geometric patterns; describing patterns using words and rules; introduction to variables and unknowns; properties of operations — commutative (a+b = b+a; a×b = b×a), associative ((a+b)+c = a+(b+c)), distributive (a×(b+c) = a×b + a×c), identity (adding 0 or multiplying by 1), and zero property of multiplication. Know how these properties are used to justify computation strategies and how they are introduced through manipulatives and visual models in elementary grades.
Data, graphs, and measurement in elementary contexts: reading and creating bar graphs, picture graphs, line plots, and tally charts; calculating mean (average), mode (most frequent), median (middle value), and range of a data set; understanding measurement with standard units (inches, feet, centimeters, meters) and non-standard units; converting within the same system; measuring perimeter, area, and volume of simple figures. Data analysis questions often involve interpreting a graph and drawing conclusions — practice reading graphs carefully and checking if the scale starts at zero.
Social Studies
Testlet 003 — High-Priority Topics
30q · 45 minGeorgia state history with particular emphasis on Native American cultures: the early indigenous peoples of Georgia — the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian cultures; the major Georgia tribes at the time of European contact (Cherokee, Creek/Muscogee, Yamacraw); the forced removal of the Cherokee via the Trail of Tears (1838–1839) following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Georgia's role in the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Civil Rights Movement is also frequently tested. Know major Georgia figures: Martin Luther King Jr., Jimmy Carter, and Sequoyah (inventor of the Cherokee syllabary).
The five themes of geography — most frequently tested in Social Studies: Location (absolute vs. relative), Place (physical and human characteristics), Human-Environment Interaction (how people adapt to, modify, and depend on their environment), Movement (migration, trade, communication), and Region (areas united by common characteristics). Map skills — cardinal and intermediate directions, map keys/legends, scale, latitude and longitude, the Equator and Prime Meridian — are consistently tested at the P–5 level. Know the seven continents and four oceans.
Foundational civics — the three branches and key documents: the Legislative branch (Congress: House of Representatives and Senate), Executive branch (President, Vice President, Cabinet), and Judicial branch (Supreme Court and lower federal courts) and the system of checks and balances between them. Know the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments) and what individual rights each protects. Understand the difference between the Declaration of Independence (explaining why colonists sought independence), the Articles of Confederation (first national government, replaced), and the Constitution (current framework, including the separation of powers and federalism).
Basic economics for elementary classrooms: scarcity — the fundamental economic problem that wants are unlimited but resources are limited; needs vs. wants; opportunity cost — the value of the next-best alternative given up when a choice is made; producers (who make goods or provide services) vs. consumers (who buy and use goods and services); markets, exchange, and trade; the difference between goods (physical products) and services (actions performed for others). Human resources (labor), natural resources, and capital resources (tools/equipment) are the three types of productive resources frequently tested.
Science
Testlet 004 — High-Priority Topics
30q · 45 minLife science: ecosystems, food webs, and life cycles: producers (plants that make their own food through photosynthesis), consumers (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores), and decomposers (bacteria, fungi that break down dead matter) and how energy flows through a food chain from producers → primary consumers → secondary consumers → tertiary consumers; the difference between food chains (linear) and food webs (interconnected network of food chains); life cycles of common organisms — complete metamorphosis (egg → larva → pupa → adult: butterflies, beetles) vs. incomplete metamorphosis (egg → nymph → adult: grasshoppers, crickets); plant life cycles including germination, growth, pollination, fertilization, seed dispersal.
Earth science: the water cycle and weather vs. climate: the water cycle stages — evaporation (liquid → gas), condensation (gas → liquid, forming clouds), precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, hail), and collection/runoff; the role of the sun in driving the water cycle; the difference between weather (current atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place) and climate (the long-term average of weather patterns in a region); tools for measuring weather — thermometer (temperature), barometer (air pressure), anemometer (wind speed), rain gauge (precipitation); major climate zones — tropical, temperate, polar — and their relationship to latitude.
Physical science: forms of energy and simple machines: know the six types of simple machines (lever, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw) and real-world examples of each; how simple machines reduce the force needed to do work by increasing distance; forms of energy — kinetic (energy of motion), potential (stored energy), thermal, light, sound, electrical, and chemical; energy transformations (e.g., a battery converts chemical energy to electrical energy; a light bulb converts electrical energy to light and thermal energy); properties of light — reflection (bouncing off a surface), refraction (bending when passing from one medium to another), absorption.
The scientific method as a cross-cutting process skill: observation, question, hypothesis (a testable prediction, typically written as "If…then…because…"), experiment design (variables: independent/manipulated, dependent/responding, constants/controlled), data collection and recording, analysis, and conclusion. The difference between a hypothesis and a theory — a scientific theory is a well-substantiated explanation supported by extensive evidence, NOT a guess. Know how to identify the independent variable (what is purposely changed) vs. the dependent variable (what is measured) in an experiment scenario — this is consistently tested.
Arts, Health & Wellness
Testlet 005 — High-Priority Topics
30q · 45 minVisual arts elements and principles in elementary instruction: the seven elements of art — line (mark that spans two points), shape (2D enclosed area), form (3D object), color (hue, value, intensity; primary colors: red, yellow, blue; secondary: orange, green, purple; complementary pairs: red/green, blue/orange, yellow/purple), value (lightness/darkness), texture (surface quality), and space (positive/negative) — and how elementary teachers introduce and integrate them across media; the principles of design (balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, rhythm, unity) as organizing concepts for student art-making and art criticism.
Fundamental movement skills in physical education: locomotor skills (movements that travel through space: walking, running, hopping, skipping, galloping, sliding, leaping, jumping); non-locomotor skills (movements performed in place: bending, stretching, twisting, turning, balancing); manipulative skills (using hands or feet to control objects: throwing, catching, kicking, striking, dribbling); the importance of developmentally appropriate practice — matching physical education tasks to students' motor development stage; FITT principle for fitness: Frequency, Intensity, Time, Type of physical activity.
Health education: nutrition, hygiene, and emotional well-being: MyPlate food groups (fruits, vegetables, grains, protein, dairy) and recommendations for balanced nutrition; understanding food labels; importance of physical activity for cardiovascular health, muscle strength, flexibility, and body composition; personal hygiene habits that prevent disease transmission (handwashing, covering coughs/sneezes); the social-emotional components of health — identifying and managing emotions, building healthy relationships, making responsible decisions; the relationship between sleep, nutrition, physical activity, and mental health for school-age children.
Music fundamentals for the elementary classroom: basic music notation — staff (five lines and four spaces), treble clef, whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and their corresponding rests; time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 2/4) and how they organize beats in a measure; rhythm vs. melody — rhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds; melody is the sequence of pitches; the difference between pitched instruments (piano, violin, flute) and unpitched percussion (drums, tambourine); Orff, Kodaly, and Dalcroze approaches to elementary music education are sometimes referenced as pedagogical frameworks.
Registration, Test Day & Scoring
Everything you need to know before and on exam day. Note that the GACE program transitioned to Evaluation Systems of Pearson on July 1, 2025 — register at gace.es.pearson.com, not praxis.ets.org.
Registration
Where to registergace.es.pearson.com (via MyPSC)
Total fee (full exam)$169
Registration fee$25
Test center fee$28
International surcharge+$50
Date change fee$25
Cancellation refund50% if 3+ days before
Registration deadline2 full days before test date
Scoring
Score scale100–300
Passing score220
Wrong answer penaltyNone — answer every question
Unofficial scoreShown immediately after exam
Official score release~3 weeks after window closes
Retake wait30 days minimum
Cancel scoresOption given post-exam; irreversible
Test Day (In-Person Only)
Remote testingNot available — in-person only
Testing sitesETS/Pearson testing centers
Arrive30 min before scheduled time
Late arrivalNot admitted; fees forfeited
ID requiredGovernment photo ID (original)
ID must matchName on admission ticket exactly
Personal itemsStored in locker (not allowed in room)
Calculator/scratch paperNot permitted; provided at station
Testing Windows
Available monthsEvery month except Sept. and Dec.
Combined sessionAll 5 testlets · 4 hours
Individual testletsEach 30q · 45–60 min
Testing formatComputer-delivered
Program designationSet at registration via MyPSC
Prep program approvalRequired if enrolled in prep program
Who Needs the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702)?
Certification requirements for Georgia elementary teachers.
Georgia Requirement: The GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702) is required for anyone seeking a Georgia teaching certificate to teach in elementary classrooms at the Pre-K through Grade 5 level. Candidates must pass this exam as part of a GaPSC-approved educator preparation program or post-program certification pathway.
Registration pathway: If you are enrolled in a GaPSC-approved teacher preparation program, you need program provider approval before registering. If you have completed your program, register directly through your MyPSC account at mypsc.gapsc.org, then access the GACE testing portal at gace.es.pearson.com.
No penalty for wrong answers — always answer every question. Unofficial scores are available immediately after the exam. If you need to cancel, do so at least three calendar days before your exam date for a 50% refund. You must wait 30 days before retaking any testlet. Verify all requirements at gapsc.com.
Registration pathway: If you are enrolled in a GaPSC-approved teacher preparation program, you need program provider approval before registering. If you have completed your program, register directly through your MyPSC account at mypsc.gapsc.org, then access the GACE testing portal at gace.es.pearson.com.
No penalty for wrong answers — always answer every question. Unofficial scores are available immediately after the exam. If you need to cancel, do so at least three calendar days before your exam date for a 50% refund. You must wait 30 days before retaking any testlet. Verify all requirements at gapsc.com.
How to Prepare for the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702)
Strategies for a 150-question, 5-testlet assessment covering the full breadth of P–5 elementary content.
- Use the testlet structure strategically — you don't have to sit all five at once. If you're stronger in some content areas than others, consider registering for your weakest testlets first (giving yourself extra study time) and knocking out your strongest testlets while your content knowledge is fresh. Individual testlets can be retaken separately without retaking the entire exam, so a poor score on one testlet doesn't require redoing all five.
- ELA Testlet 001: Prioritize the writing process and the "big five" of early literacy — these are the most consistently tested concepts. Know each stage of the writing process (prewriting → drafting → revising → editing → publishing) and the key instructional strategies for each. For early literacy, be able to define and distinguish phonological awareness (broader — working with sound units like syllables, onset-rime) from phonemic awareness (specific — working with individual phonemes) from phonics (connecting phonemes to written letters). These three are frequently confused on the exam.
- Mathematics Testlet 002 is the longest individual testlet (60 minutes) and covers the widest conceptual ground — plan for more study time here. Prioritize fractions and fraction operations (a top source of student misconceptions), place value across whole numbers and decimals, and data analysis (reading bar graphs, calculating mean/median/mode/range). Practice explaining WHY arithmetic procedures work rather than just executing them — the exam tests conceptual understanding, not just computation.
- Social Studies Testlet 003: Know Georgia history and the five themes of geography cold. Georgia-specific content (Native American cultures, Trail of Tears, Civil War/Reconstruction, Civil Rights Movement, key Georgia figures) appears consistently. The five geography themes (Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region) provide a useful organizing framework for answering content questions you're unsure of — nearly any geography question can be analyzed through one of these lenses.
- Science Testlet 004: Focus on the scientific method as a process skill, since it applies across all content areas and is heavily tested. Be able to identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and constants in an experiment scenario, and distinguish between a hypothesis (testable prediction) and a conclusion (interpretation of results). For life science, know food chains/webs and complete vs. incomplete metamorphosis. For earth science, know the water cycle stages. For physical science, know the six simple machines and energy transformation examples.
- Arts, Health and Wellness Testlet 005 covers the most diverse content — don't underestimate it or leave it to the last minute. Many candidates overlook this testlet because it seems less "academic" than the others, but it covers seven elements of art, fundamental movement skills, music notation, nutrition (MyPlate), and social-emotional health. Focus on the elements and principles of art (the seven elements are frequently tested), locomotor vs. non-locomotor skills in PE, and basic music notation (time signatures, note values).
- Download and review the official GaPSC Framework documents for each testlet from gace.es.pearson.com. These documents list every objective and knowledge statement the exam can test, organized by testlet. Cross-referencing your practice test performance with the official Framework helps you identify exactly which objectives need more attention — and ensures you're studying from the actual source, not a third-party interpretation of it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers sourced from official GaPSC/Pearson documentation.
How many questions are on the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702)?+
The exam has 150 selected-response questions across 5 testlets of 30 questions each. The total combined time limit is 4 hours. Testlets can be taken together in one session or individually on separate dates. Mathematics (Testlet 002) has 60 minutes; the other four testlets each have 45 minutes.
Can I take the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702) at home?+
No. The GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702) is available in-person only at approved ETS/Pearson testing centers. Remote proctoring is not currently available for this assessment. Report to the testing center 30 minutes before your scheduled time — arriving after the reporting time results in forfeiture of fees.
How much does the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702) cost?+
The total fee for the full exam (all 5 testlets) is $169, including a $25 registration fee and a $28 test center fee. International test sites add $50. There is a $25 fee to change your date, center, or time. Cancel three or more calendar days before the exam for a 50% fee refund. Register at gace.es.pearson.com via your MyPSC account.
What is the passing score for the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702)?+
The passing score is 220 on a scaled score range of 100–300. There is no penalty for wrong answers — answer every question. Unofficial scores are displayed immediately after the exam; official scores are released approximately 3 weeks after the testing window closes.
What are the 5 testlets and what does each cover?+
Testlet 001 – English Language Arts (30q, 45 min): reading, writing, oral language, literary practices, writing process, research.
Testlet 002 – Mathematics (30q, 60 min): numerical reasoning, algebra, geometry, measurement and data.
Testlet 003 – Social Studies (30q, 45 min): U.S. and world history, Georgia history, geography, civics, economics.
Testlet 004 – Science (30q, 45 min): earth science, life science, physical science, scientific method.
Testlet 005 – Arts, Health and Wellness (30q, 45 min): visual arts, performing arts, physical education, health.
Testlet 002 – Mathematics (30q, 60 min): numerical reasoning, algebra, geometry, measurement and data.
Testlet 003 – Social Studies (30q, 45 min): U.S. and world history, Georgia history, geography, civics, economics.
Testlet 004 – Science (30q, 45 min): earth science, life science, physical science, scientific method.
Testlet 005 – Arts, Health and Wellness (30q, 45 min): visual arts, performing arts, physical education, health.
How long do I have to wait to retake the GACE 702?+
You must wait at least 30 days before retaking any testlet. Individual testlets can be retaken separately — you don't need to redo all five if only one needs to be improved. Testing windows are available every month except September and December. You must register at least two full business days before your chosen test date.
Where do I register for the GACE Elementary Education P–5 (702)?+
Register through your GaPSC MyPSC account at mypsc.gapsc.org, then access the GACE testing portal at gace.es.pearson.com. Note: the GACE program transitioned from ETS to Evaluation Systems of Pearson on July 1, 2025 — registration is no longer handled through praxis.ets.org or ETS accounts for new candidates.
Ready to Start Practicing?
Adaptive practice questions covering all five testlets — English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Arts, Health and Wellness — aligned to the official GACE 702 content framework. Testlet-level analytics so you know exactly where to focus your remaining study time.
Get Free Access — No Credit Card NeededSources: GACE 702 test page — gace.es.pearson.com/test/702 (Evaluation Systems of Pearson, 2025–26); GACE 702 Framework / Study Materials — gace.es.pearson.com/studymaterials/702; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Kindergarten and Elementary School Teachers — bls.gov/ooh; GaPSC MyPSC portal — mypsc.gapsc.org; GaPSC Georgia Professional Standards Commission — www.gapsc.com. GACE® is a registered trademark of the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Evaluation Systems is a division of Pearson. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by GaPSC, Pearson, or any state licensing agency. Always verify current requirements at gapsc.com.
Last Updated: August 11, 2026