Case Study: Region 16 Educational Service Center achieves faster GED completion and streamlined testing with Wonderlic's GAIN

Region 16 Educational Service Center - Customer Case Study

Region 16 Educational Service Center in Amarillo, Texas supports the Panhandle’s largest school district, offering free GED and ESL classes to more than 1,300 students across 10 sites. The center needed a reliable way to place students, monitor progress through three GED levels, and manage testing for large classes—work that had become labor-intensive, error-prone, and required marathon testing days, while many learners also lacked basic computer experience.

Region 16 implemented the Wonderlic GAIN test via Wonderlic Online, which provides immediate scoring, two-page reports showing Educational Functioning Level, pre/post comparisons, and targeted instructional needs, with results stored in an easy-to-use database. The solution eliminated long testing marathons, sped up placement and progress tracking for staff, reduced human error, and gave students valuable computer-testing experience—helping them complete GED preparation faster and improving their job-readiness.

Region 16 Educational Service Center

Ruth Richburg

ABE Specialist