Class of 2022 High School Graduation Assessment Requirements
This section reflects the high school graduation assessment requirements for the class of 2022, which were updated on June 5, 2019 pursuant to an amended Consent Order issued by the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. The graduation assessment requirements for the class of 2022 are the same as they were for the classes of 2017–2019.
In English Language Arts (ELA), students must demonstrate proficiency:
- On New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA)/PARCC ELA 10; or
- By meeting the designated cut score on a substitute competency test such as other high school-level NJSLA/PARCC assessments, the SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER as defined in Pathway 2; or
- By submitting, through the district, a student portfolio appeal to the New Jersey Department of Education.
In mathematics, students must demonstrate proficiency:
- On NJSLA/PARCC Algebra I; or
- By meeting the designated cut score on a substitute competency test such as other high school-level NJSLA/PARCC assessments, the SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER as defined in Pathway 2; or
- By submitting, through the district, a student portfolio appeal to the New Jersey Department of Education.
Proficiency levels/cut scores for the class of 2022 are specified further in the pathways below.
Demonstrate proficiency in the high school end-of-course NJSLA/PARCC assessments in ELA-10 and/or Algebra I.
First Pathway—NJSLA/PARCC
ELA | Mathematics |
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NJSLA/PARCC ELA Grade 10 ≥ 750 (Level 4) | NJSLA/PARCC Algebra I ≥ 750 (Level 4) |
Demonstrate proficiency in ELA and/or mathematics by meeting the designated cut score on one of the substitute competency tests.
Important Notes:
- Tests marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer administered but can be used for the graduating year.
- Beginning on Monday, January 28, 2019, classic ACCUPLACER tests were no longer available. QAS replaced ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra.
Second Pathway—Designated Cut Scores
ELA | Mathematics |
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One of the following:
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One of the following:
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Demonstrate proficiency in ELA and/or mathematics through a portfolio appeal.
Third Pathway—Portfolio Appeals
ELA | Mathematics |
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Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal for ELA | Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal for Mathematics |
Classes of 2023–2025 High School Graduation Assessment Requirements
Updated February 2022
The requirements in this section were adopted by the New Jersey State Board of Education on September 8, 2021 for the classes of 2023–2025.
English Language Arts and Literacy (ELA)
If, after completing the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11, students did not demonstrate proficiency by passing the ELA component, such students may access the following pathways:
- Second Pathway: By meeting the designated cut score on a substitute competency test such as other high school-level NJSLA/PARCC assessments, the SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER; or
- Third Pathway: By submitting, through the district, a student portfolio appeal to the New Jersey Department of Education.
Mathematics
If, after completing the required New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11, students did not demonstrate proficiency by passing the mathematics component, such students may access the following pathways:
- Second Pathway: By meeting the designated cut score on a substitute competency test such as other high school-level NJSLA/PARCC assessments, the SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER; or
- Third Pathway: By submitting, through the district, a student portfolio appeal to the New Jersey Department of Education.
Students must take and demonstrate proficiency in grade 11 on the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment, which includes content aligned to the grade 10 New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) in ELA, and the NJSLS in Algebra 1 and Geometry. If after completing the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment a student does not demonstrate proficiency on the ELA or mathematics section, the student may retake the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in the following summer or fall.
A student with disabilities whose IEP states that they are not eligible for the alternate assessment (Dynamic Learning Maps) must take the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11.
First Pathway—NJGPA
Note: Cut Scores Approved by the New Jersey State Board of Education on February 2, 2022
ELA | Mathematics |
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New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment—ELA ≥ 750 (Graduation Ready) | New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment—Mathematics ≥ 750 (Graduation Ready) |
Note: This pathway is only available to students who completed the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11.
Students who sat for the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11 and did not demonstrate proficiency are able to demonstrate proficiency in ELA and/or mathematics by meeting the designated cut score on one of the assessments on the menu of substitute competency tests in the table for the second pathway (below).
Important Notes:
- Tests marked with an asterisk (*) are no longer administered but can be used for the graduating year.
- Beginning on Monday, January 28, 2019, classic ACCUPLACER tests were no longer available. QAS replaced ACCUPLACER Elementary Algebra
Second Pathway—Menu of Substitute Competency Tests
Note: Cut scores forthcoming following New Jersey State Board of Education Approval.
ELA | Mathematics |
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One of the following:
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One of the following:
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Note: This pathway is only available to students who completed the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11.
Students who completed the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment in grade 11 and did not demonstrate proficiency are able to demonstrate proficiency in ELA and/or mathematics through a portfolio appeal in grade 12.
Third Pathway—Portfolio Appeals
ELA | Mathematics |
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Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal for ELA | Meet the criteria of the NJDOE Portfolio Appeal for Math |
*Please make sure to check any updates as the NJDOE can change requirements*
https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/requirements/index.shtml