High School Proficiency Assessment

The High School Proficiency Assessment (abbreviated HSPA and pronounced "hes-pah" or sometimes just "H-S-P-A") is a standardized test administered by the New Jersey Department of Education to all New Jersey high school students in March of their junior year. Together with the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) administered in grades 3-7 and the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) given to students in eighth grade, the HSPA is part of a battery of tests used to assess student performance in New Jersey's public schools.
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