Class of 2024 and 2025 (Updated May 2023)
On May 3, 2023, the State Board of Education approved the graduation ready cut score for the ELA and mathematics components of the NJGPA, as well as the menu of alternative assessments and aligned cut scores.
The requirements were adopted by the New Jersey State Board of Education on September 8, 2021 for the classes of 2023–2025.
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 May 3, 2023
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ELA
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Mathematics
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New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment—ELA ≥ 725 (Graduation Ready)
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New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment—Mathematics ≥ 725 (Graduation Ready)
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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:
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Second Pathway: By meeting the designated cut score on a substitute competency test such as the PSAT, SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER; or
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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:
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Second Pathway: By meeting the designated cut score on a substitute competency test such as the PSAT, SAT, ACT, or ACCUPLACER; or
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Third Pathway: By submitting, through the district, a student portfolio appeal to the New Jersey Department of Education.
For more information, visit:
https://www.nj.gov/education/assessment/requirements/2023_2025.shtml