Placement Exam
Saturday, December 5, 2020 is the High School Placement Exam. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. test will begin at 8:00 a.m. and finish around 11:30 a.m. Students need to bring two #2 pencils with them on test day. No calculators are allowed.
Practice Tests: We encourage students to go to the following link https://www.test-guide.com/free-hspt-practice-tests.html and take some time to take the practice tests provided. This will give him/her an idea of what to expect on the day of the exam.
Contact Kelsey McGrath, Coordinator of Marketing and Enrollment at kmcgrath@bmcss.org at 815-932-7413 to reserve a spot for your 8th grade student. There are NO fees to take the High School Placement Exam.
Placement Criteria: Placement of incoming students will be based on a combination of the following factors:
- Performance on the high school placement exam.
- Academic ability as demonstrated by the review of the 7th and 8th grade report cards.
- Performance on the 7th and 8th grade standardized tests. (For example: Iowa Test, Explore Test, I-SAT scores.)
- Teacher recommendations.