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What are the new statewide assessments?

The New Jersey Student Learning Assessments-Adaptive (NJSLA-A) and New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment-Adaptive (NJGPA-A) are New Jersey’s updated platform for measuring student learning, supporting instructional improvement, and meeting State and federal assessment requirements.

Why is the State implementing a new assessment?

New Jersey has implemented new adaptive assessments to provide a more personalized testing experience for students, more timely data, and to align the assessments more closely with the 2023 New Jersey Student Learning Standards (NJSLS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

What accommodations are available to students for the spring 2026 NJSLA-A and NJGPA-A administrations?

The accommodations available on the new test are consistent with the supports that were available prior NJSLA and NJGPA tests. Students will have access to a variety of digital tools and accommodations, including, but not limited to:

• American Sign Language*
• Braille*
• Extended time
• Highlighting and digital notetaking
• Paper versions of the assessment*
• Text-to-speech
• Speech-to-text response
• Zoom/magnification

*Indicates that the accommodation is not adaptive.

The accommodations available on the new test are consistent with those used on prior NJSLA and NJGPA tests.

A list and description of the available accommodations (referred to as Testing Attributes) can be found in the ) or on the page by searching “attributes.”

How will the test be presented to my student who requires the American Sign Language (ASL) accommodation?

For the Spring 2026 NJGPA-A and NJSLA-A administrations, students with the ASL accommodation will be able to open and play an embedded ASL video for all aspects of each item on the non-adaptive accommodated form, consistent with prior statewide assessments.

Do accommodations change whether a student is taking a computer-adaptive assessment?

All accommodations—except when a student uses a paper test—work within the computer-adaptive test. Students who use supports such as text-to-speech, ASL videos, color contrast, or extended time still take the adaptive assessment. The paper version is not adaptive.

Are mathematics assessments available in Spanish or other languages?

The mathematics assessment will be available in English and Spanish.

What is an adaptive test, and what are the benefits to students?

A computer-adaptive test (CAT) is an assessment tool that determines future questions based on a student's responses to prior questions, creating a more personalized experience for each learner. This approach can help reduce testing anxiety by presenting students with questions closer to their current level, encouraging confidence and focus. An adaptive assessment measures each student’s knowledge with greater precision since students receive more items closer to their current level.

Many students have participated in adaptive testing. While used for different purposes, the NWEA MAP and i-Ready assessments are two examples that families may be familiar with.

How do I know the test is fair if students don’t see the same questions?

Even though students don’t see the same questions, an adaptive test is fair because:

• Everyone is tested on the same standards.
• The test difficulty adjusts, but the content does not.
• Only grade-level items count toward the score.
• All items are pretested and calibrated.

How does the computer adaptive test work?

The adaptive assessment adjusts the difficulty of questions based on a student’s responses to groups of questions. The test begins with items of medium difficulty and becomes more or less challenging depending on how the student answers each set. The assessment does not adjust after a single item; this grouping allows for a more precise estimate of student performance while still measuring grade鈥憀evel standards.

How do the adaptive features of the NJSLA鈥慉 and NJGPA鈥慉 compare to other adaptive assessments such as i鈥慠eady or NWEA MAP?

The NJSLA鈥慉daptive (NJSLA鈥慉) and NJGPA鈥慉daptive (NJGPA鈥慉) are fully computer鈥慳daptive statewide assessments. They adjust question difficulty based on student responses, similar to i鈥慠eady and NWEA MAP. However, i鈥慠eady and NWEA MAP are instructional diagnostics used multiple times a year to pinpoint student levels across a wide continuum of skills and are not tied to a single state’s grade鈥憀evel standards.

The NJSLA鈥慉 and NJGPA鈥慉 determine students’ grade鈥憀evel proficiency in the NJSLS and are not designed for frequent progress monitoring or instructional adjustments.

How is the difficulty level determined for each item?

Item difficulty is determined after field testing. Items with a higher percentage of correct responses are labeled easier, while those with lower correct response rates are labeled more difficult. For additional information, see Test Development Section.

Are there open-response or extended-response questions on the assessments?

The Reading test includes a range of item types, including multiple choice, multi鈥憇elect, or other interactive items. The Writing test consists of a single extended鈥憆esponse item. The Mathematics tests will include only machine鈥憇corable item types and will not include extended鈥憆esponse items. These item types allow the assessments to measure a variety of skills aligned to the New Jersey Student Learning Standards.

What are the different types of test items?

Below is a listing of the various types of items available on the new statewide assessment systems. Sample item types may be found on .

What is the calculator policy for the mathematics assessment?

Students use different types of calculators depending on their grade level and the assessment they are taking. In grades 3 through 5, calculators are not permitted. Beginning in grade 6, students have access to basic four-function calculators—specifically the Desmos four-function and TI108—embedded within the testing platform. Students in grade 8 use more advanced tools, including the Desmos scientific and TI34 scientific calculators. Middle school students who are enrolled in and taking a high school end-of-course mathematics assessment will have access to the appropriate high school–level calculator for that course. For all end-of-course assessments and the NJGPA-A, students have access to Desmos graphing calculators and the TI84+ graphing calculator within the testing platform. For additional information, please see the .

Is the writing portion of the assessment adaptive?

The writing unit is not adaptive because it includes only one extended writing task.

How will writing be scored?

The writing test will be scored using a holistic rubric with two dimensions: Conventions and Composition. For additional information, please see the NJSLA-A and NJGPA-A Writing Rubrics.

Will all students within a grade level receive the same type of writing prompt?

Students may receive an opinion/argumentative, informative/explanatory, or narrative writing task, depending on grade level. Each student completes one extended writing task designed to assess on鈥慸emand writing skills. This approach allows the assessment to measure a range of writing skills aligned to the standards across student groups.

With the changing of the statewide assessments, will median Student Growth Percentiles (mSGP) still be calculated for the 2025-2026 school year?

Yes, mSGP can still be calculated regardless of the assessment administered because Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) measure a student’s relative growth compared to their “academic peers” over prior years. A student’s “academic peers” are other New Jersey students in the same grade and subject who had similar historical assessment performance.

SGPs range from 1 to 99. Higher numbers represent greater growth; lower numbers represent lesser growth. For example, if a student has a growth percentile of 80, it means the student scored better than 80 percent of their academic peers on that year’s NJSLA鈥慐LA assessment. Because students are compared only with peers who performed similarly in the past, all students—regardless of their scale scores—can show high or low growth.

More information can be found on the NJDOE’s Educator Evaluation Median Student Growth Percentiles webpage.

Who is required to participate in the NJSLA-A?

All public school students in required tested grades, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners, consistent with State and federal regulations.

Who is required to participate in the NJGPA-A?

The NJGPA-A is launching for students in the Class of 2027. Students first participate in their junior year (Grade 11). Participation in the NJGPA-A is required to satisfy the graduation assessment requirement.

Students who do not demonstrate graduation readiness on the assessment may utilize the second pathway (menu of alternate assessments) or the third pathway (Portfolio Appeals Process) to fulfill their graduation assessment requirement. More information is available on the Graduation Assessment Requirements website.

Can seniors in the class of 2026 sit for the NJGPA-A this spring?

No, the Spring 2026 administration of the NJGPA-Adaptive is available only to grade 11 students. Students participating in the NJGPA-A in the spring of 2026 will not receive results until after the performance level standard setting procedures are concluded and the State Board of Education adopts cut scores for the new assessment. When factoring in the deliberative and time-intensive performance level standard setting activities and the current adoption process, it is possible that students will not receive their scores until the fall. Students who complete their graduation requirements after August 31, 2026 are considered to be in the cohort for the Class of 2027.

Districts were informed of these circumstances in the August 13, 2025 broadcast that stated, “All grade twelve students who do not have a valid score on one or both components of the NJGPA must test during this fall 2025 administration.”

Please refer to the following documents for more information:

• Fall 2025 New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment Key Dates and Information
• Graduation Assessment Requirements for the Class of 2026

How will a student who entered New Jersey after the fall NJGPA administration satisfy their graduation assessment requirement?

Students who entered the State after the fall 2025 administration of the NJGPA may satisfy their graduation assessment requirement through the second pathway (menu of alternate assessments) and third pathway (Portfolio Appeal Process).

Please refer to the following documents for more information:

• Fall 2025 New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment Key Dates and Information
• Graduation Assessment Requirements for the Class of 2026

How can students familiarize themselves with the new assessments?

Students are strongly encouraged to review the free online practice tests. These tests are designed to help students become familiar with the testing platform, item formats, and available tools and features they will use during the NJGPA-A or NJSLA-A.

While the practice tests include grade-level content aligned to standards, they are not intended for content preparation or instruction. Their primary purpose is to help students feel comfortable navigating the system and understand how the assessment tools work before test day.

Are there specific test strategies that students should use when taking an adaptive test?

Students must answer each question before progressing to the next item. Because the test adapts to performance, students should make their best effort on each item as they move through the test.

Responses may be changed during the session, but answered items will not readapt. Students should not rush through the test with the intention of returning later, because this prevents the assessment from adapting appropriately.

It is recommended that students familiarize themselves with practice tests to reacquaint themselves with the platform and navigation features.

With districts expressing challenges in scheduling the NJGPA-A and NJSLA-A assessments, is there any flexibility in the administration window?

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) has updated the Spring 2026 testing window for the New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment Adaptive (NJGPA-A), the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments Adaptive (NJSLA-A), and the New Jersey Student Learning Assessments Science (NJSLA-S).

The NJDOE is making these revisions in response to concerns raised about the original Spring 2026 testing window and the scheduling challenges it created, including challenges related to religious observances, local scheduling practices, unexpected closures, and other disruptions. These changes will provide greater flexibility and help ensure that all students have appropriate opportunities to participate in statewide assessments.

The new testing windows are:

• NJGPA-A – March 16–April 1, 2026
• NJSLA-A – April 27–May 29, 2026
• NJSLA-S – April 27–May 29, 2026

For the complete testing schedule, please visit the Statewide Assessment Testing Schedule on the Department’s webpage.

Can test administrators observe student progress during testing?

Test Administrators may observe the progress of their test session through the TA Interface. Individual student progress is shown by a blue progress bar, and administrators can view the number of items a student has responded to in real time. Site and District Coordinators may also access real-time progress reports in TIDE to view testing progress across a school or district.

Can students flag an item and move forward without answering it?

The “Mark for Review” tool is provided on all New Jersey computer鈥慴ased tests and allows students to flag an item they would like to review later after providing their best answer. Students select “Mark for Review” from a drop鈥慸own menu on the item, and a flag is placed on that item on the item review screen to remind them to return to it later.

What is the difference between a unit and a session?

A unit refers to the subject area and grade鈥憀evel test. A session refers to the time allotted for students to complete that unit. For example, the NJGPA鈥慉 Math unit is 150 minutes long and is divided into two sessions of 75 minutes each. Students progress at their own pace, and the second session begins where they stopped at the end of the first session.

Students may change answers only within the same session. Once in the second session, students cannot change answers from the first session—even if an item was previously marked “Mark for Review.”

What happens if a student is in the middle of a reading passage when a session break occurs?

Students will return to the last unanswered question. If that question is part of a set associated with a passage, the student will also see the items they answered earlier in the previous session, but those answers cannot be changed.

How much time do students need to complete the test?

After reviewing the results of the fall field test, the testing times for Spring 2026 NJSLA鈥慉 and NJGPA鈥慉 are shown on the NJGPA-A and NJSLA-A Units Testing Times for ELA and Mathematics page. The listed unit/session times do not include the recommended 25 to 30 minutes needed for logging students on, reading directions from the test administrator script, and logging students off.

How will the NJSLA-A and NJGPA-A be administered?

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What content will the NJSLA-A and NJGPA-A tests include? How many questions will each student see?

The blueprints for the NJGPA鈥慉 and NJSLA鈥慉 provide information on the structure and content of the assessments. To view the blueprints for ELA and Mathematics, please refer to the NJSLA鈥慉daptive and NJGPA鈥慉daptive Blueprints for ELA and Mathematics.

What is the purpose of standard setting?

Standard setting is the technical process of determining thresholds for student performance levels, so families and educators can understand whether students are meeting grade-level learning expectations. Educators review and analyze test questions to categorize student performance meaningfully and consistently under the supervision of psychometric experts. This process ensures that results are fair and consistent across the State. Standard setting is not a yearly event and only occurs when major changes are made to a test or when a new assessment is implemented.

Were New Jersey educators involved in the test design process?

Yes. Educators are involved many times and extensively throughout the assessment development process. As shown in the overview of item development, each item undergoes a thorough review before appearing on the assessment administered in the spring. Educators directly review assessment items at multiple stages in this process, which are highlighted in gold in the development figure.