Testing

NJ HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS: CLASSES OF 2023-2025

As of July 2022, the NJ Department of Education has updated their requirements for students to complete testing in order to graduate. Please click here to learn more.

PSAT/NMSQT

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Cranford High School offers the Preliminary School Aptitude Test/National Merit School Qualification Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to all interested college-bound sophomores and juniors at Cranford High School on Wednesday, October 12 at 7:45 am at no cost to students. Students are automatically registered for this test. There is no make-up test offered at CHS for students who are absent or on a field trip. This test measures critical reading, math reasoning, and writing skills and is preparation for students planning to take the SAT beginning in 2023. Please click on the links below to learn more:

PSAT Test Design

Practice for the PSAT/NMSQT

PSAT/NMSQT Score Reporting

PSAT/NMSQT National Merit Scholarship Competition for Juniors

2022 PSAT SCORES ARE BACK......Did you know your child’s 2021 PSAT scores (administered at CHS in October) are accessible through https://www.collegeboard.org?

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) POTENTIAL

PSAT scores help identify your potential success in Advanced Placement classes offered at Cranford High School. The AP program gives students the opportunity to take college level courses while still in high school. After taking an AP course, students can take the corresponding AP exam which could earn them valuable college credit and placement. You may have received an email already from College Board identifying courses in which your teen could demonstrate success. Please go to: www.Collegeboard.org -> Sign in -> Student Score Reports -> AP Potential. The number of green dots shows your student's potential and then choose from a drop down menu to see how each AP course matches up with different majors. Please explore course options and contact your school counselor if you have any questions!

SAT/ACT

When applying to college, students are responsible for sending official score reports through www.collegeboard.com and/or www.ACT.org.

SAT/ACT REGISTRATION DATES

Testing is conducted at Cranford High School throughout the school year at the following times. Click on SAT/ACT to check registration deadlines and if the test is offered at CHS.

SAT registration information and dates

ACT registration information and dates

SAT/ACT: TESTING DAY PROCEDURES

1. On test day, the student must bring the admission ticket with his/her clear picture printed on it.

2. Walk-ins are not allowed on test day.

3. Test center changes are not allowed.

4. Students must have a photo-id with them on test day.

5. Students may not change the test type on test day (ie SAT to an SAT II)

Click here to read the complete press release from College Board.

SAT v ACT CONCORDANCE CHART

Compare your scores between the SAT and the ACT

AP EXAMS (MAY 1 - MAY 12) LATE REGISTRATION

LATE registration window opened November 16, 2022 through March 2, 2023. Students should go to https://aptsusa.com/cranford/ to pay for exams. The cost of each AP® exam is $97. Late Registration is possible with a penalty fee of $40 per exam until March 2, 2023.

AP TESTING: TESTING DAY PROCEDURES

AM exams: Students report at 7:30 am.
PM exams: Students report at 11:30 am.
Students must bring their AP student pack to every test.
Student must bring several #2 pencils AND pens with black or dark blue ink.
Students must bring an approved calculator(and spare batteries) for AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP Physics and AP Stats.
Students will not be dismissed until the official testing time is completed by all students.
Cell phones or any other electronic device with internet access are prohibited in the testing location.