All incoming 9th grade students must take the High School Placement Test. Please contact the Badin Admissions Office for more information: info@BadinHS.org.
Saturday, November 21
Register ONLINE only by Wednesday, Nov 18, 2026
Test fee is $30
8th grade students may take the test at Badin High School or any Archdiocesan high school. Students may take the test once, and choose up to 3 high schools to send scores. Students MUST send test scores to Badin and apply to Badin by December 1 to be eligible for admission and academic scholarships.
HSPT Accommodations at Badin High School
Documentation MUST be sent to Mrs. Katie Roark for your son/daughter to receive testing accommodations (small group, extended time up to double, reader) by November 1. The documentation could be one of the following: Individual Education Plan (IEP), Individual Service Plan (ISP) or a 504/Building Accommodation Plan.
Note: Students may not use a calculator on the HSPT unless he/she has the appropriate documentation to go along with it and their elementary is handling it in the same manner.
To learn more about Badin’s Academic Support Program and how we can accommodate during the HSPT, please contact Mrs. Katie Roark - KRoark@BadinHS.org
What is the High School Placement Test?
The High School Placement Test (HSPT) is a standardized battery of tests given to incoming freshmen for the purpose of determining admission and subsequent placement in the proper level for their English and mathematics courses.
The HSPT consists of the following subtests: Verbal Skills, Quantitative Skills, Reading, Mathematics, and Language.
Section, Questions, Length:
- Verbal Skills, 60 questions, 18 minutes
- Quantitative Skills, 52 questions, 30 minutes
- Reading, 62 questions, 25 minutes
- Mathematics, 64 questions, 45 minutes
- Language, 60 questions, 25 minutes
Cognitive Skills:
Verbal skills will measure the use of synonyms, antonyms, verbal analogies, verbal classifications, and logical reasoning.
Quantitative skills will measure the use of number series and number manipulations.
Basic Skills:
Reading will measure the ability to remember important ideas and significant details, recognizing central thought or purpose, making logical inferences, and understanding vocabulary in context.
Mathematics will require the student to demonstrate computation and problem-solving skills. Calculators are not allowed to be used during the High School Placement Test.
Language will evaluate the student's skill in punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar, usage, and composition.
How are my scores on the High School Placement Test used?
Scholastic Testing Service will score the test and send parents a report for each student to Badin High School. A copy of this report will be sent to the student's parent/guardian in early January.
Badin's Academic Dean then meets with the junior high teachers of the local Catholic elementary schools to review the student's past academic performance, and the student's performance on the HSPT to determine admission to Badin High School and placement recommendations in English, Mathematics and Science. Students receive their class leveling recommendation during Registration Night.
Contact the Badin Admissions Office for more information:
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Badin High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, and guarantees all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its education policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.