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Milestones in New Jersey Statewide Assessments

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Time Period
Prior to
1972
1972**
1976/1978
1984
Statewide Testing Program
None Educational Assessment Program (EAP)  Minimum Basic Skills/New Minimum Basic Skills
(MBS) 		 High School Proficiency Test (HSPT);  Early Warning Test (EWT)
Grade Levels Tested
Varied by District Every Year - Grades 4, 7, 10
Every third year -
Grade 12		 3, 6, 9, 11 HSPT: Grade 11
EWT:  Grade 9
Standard Set?
No No MBS: Minimum Proficiency: 65% 
New MBS: 
65% - Math
75% - Reading 		 Minimum Proficiency - First Required Test for Graduation
**The Beginning of Statewide Testing in New Jersey