The Maryland High School Assessments (HSA) are end of course tests that gauge both
school performance and individual student performance, providing valuable
information to students, parents, and school improvement teams. Scores from the
HSA and other state tests are posted on the Web at www.mdreportcard.org.
Additional score information may be found at
www.pgcps.org/~scores.
Please use the link below for further information on the HSA's.
IMPORTANT HSA
UPDATE!!
On October 31, 2008 the state
board voted to eliminate the minimum scale score for the High School
Assessments. As a result, students must take all four assessments and
achieve a total combine score of 1602.
HSA Q & A (Adobe PDF
Document)
Passing Scores (Adobe PDF
Document)
Graduation Requirements
Beginning with the graduating class of 2009 (students entering grade 9 in fall
2005), students are required to pass the HSA in order to earn a Maryland High
School Diploma. Click here for a summary of
high school graduation requirements:
