Entrance Exam
Â鶹ÊÓƵ uses the High School Placement Exam (HSPT) as its Scholarship Exam. It will be offered at Â鶹ÊÓƵ on Saturday, November 14, 2026. Bronx, Manhattan, and Queens residents will take the exam at 8:30 a.m. Students from other geographic regions will take the exam at 12:30 p.m. (If you need to switch testing sessions for a legitimate reason, simply call the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Office.) When students submit their application online, they are automatically registered to take the Scholarship Exam at Â鶹ÊÓƵ.
The HSPT exam takes approximately three hours for students to complete. Parents are welcome to wait in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ auditorium, where the Director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ will offer a brief Q&A for interested parents, or to return to the school for dismissal.
The exam tests cognitive and basic skills. It is divided into five sections:
Cognitive Skills
Verbal Skills consists of 60 questions, covering synonyms, antonyms, verbal analogies, verbal classifications and logical reasoning. (18 minutes)
Quantitative Skills consists of 52 questions, covering number series, number manipulations, and both geometric and nongeometric quantitative comparisons. (30 minutes)
Basic Skills
Reading consists of 62 questions, covering the ability to remember important ideas and significant details, recognizing central thought or purpose, making logical inferences and understanding vocabulary in context. (25 minutes)
Mathematics consists of 64 questions, covering computation, problem solving, important math concepts and reasoning. (45 minutes)
Language consists of 60 questions, covering punctuation, capitalization, spelling, grammar, usage and composition. (25 minutes)
Students should familiarize themselves with the HSPT; there are prep books available with sample exams.