High School Placement Test

At Bishop John J. Snyder High School, we strive to place students in courses that find the balance between being challenged and finding success. The High School Placement Test (HSPT®) is administered to rising 9th grade students. If your rising freshman did not take this test, please call the Office of School Counseling at 904-908-8965 to schedule this test.

This test is one of several assessments used for 9^th grade placement in English, math, and science. All incoming freshmen must take the HSPT before a class schedule can be completed. 

The High School Placement Test contains five multiple choice sections: Verbal, Quantitative Skills, Reading, Mathematics, and Language Skills. The results of the test along with other factors determine how students are placed in their English, math and science classes as a freshman. At Snyder, we utilize this test for course placement not as an entrance exam.

The High School Placement Test (HSPT) is administered to all rising freshmen. If your future freshman has not taken the test, it must be scheduled prior to registering. The HSPT will be administered throughout the spring. Dates are available by clicking on the registration link.  The testing fee is $25.00. On test day, students will meet in the Main Office at 7:45 a.m. for check-in.

To register for the High School Placement Test, please click HERE - use the code Y4.

CURRENT TEST DATES: January 16, 2026; February 19, 2026; March 19, 2026; April 23, 2026; June 18, 2026

PLEASE NOTE: Accommodations will be provided on the November test date only. They are not available for the December date due to time constraints. 

Our college preparatory curriculum offers standard college preparatory courses, honors courses and Advanced Placement courses. Our honors level courses are offered across the curriculum from art to Biology II and Chemistry II. We offer AP courses in art, English, mathematics, science, Spanish, and social studies.

This commitment to student success exceeds far beyond the classroom. The ultimate goal is for students to make the most of their four years of high school, in and out of the classroom, and to help them set and reach goals that lead them to success after graduation.