Practice makes perfect and when studying for standardized tests, nothing beats practicing with actual questions from past exams. This year’s SHSAT test takers are in a bit of a more complicated situation than in the past because the Verbal section of the test was recently revised. The great news is that the confusing ordering paragraphs questions have been eliminated, as have the logical reasoning questions. The bad news is that studying without actual test questions is a dicey affair and only the 2018-2019 SHSAT handbook reflects the current Verbal section. However, the reading comprehension questions from past exams are still relevant and should be practiced, as should all of the Mathematics questions.
SHSAT Practice Tests
Below are links to SHSAT handbooks, which include actual exams. The SHSAT still consists of 2 sections: the Verbal and the Mathematics sections. Each section is 75 minutes, the Verbal section now consists of reading comprehension and revising/editing questions. The revising/editing questions are based on the standards set in the 7th grade Common Core ELA State Standards.
Click here for the 2014-2015 SHSAT Handbook.
Click here for the 2016-2017 SHSAT Handbook.
Click here for the 2017-2018 SHSAT Handbook.
Click here for the 2018-2019 SHSAT Handbook.
Below are the cutoff scores for each of the Specialized High Schools.
2018 (low score / high score) Stuyvesant 559 / 698 Bronx Science 518 / 637 Brooklyn Latin 482 / 555 Brooklyn Technical 493 / 668 HSMSE @ CCNY 516 / 616 HSAS @ Lehman 516 / 633 Queens Science @ York College 511 / 542 Staten Island Tech 519 / 660
2017 (low score / high score) Stuyvesant 555 / 704 Bronx Science 512 / 664 Brooklyn Latin 479 / 600 Brooklyn Technical 486 / 588 HSMSE @ CCNY 504 / 621 HSAS @ Lehman 516 / 645 Queens Science @ York College 507 / 607 Staten Island Tech 515 / 704
2016 (low score / high score) Stuyvesant 556 / 703 Bronx Science 510 / 703 Brooklyn Latin 477 / 552 Brooklyn Technical 483 / 689 HSMSE @ CCNY 503 / 633 HSAS @ Lehman 503 / 603 Queens Science @ York College 505 / 580 Staten Island Tech 508 / 703
2015 (low score / high score) Stuyvesant 556 / 703 Bronx Science 510 / 703 Brooklyn Latin 477 / 552 Brooklyn Technical 483 / 689 HSMSE @ CCNY 503 / 633 HSAS @ Lehman 503 / 603 Queens Science @ York College 505 / 580 Staten Island Tech 508 / 703
2014 (cutoff score / high score) Stuyvesant 559 / 697 Bronx Science 517 / 678 Brooklyn Latin 480 / 541 Brooklyn Technical 486 / 628 HSMSE @ CCNY 512 / 610 HSAS @ Lehman 506 / 646 Queens Science @ York College TBD / 612 Staten Island Tech 506 / 638
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