Placement Testing

Each year, Marist Catholic High School's freshmen class is comprised of students from roughly 30 different middle schools. It is important that freshmen are placed in the appropriate level of classes as they start their Marist experience. To ensure proper placement, Marist requires two different placement tests for entering freshmen:

• Explore Test: An ACT based test provides national normative measures in the following cognitive and basic skills areas: verbal and quantitative skills, reading, mathematics, science and English language. The test does not require any preparation or studying.  There is no writing sample.
• Marist Math Placement Test: A math placement test written by the Marist Math Department. 

The test scores are only one indication of the student’s academic ability. The test scores are used for course placement and do not determine whether or not a student is accepted for admission.

The test scores are mailed home in the spring.

​Additionally, students wishing to fulfill their World Language graduation requirement by taking Spanish are required to take a Spanish placement test if they have previously studied Spanish at any point or are a native/heritage speaker.

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Test Dates for 2022
Applicants will be emailed when dates are chosen and registration opens.