For over 50 years, the STS HSPT® has assisted high schools with admissions, student placement, scholarship selection, and remediation. And every fall as eighth graders prepare to take the HSPT®, STS receives a barrage of phone calls about test preparation.
When we discuss test preparation, we emphasize that a solid elementary school education usually is enough, and that most students have had several years of standardized testing under their belts by the time they take the HSPT®. It’s also important for parents to keep in mind that “spurious” scores from test prep courses may lead to great unhappiness if a school places the student into more rigorous classes than appropriate for their current ability/achievement levels.
We also emphasize that there are no HSPT® test preparation courses, books, or other media endorsed by STS. Additionally, the schools who administer the HSPT® depend upon secure results from students whose first acquaintance with the test is on test day. Therefore, HSPT® tests are only sent to our authorized schools.
Any student test preparation should only be focused on general achievement improvement or remediation based on the most current information from the elementary school or previous test results. If you have comments or questions about the HSPT® or test preparation, please contact us at sts@ststesting.com
