Content Information
Content and Test Information for Educators.
New Jersey Graduation Proficiency Assessment
New Jersey Student Learning Assessment
New Jersey Student Learning Standards - English Language Arts
Common Core State Standards - English Language Arts
ELA Task Generation Models Description Grades 3-High School
ELA Claims Distribution Grades 3 through 9 (Updated September 2023)
ELA Number of Items by Blueprint Grades 3 through 9
ELA Blueprints Grades 3 through 9
ELA Reading Evidence Tables Grades 3-High School (Updated December 2023)
ELA Writing Evidence Tables Grades 3-High School (Updated January 2024)
ELA Writing Rubrics Grades 3-High School
ELA Writing Rubric Criteria Definitions
ELA Passage Selection Guidelines Grades 3-High School
ELA Text Complexity Analysis Grades 3-High School
ELA Cognitive Complexity Grades 3-High School
ELA Performance Level Descriptors Grades 3-High School
ELA Companion Guide - Grades 3 through 8 (Updated September 2023)
ELA Companion Guide - Grade 9 (Updated September 2023)
NJSLA-Mathematics Companion Guide
2022 Mathematics Blueprint
Math Test Unit Structure Grades 3-High School
Math Claims Structure Grades 3-High School
Math Task Types Grades 3-High School
New Jersey Student Learning Standards – Mathematics
Common Core State Standards - Mathematics
Math Evidence Statements Grade 3
Math Evidence Statements Grade 4
Math Evidence Statements Grade 5
Math Evidence Statements Grade 6
Math Evidence Statements Grade 7
Math Evidence Statements Grade 8
Math Evidence Statements Algebra I
Math Evidence Statements Geometry
Math Evidence Statements Algebra II
Math Performance Level Descriptors Grades 3-5
Math Performance Level Descriptors Grades 6-8
Math Performance Level Descriptors High School
Released Items
Released items allow educators, students, parents, and guardians to become familiar with the various item previously administered.
| Title | Description | Action |
| Digital Item Library (ELA, Math, and Science) |
The Digital Item Library provides access to items previously administered on an NJSLA ELA, Math, or Science test. The library categorizes items by Evidence Statements and Common Core State Standards for ELA and math and by Reporting Concepts and State Standards for science. There are searchable fields to help find specific items, which can be previewed in the computer-based assessment format or downloaded as individual or bulk PDFs. | Visit Site |
| New Meridian Item Library (ELA and Math only) | This site includes answer keys and scored examples of student responses. Please note that a single released item set may not include an example of each item type for NJSLA ELA and mathematics. Additionally, the science items available are not applicable to the NJSLA-Science. | Visit Site |