New Jersey Assessments Resource CenterContent Information
Content and Test Information for Educators.
- 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
The Digital Item Library provides access to items previously administered on a NJSLA ELA, Math, and Science tests. The library categorizes items by Evidence Statements or Common Core State Standards and contains searchable fields to help find specific items. Items can be previewed in the format presented on the computer-based assessment or downloaded as individual or bulk PDFs.
Released items allow educators, students, parents, and guardians to become familiar with the various item previously administered. This site includes answer keys and scored examples of student responses. Please note that there may not be released items for all grade levels and subjects.