Entrance-Scholarship Exam

Villa Maria administers the High School Placement Test (HSPT) as our Entrance-Scholarship Exam

We encourage 8th grade students to join us for Villa Maria’s Entrance-Scholarship Exam this fall. (See alternation options further below.)

8th grade students may take the exam at Villa Maria as follows:

Sunday, October 19
9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Register

Note: All parents/guardians are invited to attend a one-hour informational session at 9:00 a.m. on the test day in the Marian Center Auditorium.

The HSPT is an important indication of future academic success at Villa Maria. For accepted students, the HSPT results will be used by our departments to inform placement. Results of the exam are mailed shortly after results are received.

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Submitting HSPT Scores from Other High Schools 

If you are not able to join us for the Villa Maria Entrance-Scholarship exams, we do accept HSPT scores taken at other high schools. Only prospective students submitting HSPT scores from other high schools are eligible for consideration for an academic scholarship. Scores must be received by the application deadline of November 5 for scholarship consideration. 

• We strongly encourage students to take the exam twice, once during our testing dates and at another area high school. 

• The admissions committee will accept the highest HSPT score submitted; we do not super score exams.

• HSPT result processing may vary; if testing elsewhere, please confirm with the testing location to ensure scores will be received by the application deadline.

Scores may be uploaded in the Application Checklist under the step HSPT Upload. Please contact admissions@vmahs.org with any questions.
 

NEW: Villa Now Accepts the ISEE Exam

Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, Villa Maria is pleased to accept the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) taken at another high school or testing facility. The exam results must be received no later than Wednesday, November 5, 2025. 

Please contact admissions@vmahs.org for any questions about Villa's required entrance exam options.