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What score do you need to pass the Keystone?

By Lily Fisher

What score do you need to pass the Keystone?

1500
A composite score is the sum of the scale scores for the three Keystone Exams. A student must achieve at least a scale score of 1500 on any one exam in order to score proficient, with 4500 as the sum of three proficient scores.

How many questions are on the Keystone Exams?

The Algebra and Literature tests have 23 multiple-choice questions and four open-ended response questions in each module. The Biology test has 32 multiple-choice questions and four open-ended questions.

What happens if you fail the keystones?

If I fail the Keystone Exam, can I graduate? No. You will need to participate in a program of remediation and retake the Keystone Exam and can continue to do so up to your junior year in high school. After your junior year, if you have still not passed the Keystone Exam you will need to do a Keystone Project.

Do you have to pass the Keystone exams to graduate?

Keystone Exams are only a graduation requirement for the Class of 2023 (current 10th graders) and beyond. Keystone Exams are no longer a graduation requirement for the Class of 2021 and 2022.

Is the Keystone Exam timed?

The exams are not timed, meaning that students may take as much time as they need to complete the exam. In general, most students need about 1-1.5 hours to complete each module, or 2-3 hours per test. Keystone exams are offered in the Winter, Spring, and Summer.

Are Keystone Exams a graduation requirement?

Keystone Exams are only a graduation requirement for the Class of 2023 (current 10th graders) and beyond. Students in the class of 2023 and beyond who opt-out of the Keystones this year will have to take the assessment later or complete Alternate Pathways to fulfill the graduation requirement. Q.

Do you have to pass the keystones to graduate in PA 2021?

Keystone Exams are no longer a graduation requirement for the Class of 2021 and 2022. Students in the class of 2023 and beyond who opt-out of the Keystones this year will have to take the assessment later or complete Alternate Pathways to fulfill the graduation requirement.

Do keystones go on your transcript?

Keystone Exam scores shall be listed by proficiency level on student transcripts.

Can you opt out of the Keystone Exams 2021?

Will there be Keystone Exams in 2021?

The Summer Keystone Exam window will be delayed until September 28-October 16, 2020 to accommodate LEAs in planning for make-up exams….Keystone Testing Windows.

Testing WindowDates
Winter 2020-21 Wave 2January 4-15, 2021
Spring 2020-21May 17-28, 2021
Summer 2020-21July 26-30, 2021