Entrance & Placement Criteria / Determination of Curricular Path

Villa Maria’s students are selected for admission based on the results of the High School Placement Test (HSPT ©) score, the student’s grade school performance, previous standardized testing, teacher recommendations, and individual placement testing as relevant. Additional information with regard to the placement process is posted in the “Academics” link to the Villa Maria homepage at https://www.vmahs.org/academics/.

Supported learning services are provided to ensure that students develop the strategies necessary to achieve success in high school and beyond. Designed in conjunction with our philosophy of ‘placement for success’, students may be assigned to specific programming to support directed instruction of cognitive strategies that empower learning and lead to academic success, as directed by the Office of Curriculum and Instruction. No student, regardless of curricular path, will be exempted from the graduation requirements.