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Practice Proficiency Exams

Nevada Proficiency Examination Program

  • Released Criterion Referenced Tests, Reading: Grades 3-8
  • Writing Proficiency Exam: Grades 5 & 8
  • NHSPE in Reading
  • NHSPE in Writing
  • Writing Assessment Rubric
  • A four-point holistic rubric is used to score the Nevada Proficiency Examination in writing in the fifth and eighth grades. A six-point holistic rubric is used to score the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination in writing. For more information, please see the Nevada Department of Education Assessment, Program Accountability, and Curriculum (APAC) site.

NHSPE Sample Examinations and Review Guides: Reading and Writing

NHSPE in Reading - Sample Exam (PDF)
NV Writing Assessment Holistic Rubric (PDF)