ASVAB Exam Option Available for Seniors 

Seattle Public School (SPS) will be hosting the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) Exam as part of Washington State’s graduation pathway options as part of House Bill 1599.  

The ASVAB is an exam created by the U.S. Department of Defense that measures an individuals’ strengths. This multi-aptitude battery test helps identify different skills and competencies. It consists of eight short individual tests covering the following:  

• General Science  
• Arithmetic Reasoning 
• Word Knowledge  
• Paragraph Comprehension  
• Mathematics Knowledge 
• Electronics Information 
• Auto and Shop information  

Students who participate in the ASVAB exam will receive scores on each of these individual tests. They will also receive the combined results to yield three career exploration scores: verbal skills, math skills, and science and technical skills.    

Students must earn a minimum score of 31 on the AFQT portion of the exam to meet the Washington State graduation pathway option.  

Seattle Public Schools is administering the ASVAB exam under reporting Option 8. This means the exam results are released ONLY to your student and their school counselor. Students must opt in to release their results to the military.  

Exam Details  

Who:
Available to students currently in 12th grade 
Where:
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, 2445 3rd Avenue South 
When:
Tuesday, April 22, at 9 a.m.
Wednesday, May 7, at 9 a.m. 

The deadline to register is Tuesday, April 15. Students aged 17 must have parental consent to take the ASVAB Exam. Students will not be allowed to participate in the exam without a permission form. 

If you have questions about the administration of the ASVAB, please contact the Office of Assessment and Instructional Improvement at studentachievement@seattleschools.org.