diff --git a/client/src/app/hooks/useAssessmentStatus.ts b/client/src/app/hooks/useAssessmentStatus.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..211237fd37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/hooks/useAssessmentStatus.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+// hooks/useAssessmentStatus.js
+import { Assessment, Archetype, Application } from "@app/api/models";
+import { useMemo } from "react";
+
+export const useAssessmentStatus = (
+  assessments: Assessment[],
+  archetypes: Archetype[],
+  application: Application
+) => {
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const applicationAssessments = assessments?.filter(
+      (assessment: Assessment) => assessment.application?.id === application.id
+    );
+    const inheritedArchetypes = archetypes?.filter(
+      (archetype: Archetype) =>
+        archetype.applications?.map((app) => app.id).includes(application.id)
+    );
+
+    const assessmentsWithArchetypes = inheritedArchetypes.map(
+      (inheritedArchetype) => ({
+        inheritedArchetype,
+        assessments: assessments.filter(
+          (assessment) => assessment.archetype?.id === inheritedArchetype.id
+        ),
+      })
+    );
+
+    const someArchetypesAssessed = assessmentsWithArchetypes.some(
+      ({ assessments }) => assessments.length > 0
+    );
+
+    const allArchetypesAssessed =
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes.length > 0 &&
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes.every(({ inheritedArchetype, assessments }) => {
+        const requiredAssessments = assessments.filter(
+          (assessment) => assessment.required
+        );
+        return (
+          inheritedArchetype.assessed &&
+          assessments.length > 0 &&
+          requiredAssessments.length > 0 &&
+          requiredAssessments.every(
+            (assessment) => assessment.status === "complete"
+          )
+        );
+      });
+
+    const hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments =
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes.some(({ assessments }) =>
+        assessments.some(
+          (assessment) =>
+            assessment.required &&
+            ["empty", "started"].includes(assessment.status)
+        )
+      );
+
+    const assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment =
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes.filter(({ assessments, inheritedArchetype }) =>
+        assessments.some(
+          (assessment) =>
+            assessment.required &&
+            assessment.status === "complete" &&
+            inheritedArchetype.assessed
+        )
+      );
+    const assessedArchetypeCount =
+      inheritedArchetypes?.filter(
+        (inheritedArchetype) =>
+          inheritedArchetype?.assessments?.length ??
+          (0 > 0 && inheritedArchetype.assessed)
+      ).length || 0;
+
+    const hasAssessmentInProgress = applicationAssessments?.some(
+      (assessment: Assessment) =>
+        assessment.status === "started" ||
+        assessment.status === "empty" ||
+        assessment.status === "complete"
+    );
+    const isDirectlyAssessed =
+      application.assessed && (application.assessments?.length ?? 0) > 0;
+
+    return {
+      applicationAssessments,
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes,
+      someArchetypesAssessed,
+      allArchetypesAssessed,
+      hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments,
+      assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment,
+      assessedArchetypeCount,
+      hasAssessmentInProgress,
+      isDirectlyAssessed,
+    };
+  }, [assessments, archetypes, application]);
+};
diff --git a/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/application-assessment-status.tsx b/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/application-assessment-status.tsx
index a6a0df6ab7..c012278b3f 100644
--- a/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/application-assessment-status.tsx
+++ b/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/application-assessment-status.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { Application, Archetype, Assessment } from "@app/api/models";
 import { IconedStatus, IconedStatusPreset } from "@app/components/IconedStatus";
 import { Spinner } from "@patternfly/react-core";
+import { useAssessmentStatus } from "@app/hooks/useAssessmentStatus";
 interface ApplicationAssessmentStatusProps {
   application: Application;
   assessments: Assessment[];
@@ -15,77 +16,11 @@ export const ApplicationAssessmentStatus: React.FC<
 > = ({ application, assessments, archetypes, isLoading }) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
 
-  const applicationAssessments = assessments?.filter(
-    (assessment: Assessment) => assessment.application?.id === application.id
+  const assessmentStatusInfo = useAssessmentStatus(
+    assessments,
+    archetypes,
+    application
   );
-  const inheritedArchetypes = archetypes?.filter(
-    (archetype: Archetype) =>
-      archetype.applications?.map((app) => app.id).includes(application.id)
-  );
-  const assessmentStatusInfo = React.useMemo(() => {
-    const assessmentsWithArchetypes = inheritedArchetypes.map(
-      (inheritedArchetype) => ({
-        inheritedArchetype,
-        assessments: assessments.filter(
-          (assessment) => assessment.archetype?.id === inheritedArchetype.id
-        ),
-      })
-    );
-
-    const someArchetypesAssessed = assessmentsWithArchetypes.some(
-      ({ assessments }) => assessments.length > 0
-    );
-
-    const allArchetypesAssessed =
-      assessmentsWithArchetypes.length > 0 &&
-      assessmentsWithArchetypes.every(({ inheritedArchetype, assessments }) => {
-        const requiredAssessments = assessments.filter(
-          (assessment) => assessment.required
-        );
-        return (
-          inheritedArchetype.assessed &&
-          assessments.length > 0 &&
-          requiredAssessments.length > 0 &&
-          requiredAssessments.every(
-            (assessment) => assessment.status === "complete"
-          )
-        );
-      });
-
-    const hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments =
-      assessmentsWithArchetypes.some(({ assessments }) =>
-        assessments.some(
-          (assessment) =>
-            assessment.required &&
-            ["empty", "started"].includes(assessment.status)
-        )
-      );
-
-    const assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment =
-      assessmentsWithArchetypes.filter(({ assessments, inheritedArchetype }) =>
-        assessments.some(
-          (assessment) =>
-            assessment.required &&
-            assessment.status === "complete" &&
-            inheritedArchetype.assessed
-        )
-      );
-    const assessedArchetypeCount =
-      inheritedArchetypes?.filter(
-        (inheritedArchetype) =>
-          inheritedArchetype?.assessments?.length ??
-          (0 > 0 && inheritedArchetype.assessed)
-      ).length || 0;
-
-    return {
-      assessmentsWithArchetypes,
-      someArchetypesAssessed,
-      allArchetypesAssessed,
-      hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments,
-      assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment,
-      assessedArchetypeCount,
-    };
-  }, [inheritedArchetypes, assessments]);
 
   if (isLoading) {
     return <Spinner size="sm" />;
@@ -94,13 +29,12 @@ export const ApplicationAssessmentStatus: React.FC<
   let statusPreset: IconedStatusPreset = "NotStarted"; // Default status
   let tooltipCount: number = 0;
 
-  const isDirectlyAssessed =
-    application.assessed && (application.assessments?.length ?? 0) > 0;
-
   const {
     allArchetypesAssessed,
     assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment,
     hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments,
+    hasAssessmentInProgress,
+    isDirectlyAssessed,
   } = assessmentStatusInfo;
 
   if (isDirectlyAssessed) {
@@ -111,11 +45,7 @@ export const ApplicationAssessmentStatus: React.FC<
   } else if (hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments) {
     statusPreset = "InProgressInheritedAssessments";
     tooltipCount = assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment.length;
-  } else if (
-    applicationAssessments?.some(
-      (assessment) => assessment.status === "started"
-    )
-  ) {
+  } else if (hasAssessmentInProgress) {
     statusPreset = "InProgress";
   }
   return <IconedStatus preset={statusPreset} tooltipCount={tooltipCount} />;
diff --git a/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/tests/application-assessment-status.test.tsx b/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/tests/application-assessment-status.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5cc42248d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/app/pages/applications/components/application-assessment-status/tests/application-assessment-status.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-hooks";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom";
+import { useAssessmentStatus } from "@app/hooks/useAssessmentStatus";
+import {
+  createMockApplication,
+  createMockArchetype,
+  createMockAssessment,
+} from "@app/test-config/test-utils";
+
+describe("useAssessmentStatus", () => {
+  it("Correctly calculates status given one started assessment and one complete assessment for an application", () => {
+    const mockAssessments = [
+      createMockAssessment({
+        id: 1,
+        application: { id: 1, name: "app1" },
+        questionnaire: { id: 1, name: "questionnaire1" },
+        status: "started",
+      }),
+
+      createMockAssessment({
+        id: 2,
+        application: { id: 1, name: "app1" },
+        questionnaire: { id: 2, name: "questionnaire2" },
+        status: "complete",
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const mockArchetypes = [
+      createMockArchetype({
+        id: 1,
+        name: "archetype1",
+        applications: [{ id: 1, name: "app1" }],
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const mockApplication = createMockApplication({ id: 1, name: "app1" });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAssessmentStatus(mockAssessments, mockArchetypes, mockApplication)
+    );
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({
+      applicationAssessments: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          id: expect.any(Number),
+          required: true,
+          status: "started",
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          id: expect.any(Number),
+          required: true,
+          status: "complete",
+        }),
+      ]),
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          inheritedArchetype: expect.any(Object),
+          assessments: expect.any(Array),
+        }),
+      ]),
+      someArchetypesAssessed: false,
+      allArchetypesAssessed: false,
+      hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments: false,
+      assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment: expect.any(Array),
+      assessedArchetypeCount: 0,
+      hasAssessmentInProgress: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("Correctly calculates status given two complete assessments for an application", () => {
+    const mockAssessments = [
+      createMockAssessment({
+        id: 1,
+        application: { id: 1, name: "app1" },
+        questionnaire: { id: 1, name: "questionnaire1" },
+        status: "complete",
+      }),
+
+      createMockAssessment({
+        id: 2,
+        application: { id: 1, name: "app1" },
+        questionnaire: { id: 2, name: "questionnaire2" },
+        status: "complete",
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const mockArchetypes = [
+      createMockArchetype({
+        id: 1,
+        name: "archetype1",
+        applications: [{ id: 1, name: "app1" }],
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const mockApplication = createMockApplication({
+      id: 1,
+      name: "app1",
+      assessed: true,
+      assessments: mockAssessments,
+    });
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useAssessmentStatus(mockAssessments, mockArchetypes, mockApplication)
+    );
+
+    expect(result.current).toEqual({
+      applicationAssessments: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          id: expect.any(Number),
+          required: true,
+          status: "complete",
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          id: expect.any(Number),
+          required: true,
+          status: "complete",
+        }),
+      ]),
+      assessmentsWithArchetypes: expect.arrayContaining([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          inheritedArchetype: expect.any(Object),
+          assessments: expect.any(Array),
+        }),
+      ]),
+      someArchetypesAssessed: false,
+      allArchetypesAssessed: false,
+      hasInProgressOrNotStartedRequiredAssessments: false,
+      assessedArchetypesWithARequiredAssessment: expect.any(Array),
+      assessedArchetypeCount: 0,
+      hasAssessmentInProgress: true,
+      isDirectlyAssessed: true,
+    });
+  });
+  it("Correctly calculates status given no complete assessments for an application", () => {});
+  it("Correctly calculates status given one complete assessment for an application's inherited archetype with no direct assessment", () => {});
+  it("Correctly calculates status given one complete assessment for an application's inherited archetype with a direct assessment", () => {});
+});
diff --git a/client/src/app/test-config/test-utils.tsx b/client/src/app/test-config/test-utils.tsx
index a65555d633..38cf8d5224 100644
--- a/client/src/app/test-config/test-utils.tsx
+++ b/client/src/app/test-config/test-utils.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { FC, ReactElement } from "react";
 import { render, RenderOptions } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { Application, Archetype, Assessment } from "@app/api/models";
 
 const AllTheProviders: FC<{ children: React.ReactNode }> = ({ children }) => {
   const queryClient = new QueryClient();
@@ -19,3 +20,33 @@ export * from "@testing-library/react";
 
 // override render method
 export { customRender as render };
+
+export const createMockAssessment = (
+  overrides: Partial<Assessment> = {}
+): Assessment => {
+  return {
+    id: Math.random(),
+    name: "Default name",
+    description: "Default description",
+    required: true,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as Assessment;
+};
+
+export const createMockApplication = (overrides: Partial<Application> = {}) => {
+  return {
+    id: Math.random(),
+    name: "Default name",
+    description: "Default description",
+    ...overrides,
+  } as Application;
+};
+
+export const createMockArchetype = (overrides: Partial<Archetype> = {}) => {
+  return {
+    id: Math.random(),
+    name: "Default name",
+    description: "Default description",
+    ...overrides,
+  } as Archetype;
+};