State test practice,
grades 3 to 8.
The annual New York State assessments in ELA and Mathematics, given every spring in grades 3 to 8, untimed. We have three full practice exams for every grade. They are the earliest honest read a family can get on where a child stands, years before an admissions exam matters.
Why we care about the early grades.
A sixth grader practicing the state tests is years ahead by the time the SHSAT or TACHS matters. Starting early is the single biggest advantage a student can have, and it costs nothing but time.
- ELA and Mathematics, in each of grades 3 through 8, twelve separate question banks
- Sat each spring, administered by the New York State Education Department
- Not admissions exams: these measure grade-level standards, not selection
- Useful as an early, low-stakes check on where a child actually stands
- The same student record carries forward to the admissions exams later
Exam details are summarized from publicly available information from the organization that administers it. Confirm current requirements with your school or the testing organization before registering.
Twelve complete State Test practice exams.
Three full practice exams for every grade from 3 to 8, each covering both the ELA and the Mathematics sessions. Written answers are marked the way the real test marks them, and every wrong multiple-choice option carries its own explanation.
Written from scratch
Every question original, reviewed against the published scope for this exam. Nothing licensed or adapted from another publisher.
Full length and properly timed
The real question count and the real clock, in the format students will meet on the day.
Every wrong answer explained
Each incorrect choice carries its own explanation of the mistake behind it.
Reports for parents
Results go to you, with the same care about what a score does and does not mean.
Comparable practice exams
Multiple exams calibrated against each other, so progress across sittings is real.
Accommodations respected
Extra time to match an IEP, 504 or ELL plan, with conditions printed on the report.
Try ten real questions before you pay.
Taken straight out of the exams we sell, not written to be easy. Every wrong answer carries its own explanation naming the mistake behind it. No account, no card.
Sitting the SHSAT as well?
Many students preparing for State tests sit the SHSAT in the same autumn. Our SHSAT exams are built to the fall 2026 computer-adaptive format.
What parents ask about the State Tests.
Are the New York State Tests timed?
No. The grades 3 to 8 tests are untimed. A child who needs longer takes longer, and finishing early earns nothing. The minutes published alongside them are average completion times used for planning the school day, not limits.
Can I refuse the state test for my child?
Yes. New York has no statute compelling participation. The practical route is a letter to your child's principal naming your child, their grade and teacher, and the tests you are refusing.
Does the result affect my child's grade or placement?
No consequence attaches to the result itself. Districts use it differently for placement and screening, so what it feeds into is a local question rather than a state one.
When do results come back?
Not quickly. Preliminary data reaches schools and districts over the summer and the full public release follows in the autumn — months after the test, and well into the next school year.
What do the levels 1 to 4 mean?
They are performance bands, not percentages. A child is placed in a band from their scale score, and the band boundaries are set after the test each year.
Are written answers marked?
Yes. The state tests carry written answers as well as multiple choice, and ours are marked the way the real ones are rather than skipped.
Read before the New York State Tests
- The New York State Tests, explained
- What computer-based testing changes
- How New York State Test scores are reported
- What is on the New York State ELA test
- What is on the New York State math test
- What is on the grade 3 New York State Test?
- How the grade 3 New York State Test is scored
- What is on the grade 4 New York State Test?
- How the grade 4 New York State Test is scored
- What is on the grade 5 New York State Test?
- How the grade 5 New York State Test is scored
- What is on the grade 6 New York State Test?
- How the grade 6 New York State Test is scored
- What is on the grade 7 New York State Test?
- How the grade 7 New York State Test is scored
- What is on the grade 8 New York State Test?
- How the grade 8 New York State Test is scored
- The grade 3 New York State Test: a complete guide for parents
- The grade 4 New York State Test: a complete guide for parents
- The grade 5 New York State Test: a complete guide for parents
- The grade 6 New York State Test: a complete guide for parents
- The grade 7 New York State Test: a complete guide for parents
- The grade 8 New York State Test: a complete guide for parents
- How to use a grade 3 State Test practice paper
- How to use a grade 4 State Test practice paper
- How to use a grade 5 State Test practice paper
- How to use a grade 6 State Test practice paper
- How to use a grade 7 State Test practice paper
- How to use a grade 8 State Test practice paper
Free practice questions, answers explained: Grade 3 State Test, Grade 4 State Test, Grade 5 State Test, Grade 6 State Test, Grade 7 State Test, Grade 8 State Test.