Homeschool testing in New York

At a glance

Testing required

Yes

When

grades 4–8 at least every other year; grades 9–12 annually; narrative allowed grades 1–3

What qualifies

Norm-referenced test required

Who administers

At school by professional staff, or elsewhere by a NYS-certified teacher or other qualified person with superintendent consent (parent may qualify).

Results

Filed with the state

Score floor

Composite above 33rd percentile on national norms, or one year of growth; failure → probation.

What the law says

“Selected by the parent from… the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the California Achievement Test, the Stanford Achievement Test, the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, the Metropolitan Achievement Test, a State Education Department test, or another test approved by the State Education Department.”

— 8 NYCRR § 100.10(h)

Alternatives to testing

Written narrative evaluation (grades 1–3 any year; 4–8 alternating years only).

Worth knowing

Phrase is “commercially published norm referenced,” NOT “nationally normed.” “Another test approved by SED” is a discretionary entry pathway (no published rubric).