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• Many states require homeschoolers to report academic test scores annually.

• Academic tests can offer feedback on your child’s scores as compared to his or her peers.

• Test results can be used to aid your curriculum planning.

• For neurodiverse students or students with delays, test results provide documentation that is sometimes required to access specialized support. Results may also equip the homeschool parent to scale and tailor assignments.

• Your student may desire practice with standardized and normed tests in preparation for college entrance exams.

• You desire greater insight into some of the “nuts and bolts” data of a norm-referenced test.

• You know that, growing in independence, your teen will respond better to a test with an external proctor, someone other than mom or dad.

Whatever the reason, the experience of testing can be a useful tool for highlighting accomplishments, uncovering challenges, and developing a strategic plan for your home school.

For more insights, visit the blog post, “Why Test?” 

Any student may test with HTS, homeschooled or not. We have been facilitating student standardized testing since 2008. Qualified and experienced test coordinators and proctors are available to make this process simple for you.

Testing is available in the spring and fall of each year. We do not offer tests during the summer. We close testing  for the month of December for system maintenance.

We advise testing/ordering the grade level that your student has recently completed or is currently enrolled in. Results are based on what your student is currently  learning or has learned, not what they are going to learn. For example, if your student is currently in third grade, we suggest you order a third-grade test, not a fourth-grade test.

Online testing is available for purchase, beginning in January of each year. Registration spots fill up quickly, so act now!

We recommend the Stanford-10 test because it is  untimed. The CTP test is not recommended if  accommodations are necessary. Please contact us for more details.

If an order needs to be edited, modified, or changed in any way, please email Homeschool Testing Services. 

Certain imitations and restrictions apply. Our  Customer Service team is qualified to help on a case-by-case basis. At this time, we cannot provide store credits.

Yes. There is a workaround for testing with a Chromebook. Please email info@homeschooltestingservices.com for instructions on how to use a Chromebook.

Orientation is designed to help your student learn how to navigate the secure browser and to make sure your computer/laptop is setup and ready for testing day. 

If you miss orientation you can still test. The following steps for Stanford-10 online and CTP online must be followed below.

Stanford-10 online: 

1. To check your internet connection please visit Internet Check Readiness *ignore the sign-in, simply click the blue band "check readiness" on the top right.

2. To download the browser used for testing, on the top blue band and click "Download Secure Browser".

3. Read the Stanford-10 parent: HERE

CTP online:

1. Have your student do the sample test found here: Demonstration Tests: Program Workshop.

2. Read the parent packet and watched the short parent orientation video to ensure you are completely set and ready for test day. 

If you would prefer to switch your student to another testing event where they can attend a Mandatory Student Orientation, please contact us at info@homeschooltestingservices.org with the dates you'd like to switch to.  The available dates can be found on our website.

ORIENTATION AND TEST DAY SESSION NUMBERS: An email from a team member from @homeschooltestingservices.com will be sent out each day by 10:15 am EST on your testing dates. If you do not see it in your inbox, check your spam or junk and search for the words "homeschooltestingservices" in your mailbox. Please note that it will be sent to the email used to purchase the test.

Session numbers are generated by the publisher of the test on the day of testing. We cannot give out numbers until the morning of testing. There will be 3 days of session numbers: 

• Orientation Day (Monday before testing) 
• Testing day #1
• Testing day #2

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  If you have not received an email by 10:15 am EST please email info@homeschooltestingservices.com as customer service will be cced on the session numbers.

Please allow 5 business days for an email inviting you to view your student’s results housed on your account. 

HOW TO VIEW YOUR RESULTS:

The results will be housed in your Homeschool Testing Services online account.

1. To access your account, go to the main page and click the man-icon. The man-icon can be found on the right side of the navigation bar between the shopping cart and magnifying glass icons. Login here: https://homeschooltestingservices.com/account/login
2. Once you have logged into your account. You will see the Test Results title on the bottom right. Click the link of the student result(s) you want to access.
3. Once the link is clicked a window will open with a notification. This notification will look different depending on your browser. We suggest using Chrome. This notification will state that an email with the results PDF has been sent to the email associated with the account. (Please make sure you are using the correct email). For best results view your PDF Adobe Acrobat.
4. Check your email. If you do not see it in your inbox, please check your junk or spam folder.

*If you have forgotten your password, use the “Forgot Password” feature on the website.

We offer results counseling in May and June of each year. When you talk with a counselor, he or she will review the results in-depth with you, answer your questions, and help you understand what the results mean.

Although the data is useful, please keep in mind that tests are only one of the many tools you use to educate your student. Your student is not defined by a number, and your assessment should include an evaluation of how he or she is progressing.