Elementary School Admissions Tests
Private School T&E Assessment (NYC)
Private Schools will start formally assessing children again starting this fall. The assessment is called Thinking and Engagement (T&E) and will be administered via Zoom. Most Independent Member Schools will require this assessment for all children applying to Kindergarten
NNAT 2/3
(Nationwide)
The Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) is a standardized nonverbal test designed to assess the reasoning ability of students ages 5 - 17. The NNAT is utilized as part of the admission process for G&T programs throughout the country and is one of two tests administered for the NYC Gifted & Talented Test in NYC.
OLSAT
(Nationwide)
The Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT) is a multiple-choice K-12 assessment that measures reasoning skills with types of verbal, non-verbal, figural and quantitative reasoning questions. The OLSAT is a test of abstract thinking and reasoning ability of children aged pre-K to 18.