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**DISCLAIMER** This information is OLD and from last year. We will send an email once the updated information is available, likely by the end of next month.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Eligibility Requirements:
For students with state exam scores:
5th graders who took the NYS ELA and Math exams must meet the following minimum scores to be eligible to take the Hunter test as 6th graders on January 24, 2025:
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NYS 5th grade ELA: 474 or higher*
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NYS 5th grade Math: 496 or higher*
New Lowered Eligibility
465+ ELA
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488+ Math
*NEW to the 2025 Hunter Exam:
If you did not meet the 5th-grade state exam score cut-off, please keep reading below (purple text) for a brand new opportunity to apply to take the Hunter test with lower state scores (465+ ELA and 488+ Math).
The standard HCHS Application will open online on October 7, 2024. Families with 6th graders can apply here.
For students without state exam scores
No State Scores:
Students who did not take the state exams can still qualify if they took a comparable test measuring ELA and Math skills in the 5th grade. Examples of acceptable tests include:
- ERB Comprehensive Testing Program 5 (CTP 5): 90% or higher in ELA and Math
- Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS): 90% or higher in ELA and Math
- NWEA Map: 90% or higher in ELA and Math
- Stanford 10 Achievement Test: 90% or higher
- TerraNova 3: 90% or higher
- ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam): A minimum stanine score of 8 in both Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Achievement
- **Other standardized tests that Hunter needs to approve
Lowered Eligibility Testing Opportunity!
If your child just missed the cut-off score for the Hunter Exam on one or both ELA and Math sections, please see the HCHS Website here.
Question: Did your 5th grader narrowly miss the cutoff score on one or both of the 5th grade NYS exams, but achieve a minimum score of 465 in ELA and a minimum score of 488 in math?
6th graders can apply to take the January 24, 2025, Hunter Test if they scored 88% in ELA and Math on the 5th-grade state exams or similar tests in the 5th grade.
The family must complete the Academic Insights Application Starting November 8, 2024 (Not Complete the Standard Application)
Yes--> If your child scored a 465+ in ELA and a 488+ in math in the 5th grade, or scored in the 88th percentile on a similar exam, then your child can take the Hunter test if your family agrees to complete an additional form called an Academic insights profile.
This profile is brand new to the 2025 Hunter test.
The profile form will be available for parents to complete on the HCHS website on November 8, 2024.
These students will be notified that they can take the January 24, 2025, Hunter test by January 10, 2025. They can apply for the Hunter test on the HCHS Website starting Friday, November 8, 2026. Remember, only students who scored 474+ in ELA and 496+ in math can complete the Standard Application.
Read About Just Missing the Cut-Off Here. Students with NO 5th Grade Scores:
An option for students with no scores is to take the Stanford-10 test at Kweller Prep.
Please email us at info@KwellerPrep.com if you do not have any 5th-grade state test scores and are interested in taking the Hunter Test.
You can read More About Applying to Hunter with no scores here.
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