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The Iowa Tests Form A includes a Primary Reading Profile (PRP) score report for Kindergarten through grade 3. Additionally, an optional interest inventory is available for grades 9–12.

The Iowa Tests are nationally standardized tests and meet most state requirements. It is available year-round, and you may administer either the complete battery or certain parts of the test. Please be aware that the latest test form may not be available in your area, so you may need to use an alternate form of the Iowa Tests.

The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills® (ITBS®) and Iowa Tests of Educational Development® (ITED®) are also available in combination with the CogAT (Cognitive Abilities Test™) and/or with Interest Explorer™ (grades 9–12). Tests including Interest Explorer will require 4-6 extra weeks for scoring.

To administer any of these tests, you must be listed with us as a pre-approved tester for The Iowa Tests, which requires a completion of an online test administrator application. You can search for an approved tester in your area using the Tester Locator.

Test Administration

  • K5–2 (Levels 5–8) must be administered separately by grade.
  • Grades 3–8 (Levels 9–14) may be administered together.
  • Grades 9–12 (Levels 15–18) may be administered together.
    Note that Level 9 includes two extra subtests—Word Analysis and Listening.

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Confidential Results Include Completion Times1 The Iowa Tests Evaluate
  • Norm-referenced scores: standard, grade equivalent, stanine, and percentile rank
  • Graphed achievement percentiles
  • Content cluster skills evaluations
  • Skills performance ratings
  • Score interpretation brochure
K5–Grade 3
  • 3–5 hours over 3 days
Grades 4–8
  • 5.5 hours over 3 days
Grades 9–12
  • 3.5 hours over 2 days
  • Word analysis
  • Reading comprehension
  • Vocabulary
  • Mathematics
  • Language
  • Spelling
  • Social studies/science
  • Listening

1Approximate testing time for complete battery

Our terms and conditions explain the test publisher's requirements and other details. Of course, you are responsible to meet your state and local requirements for testing. Check the Home School Legal Defense Association website for more information. You may test at any time of year, but some states have deadlines for testing or score reporting.