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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD did not pass.  The test is comprised f seven subtests and kids have to pass each of the subtests.  It's not an overall score. [b] The expectation is that early entry kids perform at the level of an end of the year kindergartener - in other words have the academic skills for entry into first grade.  [/b]

My DD did, however, get accepted into every private we applied to, so we went that route instead.  In the end, it was a better fit and offered more academically, but I would have loved to save the money.

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I'm a K teacher, and this is generally not true, though I've seen it referenced here several times.  To pass the tests, the student needs to be about mid-year kindergarten level, not end-of-year.  They are difficult for your typical not-quite-five-year-old.  I've been at my current school for seven years, and I've seen only one or two students accepted.  This year we had four applicants and none passed.[/quote]

This is exactly what we were told in our post test meeting.  And, from the examples we were given of questions on the test, I actually believe it.  When I talked to a k teacher friend about our post meeting, she was extremely surprised at the information early entrance kindergartener a were expected to know.  [/quote]

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