How it works

The dashboard that tells you whether school and tutoring are working.

Test My Kid is the first assessment built for the parent who measures everything else. Here's exactly how it works — the philosophy behind it, and the principles you should know before your child sits down.

The pain

You measure everything at work. So why not your child's academic progress?

You track quarterly KPIs. You read your team's performance reviews. You know your portfolio's beta. You can pull a chart in three clicks. But when it comes to your child's academic progression — the most important investment of your life — you're handed one report card a year and a parent-teacher conference.

What you have at work

  • Real-time dashboards
  • Quarterly performance reviews
  • Topic-level breakdowns
  • Trajectory over time
  • Peer benchmarks
VS

What you have for your child

  • One standardized test a year
  • A report card every nine months
  • Letter grades, no detail
  • No visibility between checkpoints
  • No sense of how they compare

The solution

An in-depth analysis that's valuable for parents and fun for kids.

Three things make this work — and they only work together.

Adaptive, not pass/fail.

The test calibrates to your child in real time. Get a question right, the next gets harder. Miss it, the next gets easier. The goal isn't 100% — the goal is to find exactly what your child knows and what they don't know yet, in eight minutes.

World-class analysis.

The report goes far beyond a number. Topic-level mastery, a trajectory chart, suggested practice — calibrated to NWEA MAP and iReady so the score means the same thing it would in school.

Gamified for the kid.

Streaks, points, level-ups, badges. Your child won't have to be reminded — they'll ask when the next one is. Which is exactly what makes the monthly cadence sustainable.

Principles

A few things every parent should know before their child sits down.

1Growth Mindset

Built end-to-end on the Growth Mindset.

Carol Dweck's research is clear: kids who believe ability is fixed avoid challenge; kids who believe ability grows seek it out. Every word of feedback in Test My Kid — the result screens, the suggestions, the language for parents — is written to reinforce that ability is a muscle, not a verdict.

This matters because how a child interprets a hard question shapes whether they ever take another one. When the goal is to find exactly what they don't know yet, a wrong answer isn't failure. It's information.

What this looks like in practice:we never call a child "smart." We praise effort, strategy, and persistence — the traits research shows actually predict long-term growth.
Fixed mindset

"I got a 4 out of 10. I'm bad at math."

Growth mindset

"I got 4 out of 10. Now I know exactly what to work on next."

2Calibration

5 to 6 out of 10 is the goal — not 10 out of 10.

This trips parents up at first. A perfect score doesn't mean your child is doing great — it means the test wasn't hard enough to show what they don't know yet. The whole point of an adaptive assessment is to push toward the level where they're getting roughly half right.

That's where the real signal is. A child scoring 50–60% on questions calibrated to their level tells you exactly what they can do, what's just out of reach, and what to focus on next.

If your child scores 9 or 10:the engine will start the next assessment a grade higher. If they score 1 or 2, it'll start a grade lower. Either way, the next one will be calibrated.
The calibration zone
9–10Too easy — bump up
5–6Just right — real signal
1–2Too hard — bump down

3Position

This is a deep-analysis assessment tool for your children.

Kumon teaches. Russian Math teaches. Tutors teach. Test My Kid is the dashboard that tells you whether any of that is working.

It's also the first place you can privately compare your child to their peers, their state, and the country — not for vanity, but for context. If a friend's child is two grade levels ahead, that's information. The question becomes: why, and what can you do to help your child succeed?

What gets measured, gets improved.Without monthly data on your child's academic progression, you have no way to tell if they're moving forward — or falling behind.
Your child's enrichment stack

Each builds a different skill. Only one tells you if any of them are working.

KumonDrills math fluency✕
Russian MathBuilds problem-solving✕
TutoringTargeted skill help✕
Test My KidMeasures monthly progress✓

FAQ

Questions parents ask before their child sits down.

Is Test My Kid really free?
Yes. Taking the assessment and seeing the report is completely free, with no signup required. A free account adds multi-child tracking, monthly trajectory charts, and saves results across devices.
How long does the assessment take?
About eight minutes — ten adaptive questions. Short enough that kids actually want to take it monthly, long enough to give a reliable signal.
What grades does Test My Kid cover?
Math for grades 1 through 8 today. Reading, logic, history, and grades 9–12 are on the roadmap.
How is Test My Kid calibrated to NWEA MAP and iReady?
Each question is mapped to grade-level standards aligned with the same scales used by NWEA MAP and iReady — the two most common assessments U.S. schools use. So when we report your child as 'Exceeding Grade 4,' that maps directly to how their school would score them.
Does my child need an account to take the assessment?
No. Anyone can take the free assessment without signing up. If you want to save results across devices, track multiple children, or see a monthly trajectory chart, you can sign in with Google.
What's the difference between Test My Kid and iReady or NWEA MAP?
iReady and NWEA MAP are sold to school districts — parents only see whatever summary the school chooses to share. Test My Kid is built for the parent. You take it directly with your child, monthly, and you get the full report immediately.
Can Test My Kid tell me whether my child's tutoring is working?
Yes — that's one of the main reasons parents use it. Take an assessment before starting tutoring (Russian School of Math, Kumon, Mathnasium, private tutor) and again every month. The trajectory chart shows whether the program is moving the needle.

Ready to see where your child stands?

Eight minutes, no signup, instant report. Find exactly where your child stands — and watch them grow.