Kindergarten Readiness Testing (KRT)

Children who turn 5 between September 1 and December 31, 2026 may participate in our testing sessions to assess child readiness for early entrance into kindergarten. 

Children who are 5 years old by August 31, 2025 are eligible to enroll in kindergarten programs without readiness testing. 

There are TWO STEPS to apply for Kindergarten Readiness Testing (KRT):  

FIRST:
PRIOR to registering for KRT, Fill out an Open Enrollment application. The Open Enrollment Application helps the Elementary Education office match up the Kindergarten Readiness Testing registration from the Assessment office.

SECOND:
After completing the Open Enrollment Application, register for Kindergarten Readiness Testing.

Register here 

Social and Emotional Skills

• Communicate clearly and answer questions in complete sentences

• Separate easily from parents/caregivers without getting upset

• Interact appropriately with adults

• Follow simple instructions with 2 to 3 step directions

• Know personal information (name and age)

• Pay attention to a single task for an extended period of time

Academic Skills

• Identify upper and lowercase letters

• Count to 20 and identify numbers

• Basic math skills

• Identify colors

• Identify shapes

• Write his/her own name

• Basic literacy skills

• Express ideas and thoughts verbally

Fine/Gross Motor Skills

• Ability to write with a pencil and color with a crayon
• Use proper grip while using scissors
• Cut with scissors