Disclaimer

Last updated: 2026-07-28

This Disclaimer applies to the Tests.School website, its articles, sample questions, downloadable or interactive materials, email communications, and other content published under the Tests.School name.

By using the website, you acknowledge that its content is provided for general educational and informational purposes and is subject to the limitations described below.

Important:
Tests.School does not provide medical, psychological, legal, or individualised educational advice. Questions about a particular child’s assessment, score, accommodation, intervention, diagnosis, identification, or placement should be directed to the child’s school or an appropriately qualified professional.

General Educational Information

Tests.School publishes general information about school assessments, score reports, reasoning tests, preparation resources, and related educational processes.

The website may discuss assessments such as:

NWEA MAP Growth;
Renaissance Star Assessments;
i-Ready Inform or i-Ready Diagnostic;
CAT4;
the Canadian Cognitive Abilities Test;
other school assessments and reasoning tests.

The information is intended to help readers understand commonly used terminology, formats, reports, and questions they may wish to ask a school.

It is not an official assessment manual, school policy, curriculum, diagnostic report, or substitute for advice based on an individual student’s circumstances.

No Professional Relationship

Accessing Tests.School, reading an article, using a sample question, sending an email, or submitting feedback does not create:

a teacher–student relationship;
a psychologist–client relationship;
a doctor–patient relationship;
a lawyer–client relationship;
a consultant–client relationship;
another professional or fiduciary relationship.

Tests.School does not undertake responsibility for supervising a student’s education, interpreting an individual report, or making a decision on behalf of a family or school.

No Individual Score Interpretation

Assessment scores must be interpreted in context.

Relevant factors may include:

the exact assessment and version;
the student’s grade and age;
the testing period;
the comparison or norm group;
measurement uncertainty;
testing conditions;
language background;
approved accommodations;
previous results;
classroom performance;
the purpose for which the school administered the assessment.

General explanations on Tests.School cannot determine what a particular score means for an individual child.

A percentile, stanine, scale score, placement level, growth measure, Grade Equivalent, Lexile measure, Quantile measure, or composite score should not be interpreted without checking the complete report and the school’s current guidance.

School interpretation takes priority:
Your child’s school has access to the official administration details, complete report, local policies, classroom evidence, and instructional context that are not available to Tests.School.

No Medical or Psychological Diagnosis

Nothing on Tests.School diagnoses or rules out:

dyslexia;
dyscalculia;
dysgraphia;
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder;
autism;
a language disorder;
a specific learning disability;
an intellectual disability;
giftedness;
anxiety;
another medical, psychological, developmental, or educational condition.

A school assessment may identify a pattern that deserves further investigation, but an online article or independent practice activity cannot replace a properly conducted professional evaluation.

Do not delay seeking appropriate professional assistance because of information read on this website.

School and Assessment-Provider Information Takes Priority

Assessment products, score interpretations, norms, testing procedures, and school policies can change.

Schools and assessment providers control matters such as:

which assessment is assigned;
the test version;
the testing date;
the grade or level;
administration procedures;
permitted accommodations;
preparation rules;
score reporting;
screening criteria;
referral procedures;
intervention or enrichment decisions;
programme placement.

Tests.School cannot confirm that a general description applies to every school, district, school board, local authority, province, state, country, or testing year.

Always follow the current instructions supplied by the relevant school and official assessment provider.

Preparation May Be Restricted

Some schools allow limited familiarisation with general question types. Other schools or school boards prohibit test-specific preparation because the assessment is intended to present novel tasks.

Using preparation materials contrary to a school’s instructions may:

affect the validity of the result;
create an inaccurate picture of the student’s independent performance;
interfere with a screening process;
lead the school to disregard or review the result.

Tests.School does not authorize preparation where the school has prohibited it.

The family is responsible for confirming the current preparation policy before using sample questions or third-party practice resources.

Independent Sample Questions

Unless explicitly identified otherwise, questions published on Tests.School are independently created educational examples.

They are not:

official operational questions;
recalled secure questions;
copied test items;
released items from an assessment publisher;
endorsed by the assessment provider;
calibrated to an official difficulty scale;
capable of generating an official score.

Independent sample questions cannot reproduce an official assessment’s:

secure item bank;
adaptive algorithm;
psychometric calibration;
norms;
scoring model;
accessibility configuration;
administration conditions.

Performance on Tests.School questions must not be used to predict an official percentile, stanine, scale score, placement, gifted identification, intervention decision, or academic outcome.

Test Security

Readers must not use Tests.School to submit, request, distribute, reconstruct, or publish secure assessment content.

This includes:

recalled operational questions;
photographs or recordings of a test screen;
scanned assessment booklets;
answer keys;
secure administrator materials;
school login credentials;
student account details;
copyrighted preparation materials;
content obtained in violation of a testing agreement.

Tests.School may decline, remove, or report material that appears to compromise test security, privacy, copyright, or another legal obligation.

No Guaranteed Results

Tests.School does not guarantee that reading an article, completing sample questions, or purchasing a third-party resource will produce:

a higher score;
a particular percentile;
a particular stanine;
a specific placement level;
expected or accelerated growth;
admission to a programme;
gifted identification;
eligibility for intervention;
promotion;
academic success;
reduced test anxiety.

Student results can be affected by many factors beyond preparation, including prior instruction, engagement, health, language, testing conditions, assessment design, and ordinary measurement variation.

Statements describing possible benefits of familiarisation or practice are not promises of individual results.

Notice of Independence and Non-Affiliation

Tests.School is an independent educational information website.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, it is not affiliated with, associated with, authorised by, endorsed by, sponsored by, or part of:

an assessment publisher;
a testing organisation;
a school;
a school district;
a school board;
a local authority;
a government department;
a university;
a preparation provider.

References to an assessment, school system, publisher, company, or product are made for identification, explanation, comparison, or commentary.

Trademarks

Assessment names, company names, product names, logos, and related marks belong to their respective owners.

Their appearance on Tests.School does not imply:

ownership by Tests.School;
endorsement of Tests.School;
endorsement of a linked preparation resource;
a commercial partnership;
official approval of the website’s sample questions.

Tests.School claims no ownership of third-party trademarks.

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official assessment providers;
schools and school boards;
government or educational authorities;
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other third-party websites.

External websites are controlled by their respective operators.

Tests.School does not guarantee their:

continued availability;
security;
accessibility;
accuracy;
completeness;
current pricing;
current product contents;
privacy practices;
refund policies;
suitability for a particular child.

A link does not necessarily constitute endorsement.

Readers should review the third party’s current information, terms, privacy policy, and purchasing conditions before relying on or paying for a service.

Affiliate Links

Some Tests.School pages contain affiliate links.

When a reader follows an affiliate link and completes a qualifying purchase, Tests.School may receive a commission from the third-party provider.

Affiliate relationships do not mean that:

the resource is official;
the school recommends it;
it is necessary for the assessment;
it is suitable for every child;
it will improve an official result;
the provider controls Tests.School’s editorial content.

Where a page recommends or reviews a commercial resource, the relevant financial relationship should be disclosed clearly in connection with that recommendation or link.

Readers remain responsible for checking:

the exact product;
grade or level coverage;
current pack contents;
access duration;
renewal conditions;
cancellation terms;
refund policies;
the school’s preparation rules.

User Experiences and Testimonials

Tests.School may receive experiences, corrections, testimonials, or other submissions from readers.

A personal account reflects the experience of the person who submitted it. It may not represent:

every school;
every administration;
the current policy;
typical results;
another student’s experience;
an independently verified fact.

Tests.School may edit, shorten, paraphrase, anonymise, decline, or remove a submission.

Publication of a submission does not mean that Tests.School has independently verified every statement it contains.

Readers should not rely on a personal testimonial as a guarantee of results or as a substitute for official information.

Accuracy and Updates

Tests.School aims to publish useful and carefully researched information, but errors, omissions, ambiguous wording, outdated links, and changes in external policies may occur.

The website does not warrant that every page is:

complete;
error-free;
continuously current;
suitable for every jurisdiction;
applicable to every student;
available without interruption.

A page’s updated date indicates that the page was edited or reviewed around that time. It does not guarantee that every linked school or provider updated its information on the same date.

Tests.School may add, remove, correct, reorganise, or update content without prior notice.

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Third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.

Where Tests.School uses a limited quotation, image, name, screenshot, diagram, or other third-party element, it seeks to do so under an applicable permission, licence, legal exception, or other lawful basis.

No blanket claim is made that every educational, critical, or commercial use automatically qualifies as fair use or another copyright exception. Whether a particular use is legally permitted depends on the facts and applicable law.

A rights holder who believes material has been used improperly can contact:

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Please identify:

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the material concerned;
the basis of the claim;
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Submitting a claim does not guarantee removal, but Tests.School will review sufficiently detailed notices.

Website Availability and Security

Tests.School does not guarantee that the website will always be:

continuously available;
free from technical errors;
compatible with every device;
free from malicious interference;
free from harmful code introduced by third parties;
able to preserve every submission or message.

Readers are responsible for maintaining appropriate device security, backups, browser settings, and internet access.

Tests.School may suspend or change any part of the website for maintenance, security, editorial, legal, or operational reasons.

Limitation of Responsibility

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Tests.School and its operators are not responsible for losses, damages, costs, or adverse outcomes arising from:

reliance on general website information;
an incorrect interpretation of an assessment score;
a decision made without consulting the school;
the use or purchase of a third-party product;
an external website;
unavailable or inaccurate third-party information;
preparation undertaken contrary to school policy;
technical interruption;
loss of submitted information;
unauthorized access caused by circumstances outside reasonable control.

Nothing in this Disclaimer excludes or limits responsibility that cannot legally be excluded or limited under applicable law.

Use of the Website

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Before making an important decision involving a child’s education, assessment, accommodation, intervention, identification, or placement, obtain current information from the relevant school or qualified professional.

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