Testing for Homeschool Groups and Co-ops
Are you looking for affordable, contract-free testing that will accommodate your homeschooling group or co-op?
If you answered yes, you are in the right place!
In addition to homeschooling families, Homeschool Boss is proud to provide MAP® Growth™ testing for small homeschooling groups, co-ops, and microschools – affordably!
Benefits of Group Testing
Discounted Pricing
Based on your group size, each student’s testing fees are automatically discounted when registered with a group.
Starting at $15 off per student.
No Overwhelming
Financial Commitment
We are bridging the gap between testing services and homeschooling groups by having our own contract with NWEA® to provide these tests directly to you!
That means no expensive contracts for you!
In-Person or Remote
We can support group testing whether you are meeting in person or remotely – no need to commit ahead of time.
All you need to do is make sure your student’s devices are up-to-date and meet testing requirements.
Two Options for Registration
You have the option to share registration responsibility with your group members or designate one group leader to take the lead.
Click on the button below for more information.
“Most Detailed Score Report” Available
Your group members will love our score report!
Our proprietary score report is uniquely detailed.
We include percentile rankings, Lexile® level, Quantile® level, and numerous pages of learning statements to help you plan your future lesson plans.
Track Growth Trends
Centrally-located on your reports dashboard, a master graph tracks the growth trends of all group members over time.
At a glance, easily know which of your collectively taught subjects need adjustments.
Group + Co-op Pricing
for Groups of 5+ Students
The Standard Subjects:
Math + Reading
Math and Reading (Grades K-12) are the most commonly taken assessments and come together as a bundle.
See the concepts covered by MAP Growth Math.
See the concepts covered by MAP Growth Reading.
The Optional Subjects:
Language Usage + Science
Students can start taking the Language Usage and Science tests as soon as they are at a 2nd grade reading level and reading independently.
See the concepts covered by MAP Growth Language Usage.
See the concepts covered by MAP Growth Science.
Group Registration Options
Option 1
50% group leader ownership
50% parent/guardian ownership
- Group leader sets up a group booking
- Group leader sends registration link to parents/guardians
- Parents/guardians register their student and pay individually
- Parents/guardians receive the student’s reports directly
- Growth is tracked privately in parent or guardian’s account for each student
Option 2
100% group leader ownership
- Group leader sets up group booking
- Group leader registers all students at once time
- Group leader pays for all students in one lump sum
- Score reports will be loaded into the groups main account
- Group leader will download and distribute reports to parents/guardians
- Growth is tracked collectively in the group leader’s account
Frequently Asked Questions
We recommend that you choose the grade level for which you would like percentile rankings. For many families this is the grade level the child would be in their local public school, based on their birthdate. MAP Growth adapts to the student’s performance as they test independent of their grade level, so selecting a grade level is not an effective way to set the level of the test. If your child is working well at grade level, please see our guidelines for above-level testing.
Students may test with us up to three times a year: once each in fall, winter, and spring.
We encourage families to balance testing with the rest of their homeschool schedule and test as often as they find helpful.
2026:
Spring: March 2 – July 31, 2026
2026-2027, the test seasons are:
Fall: August 10 – Nov 25, 2026
Winter: Nov 30 – Feb 26, 2027
Spring: March 1 – July 30, 2027
When you are preparing to assess your children with MAP Growth, you need to prepare your children and your testing device.
To prepare your children, we encourage using the NWEA “warmup” site to familiarize your child with the format of the test. MAP Growth is designed to challenge all students, and because of this, your child will be asked questions they cannot yet answer correctly. We encourage you to explain to your children that students typically answer about half the questions correctly on MAP Growth. This does not mean they are doing poorly on the test—the test adapts to the level that is providing the correct amount of challenge. Encourage them to think about the question, eliminate any obviously wrong answers, and then take their best guess. We do not recommend reviewing material to prepare for MAP Growth, because the purpose of the test is to help you assess your normal homeschool routine. When you are choosing your test date, we recommend choosing a day that is at least two weeks after any long break in homeschooling so the results aren’t unduly influenced by the break.
To prepare your testing device, you will need to ensure that you have the proper software installed. For a smooth testing experience, please test with the Chrome browser or the NWEA Secure Testing App, if being taken on an iPad.
If you have any posters or other learning aids that might serve as reference material during the test, please cover them up or put them away before testing begins. If you have internet blocking or accountability software, please disable it during testing. The device will need to be connected to the internet throughout the test.
You may test 3 times each school year, once in each testing season.
Our testing seasons are:
Fall: Mid-August—November
Winter: December—February
Spring: March—Mid-June
You are welcome to subscribe each student individually for a year’s worth of tests (3 seasons total) or you can register as a group each season to receive group pricing.
The discounts do not stack.