Hunter High School Admissions Test

Dear Families,

Hunter College High School has announced the qualifications for 6th graders to take the January 24, 2024, Hunter HS Entrance exam. The minimum NY State scores needed to qualify for the HCHS Entrance Exam are as follows:

If your child qualifies, here are the steps to apply to take the Hunter Exam:

Step 1: Go to the HCHS Application website here to start the application.

Here is the relevant text from the HCHS website:

To create an application, you must provide a reliable email address to which you have guaranteed access. If you are applying for more than one child, you must use a different email address for each child.

We do not take responsibility for your receipt of this email.

To ensure receipt of our email, we strongly recommend you take all the following measures:

Do not use an email address that you could lose access to, such as a work email address. Instead, use a personal email address.

Do not use an email service outside of the United States – our emails are considered “spam” by many foreign systems.

Do not use your child’s email address or any address that is shared with other people unless these people are assisting you with the process.

We strongly recommend using an email address with one of these domains: gmail.com, hotmail.com, icloud.com, live.com, mac.com, me.com, msn.com, outlook.com, verizon.net and earthlink.net.

Step 2: Go to the bottom where it says "Get Application ID" and click on 7th grade to create an application ID

Step 3: Check your email for your application ID.

Step 4: After you check your email, start the application. Be as accurate as possible. Review the application at least twice before submitting it. Print a hard copy of the completed application.

Reminder: NYC 6th graders must qualify with eligible scores to take the Hunter test.

Eligibility Option 1:

NY State scaled scores: 6th grader attends a NYC Department of Education public school (regular or charter) and has 2023 5th grade NY State ELA and Mathematics scaled scores of at least 479 ELA and 492 Mathematics.

Eligibility Option 2:

ERB or Terranova or Iowa TBS or CTP5 or Stanford: 6th grader attends an independent, religious school or other school and has placed in the 90th percentile on BOTH the Reading Comprehension and Mathematics sections of the ERB, TerraNova, Iowa TBS, CTP5, Stanford 10, or other exams that were administered in 5th grade (2022-2023).

Eligibility Option 3:

Qualifying test when there are no 5th-grade scores: The 6th grader attends a school that does not administer standardized tests, or the 6th grader was not in attendance when all or a portion of tests were given. My child has NO SCORES from an accepted (2022-2023) 5th grade exam. School Principal verifies the lack of scores in writing to Hunter, and the 6th grader took a qualifying test at an approved testing center in fall 2023, no later than December 16, 2023.

Please note that any of these tests can determine eligibility:

NY State scaled scores, ERB, Terranova, Iowa TBS, CTP5, Stanford or others with a national percentile.

Step: Scroll to the bottom of the HCHS Admissions page here to download and complete these forms.

COUNSELOR AND PARENT DOWNLOADS

HCHS Application Instructions

HCHS Process for Seventh-Grade Entry

Academic Release Form

DOE Counselor Form

NON-DOE Counselor Form

Request for Accommodations for the HCHS Entrance Exam

Kweller Prep Courses