by Kyra S. and Meena V.
The New York State Tests are a way to measure student's abilities in certain subject areas in the third through eighth grades. Third graders take the English Language Arts and the Math tests in April. They have 70 minutes to complete the test. In fourth grade, they take the ELA, the math, and science tests in April. They have 70 minutes also. The 5th graders take the ELA and the math tests in April. They have 90 minutes to complete the tests.
