SHSAT practice and lessons
Free English and math practice for the SHSAT, for NYC 8th graders and eligible 9th graders.
Daily practice
Answer today’s question, then read the explanation.
365 daily questions, mixed across topics and difficulty. None repeats until you have seen them all.
What’s on the SHSAT
English Language Arts
contextual revising and editing, sentence grammar and punctuation, literary and informational reading, poetry, evidence, inference and structure.
Mathematics
rational numbers and percentages, ratios, rates and proportions, equations and inequalities, geometry and measurement, statistics and probability, grade-9 linear functions, systems and transformations.
How SHSAT scoring works
The 2026 adaptive test estimates performance using response pattern and item difficulty, scales each subtest, then adds the two scaled scores. Percent correct cannot reproduce the score.
Open the score calculator- Add reported SHSAT section scores
- Reconcile two already scaled scores from one SHSAT report.
- SHSAT same-year reported-score target
- Compare a reported score with a goal you choose.
Free sample lessons
Revising: an ending that answers the cause
Learn to choose the concluding sentence that responds to the specific problem, and the specific cause, that a short draft describes.
Start sample lessonUnit rate: find the amount for one, then scale
Find a unit rate from one pair of numbers, use it to scale to a new amount, and spot when a warm-up or starting amount breaks the proportion.
Start sample lessonEquations true for every x, for no x, or for one x
Tell whether a linear equation has one solution, no solution or infinitely many, and find a missing constant that makes it true for every x.
Start sample lessonInference: what a revised procedure is designed to show
Learn to infer the purpose of a second attempt by comparing what changed and what stayed the same, and to reject answers that promise results or inflate small details.
Start sample lessonGuides and resources
Understand your scores
All calculators & score tools
Score range
What is a good score?
Scoring explained
SHSAT mathematics essentials
Original mathematics relationships with conditions and worked mini examples. Use alongside the connected lessons; this is not an official test-day formula sheet.
Open referenceEditing and evidence reference
Original editing and reading checks with examples. Use these as reminders after studying the connected lessons, not as substitutes for passage evidence.
Open referenceStudy plans
Pick a 2-week, 1-month or 2-month schedule and check off each day as you go.
Frequently asked questions
Who is this SHSAT preparation for?
NYC eighth graders and eligible first-time ninth graders.
How is SHSAT scored?
The 2026 adaptive test estimates performance using response pattern and item difficulty, scales each subtest, then adds the two scaled scores. Percent correct cannot reproduce the score.
What practice is available?
You get 369 practice questions, 44 lessons, a question bank you can filter, and timed practice sets. The daily question is different every day for 365 days. Full-length practice tests aren’t available yet.
Can I save my progress?
Your daily answers, practice sets, lesson notes and study-plan checklists are saved on this device, so you can pick up where you left off without an account.
Is there a free trial for SHSAT prep?
Yes. SHSAT prep starts with a 7-day free trial with full access to the course, practice tests and question bank. Nothing is due today, and if you cancel before day 8 you won’t be charged.