Math assessment for kids: the free check-up

A free math assessment for kids: one short online check-up per grade that finds the gaps and tells you where to start practicing.

🧒 Kids: pick your grade and press Start. Answer what you can and skip what you don’t know!

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What the check-up does

Each check-up covers every main topic of one grade, from counting and place value to fractions, equations and geometry. It takes 10 to 20 minutes. Instead of a score, you get a report. For each topic it says solid, shaky or gap, and which lesson to start with.

The questions use the same drawn clocks, coins, rulers, shapes and fraction bars as the rest of Mathify Kids. The check-up feels like practice, not an exam.

How it finds the gaps

Every topic starts with two questions at the grade target. Two right answers and the check moves on. If an answer is missed, the check asks one more question. If the target still isn’t there, it steps down to the skill before it.

That way the report shows the last step your child can already do, not just that something went wrong.

Wrong answers are read for common mistakes. Examples are forgetting to regroup, reading the hour hand too early, or getting the sign wrong with negative numbers. Fact questions are timed, so the report can tell “knows it” from “still counting”.

What each grade covers

Each grade’s check-up follows the topics most US schools teach that year (Common Core). The topics are:

Each topic is a short ladder of skills, from an earlier step up to the grade target. That lets the check step back when a target is missed.

Which grade to choose

Choose the grade your child is in, or has just finished if it is early in the school year. If most topics come back as gaps, try the grade below. If everything is solid, try the grade above to find the next step.

Kindergarten and grade 1 children need a grown-up beside them to read the questions. From grade 2, most children can work on their own.

What to do with the report

Start with the topic the report marks as Start here. Read its lesson together, practice with the topic’s levels test and a worksheet for a week or two, then take the check-up again. The report is saved in your browser, so you can compare.

For a full picture of a grade, see the grade pages: kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade math. For printable tests, use the math test generator and the worksheets, such as the multiplication facts worksheet.

Topic quizzes and levels

Every topic also has a levels page with a short test for each step: multiplication, fractions, place value, integers, equations and more. They are the best follow-up to a check-up.

More for parents and teachers

The check-up is a screening tool, not a formal assessment. It is meant to point you to the right lesson quickly. Nothing is sent to us, there are no accounts, and teachers can use it on any classroom device.

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Questions parents ask

What is a math check-up?

A short online test that covers every main topic of one grade. It asks more questions only where an answer is unclear, then gives a report of which topics are solid and where to start practicing.

How is it different from a normal math test?

A normal test gives a score. The check-up gives a starting point. For each topic it steps back to find what your child can already do, and it names common mistakes.

Which grade should my child take?

The grade they are in now or have just finished. If most topics come back as gaps, try the grade below.

Is the math check-up free?

Yes. It is free, has no sign-up and saves the report only in your browser.

How often should my child take it?

At the start of the year and then every few weeks while working on gaps. Watching gaps turn solid is the best sign practice is working.