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Key Facts: NYS Math Grade 3 Exam
The NYS Grade 3 Math Test measures New York's Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards and is administered by NYSED.
Questions are organized around four grade 3 standards domains in Operations, Base Ten, Fractions, and Measurement/Data/Geometry.
Each grade 3 administration includes about 35 to 40 scored questions plus embedded field-test items that do not count.
The test is given in two sessions on two consecutive school days each spring.
Starting in the 2025-26 school year, the Grades 3-8 Mathematics Tests are administered on the computer.
Grade 3 multiplication and division facts are limited to factors and divisors up to 12, with products to 144.
Grade 3 students round whole numbers to the nearest 10 and 100 and add and subtract within 1,000.
NYSED releases the majority of scored questions each year, including all constructed-response items, with item maps showing the standard measured.
Results are reported on the New York State scale across four performance levels, where Level 3 is Proficient.
The test combines multiple-choice items with 1-, 2-, and 3-credit constructed-response items that ask students to show their work.
The NYS Grade 3 Mathematics Test is New York's Next Generation Standards-aligned, computer-based spring assessment given in two sessions, covering multiplication and division, place value, fractions, area, perimeter, time, data, and geometry across four standards domains.
Sample NYS Math Grade 3 Practice Questions
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1A sheet of paper has 24 stickers arranged in rows with 6 stickers in each row. Which expression shows how to find the number of rows?
2A number is rounded to the nearest ten and the result is 300. Which number could it have been before rounding?
3Which fraction is shown by point P on a number line where the space from 0 to 1 is divided into 4 equal parts and P sits on the third mark?
4A librarian has 7 boxes of books, and each box has 9 books. Which expression shows how to find the total number of books?
5A flower garden is made of two rectangles joined together. One part is 6 ft by 3 ft and the other part is 3 ft by 3 ft. What is the total area in square feet?
6Which fraction is equivalent to 1/2?
7A teacher covers a wall with 100 square pictures, each with side lengths of 1 foot, leaving no gaps or overlaps. What is the total area of the wall?
8Which expression is equivalent to 4 × 6?
9A rectangle is 5 cm long and 4 cm wide. Which expression cannot be used to find its area in square centimeters?
10What number multiplied by 8 equals 48?
About the NYS Math Grade 3 Exam
The New York State Grade 3 Mathematics Test is part of the Grades 3-8 testing program and measures the Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards. It is administered in the spring in two sessions over two school days, with the 2025-26 administration delivered as a computer-based test. Each session combines multiple-choice items with constructed-response items that ask students to show their work or explain their reasoning, worth 1, 2, or 3 credits. Items are organized around the grade 3 standards domains: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Number and Operations - Fractions, and Measurement, Data, and Geometry. Grade 3 emphasizes understanding multiplication and division within 144, developing an understanding of fractions as numbers, connecting area to multiplication, and reasoning about shapes. Each year NYSED releases the majority of the scored questions, including all constructed-response items, along with item maps showing the standard measured by each question. Results are reported on the New York State scale with four performance levels.
Exam sponsor: New York State Education Department (delivered by NWEA, a division of HMH). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
40 questions
Time Limit
Untimed within reason; the test is given in two sessions on two consecutive school days, and students may take as much time as they need to finish each session.
Passing Score
Scored on the New York State scale with four performance levels; Level 3 (Proficient) and Level 4 (Excels) indicate the student meets or exceeds the grade 3 learning standards.
Exam / Certification Fees
Free to students and families; the New York State Grades 3-8 Mathematics Test is a state-funded assessment administered by New York public schools.
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Our practice resources: topics covered
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Multiplication and division within 144, equal groups and arrays, properties of operations, two-step word problems, unknowns in equations, multiples, and even and odd numbers.
Number and Operations in Base Ten
Place value to the thousands, reading, writing, comparing and ordering whole numbers, rounding to the nearest 10 and 100, multi-digit addition and subtraction, and multiplying by multiples of 10.
Number and Operations - Fractions
Fractions as numbers, unit fractions, fractions on a number line, equivalent fractions, whole numbers as fractions, and comparing fractions with the same numerator or denominator.
Measurement, Data, and Geometry
Area and its link to multiplication, perimeter, telling and elapsed time, measuring length, volume and mass, scaled bar graphs, pictographs and line plots, and categories of quadrilaterals.
Preparing for the NYS Math Grade 3 Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Scored on the New York State scale with four performance levels; Level 3 (Proficient) and Level 4 (Excels) indicate the student meets or exceeds the grade 3 learning standards.
- Exam length: 40 questions
- Time limit: Untimed within reason; the test is given in two sessions on two consecutive school days, and students may take as much time as they need to finish each session.
- Exam / certification fees: Free to students and families; the New York State Grades 3-8 Mathematics Test is a state-funded assessment administered by New York public schools. Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the New York State Grade 3 Mathematics Test?
It is New York's spring mathematics assessment for third graders, measuring the Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards. It is given in two sessions on two school days, with the 2025-26 administration delivered on the computer.
What math topics are on the Grade 3 NYS test?
The test covers multiplication and division within 144, place value and multi-digit addition and subtraction, fractions as numbers, area and perimeter, time and measurement, reading scaled graphs and line plots, and categories of shapes such as quadrilaterals.
How is the Grade 3 NYS Math test organized?
Questions measure the grade 3 standards domains: Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Number and Operations in Base Ten, Number and Operations - Fractions, and Measurement, Data, and Geometry. The test uses multiple-choice and constructed-response items across two sessions.
How many questions are on the Grade 3 NYS Math test?
Each grade 3 administration has roughly 35 to 40 scored questions split across two sessions, mixing multiple-choice items with 1-, 2-, and 3-credit constructed-response items, plus embedded field-test items that do not count toward the score.
How long do students have to take the test?
The test is untimed within reason. It is given in two sessions on two consecutive school days, and students may take as much time as they need to answer the questions in each session.
How is the Grade 3 NYS Math test scored?
Scores are reported on the New York State scale with four performance levels. Level 3 (Proficient) and Level 4 (Excels) indicate the student meets or exceeds the grade 3 learning standards.