You chose a traditional education for a reason. We’re here to equip you along the way.

Classic Learning Test (CLT)® offers assessments that strengthen a traditional education, providing a meaningful metric of students’ abilities and helping them pursue a fulfilling future.

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CLT®

For Grades 11-12

College entrance exam comparable to SAT® and ACT®

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CLT10®

For Grades 9-10

College preparatory exam comparable to PSAT®

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CLT3-8

For Grades 3-8

Diagnostic and summative exams to track growth

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What We Do

Classic Learning Test (CLT) provides academic assessments for Grades 3-12 that evaluate reading, grammar, writing, and mathematics.

Designed to serve students from a variety of educational backgrounds, our assessments emphasize timeless academic skills and promote critical and logical thinking. By including reading passages from classic and historical texts, CLT exams offer a unique opportunity to engage students with the influential authors and ideas that have shaped history and culture.

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Why CLT?

Thousands of students, parents, and schools trust our exams to provide valuable academic insights and pave the way to a college education. In contrast with other assessments, CLT exams:

  • Can be taken at home or in school
  • Assess both achievement and aptitude
  • Emphasize critical and logical thinking
  • Are offered more frequently throughout the year
  • Are accessible to students with homeschool, private, charter, or public educations
  • Feature reading material from classic and historical texts
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“I took [the CLT] three times in order to gain a higher score for an academic scholarship…which gave me full tuition to my dream college!”

Adam D.

CLT Test-Taker

“My eldest did significantly better on the CLT than the ACT, enough to qualify for higher merit-based scholarships.”

Sarah H.

Homeschool Parent

Thank you for developing a test that measures my student’s progress in skill sets that are transferable to actual academic settings. So many of the other standardized tests just measure how well a student studied for that test.

Mary C.

Homeschool Parent

“It was the only standardized test I took where I felt like I was being tested in a way that mattered.”

Lianna Y.

CLT Test-Taker

“As I proctored my daughter taking the CLT10 (her first high school standardized test), during the middle of the test she joyfully declared, ‘I love this test!'”

Samuel F.

Parent

“I’m so grateful to CLT for making my testing experience a positive one and for helping me get into the school of my dreams, Hillsdale College.”

Regina G.

CLT Test-Taker

“The CLT8 was a great experience. My son especially appreciated that the sources for the reading texts were similar to his school texts and that they represented a variety of worldviews. Proctoring the exam at home was simple!”

Emily H.

Homeschool Parent

Accepted at Over 280 Colleges

College-bound? Our 280+ Partner Colleges actively recruit CLT test-takers and recognize that students who take CLT exams reflect a commitment to meaningful education. CLT Partner Colleges also offer scholarships for a wide range of scores.

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“Beauty will save the world.”

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky