ILTS School Psychologist (237)

The test has 100 multiple-choice questions with 3 hours and 15 minutes of testing time. Your total appointment is 3 hours and 30 minutes because it includes 15 minutes for the computer-based testing tutorial and nondisclosure agreement. Plan on roughly two minutes per question, leaving time to review flagged items at the end.

The passing score is 240. Preliminary results are provided at the test center at the conclusion of your session. Official score reports are released according to the published score report schedule, so check that schedule before you need the score for a district or university deadline.

The test fee is $110. Testing is administered by appointment year-round, Monday through Saturday excluding some holidays, at sites located in Illinois and nationwide. Confirm seat availability at your preferred location before finalizing plans, since appointments are scheduled individually rather than on fixed test dates.

No. The test page states that no reference materials are provided for this test. That means statistical formulas, assessment terminology, special education legal citations, and ethical standards need to be memorized and applied from recall rather than looked up during the exam.

Difficulty is subjective, but the broad scope is the usual problem: candidates over-study one area such as assessment and neglect consultation, intervention design, or ethics and law. Others lose time on lengthy scenario items early and run short at the end. Practicing full-length timed sets and reviewing every miss by topic is the most efficient fix.

Start with a diagnostic set to find weak areas, then work through school psychology practice in a logical sequence: foundations and ethics, assessment and interpretation, academic and behavioral intervention, consultation and collaboration, and special education law. Finish with timed full-length practice and targeted review of your recurring error patterns.

Retake rules and any waiting periods are set by ILTS policy, and the source materials reviewed here do not state them for this test. Check the current registration and testing policies on the ILTS website before scheduling a second attempt, since fees and any no-cost retake provisions change over time.

Yes, possibly. ILTS notes that tests may include questions being evaluated for future administrations and that these do not affect a candidate's score. You cannot identify which items are unscored, so treat every question as if it counts and answer all of them.