HOW AND WHEN DO I ACCESS MY HOME REPORT - HOW DO I READ AND INTERPRET MY STUDENT HOME REPORT

Sep 27, 2026

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Guidance for parents and students on accessing and interpreting TACHS Home Reports for Public and Catholic school applicants. Explains that Home Reports are posted online beginning January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET/EST, and are not mailed. Provides step-by-step instructions to access the report via the “Post-Test Follow-up” tab, including required registration details and email instructions, and outlines how to read NPR and LPR, including what percentile ranks mean and limits on additional score formats or retesting.

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CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages3

Reading Time8 min

AccessFree to download

Accessing the Home Report

Online availability and timeline

How to access from the website

Required information and email process

Download, print, and link expiration

Reading the Student Home Report

NPR and LPR definitions

What percentile ranks mean

Score interpretation and limitations

HOW AND WHEN DO I ACCESS MY HOME REPORT? • Home reports for both Public and Catholic school students will be available to parents online beginning January 23 , 2026, at 3:00 PM ET. • We do not mail Home Reports to parents. • Why can’t I get my results sooner? This date aligns with the timing of the release of high school acceptance letters. • Beginning on January 23, 2026, 3:00 PM EST, [go to](go to www.tachsinfo.com)[ ](go to www.tachsinfo.com)[www.tachsinfo.com](go to www.tachsinfo.com), To access your Home report-hover over the “Post-Test Follow-up” tab on the top of the screen, and then click on the "Access my Home Report" link. • This process works a lot easier on a computer, vs your phone. • Please make every attempt to retrieve the report on your own. We have limited phone coverage to pull reports for everyone. • Parents and students do NOT have a login id or password. Your Home Report is accessed through the link You will be required to enter the following: o The email address that you used at the time of registration. o Student’s Name o Student’s Date of Birth (two digits for the month, two digits for the day, and 4 digits for the year) o Student’s TACHS id that was used at the time of testing. If you don’t have it written down, you should be able to retrieve it by searching emailsin your inbox or deleted folder, and search on TACHS; prior emails were sent [from tachs@tachs.riverside-insights.com. Your](from tachs@tachs.riverside-insights.com. Your) id was included onevery email. o Typically, you will receive an email within 15 minutes of submitting your request, you should receive an email from do-not-reply@tachs. riverside[insights.com. The](insights.com. The) email will either contain a link to a printable PDF, or an error message as to why your report couldn’t be accessed. Information must be entered exactly as it was at the time of registration. When you receive the email, complete the following steps: • Click on “Please click here to access the Test for Admission into Catholic High Schools home report you requested.” • PDF Icon will appear (typically at the top right of your screen); click on “open file or go to your “downloads” folder on your computer, and open the file. • You may now view and/or print your report. • If the email doesn’t appear in your inbox, check your Spam or Junk folder as well. The link sent to you will only be available for 24 hours. If you allow the link to expire, you will be required to start the process/request again. If you carefully enter all the above information and are still unable to retrieve your score, please contact the help desk at 630-467-6001 for assistance. • For help interpreting your report results, click on “How do I read and interpret my Home Report?” under the "Post-Test Follow-Up" tab, or click on this link HomeReport.pdf HOW DO I READ AND INTERPRET MY STUDENT HOME REPORT? A student will receive an NPR (National Percentile Rank) and LPR (Local Percentile Rank) for the following: • Reading • Written Expression • Mathematics • Total Achievement Score (this is a weighted average of Reading, WE and Math) • Ability Score These are SAMPLE Results only; your scores will differ. The bar graph is simply a visual representation of the student’s NPR score for a particular sub-test. Using the example above, the NPR score indicates the percentage of eighth-grade students (who took a similar test across the nation) whose scores fall below the score obtained by a particular student. For example, an NPR of 73 on the Reading sub-test means that 73 percent of the national sample scored at or below the student’s raw score, and 27 percent scored higher. The LPR compares a particular student’s scores with those of other students who took TACHS within the diocese(s) on the same day(s) . If a student obtained an LPR of 51 on the Reading sub-test, then 51 percent of the students who took TACHS scored at or below the student’s raw

FAQs

When will Home Reports be available online?

Home Reports for both Public and Catholic school students will be available to parents online beginning January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET. The instructions also reference January 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM EST for access.

What information is required to access a Home Report?

Parents and students do not use a login ID or password. Access requires the email used at registration, the student’s name, student’s date of birth (month/day/year digits), and the student’s TACHS ID used at testing.

What are NPR and LPR and how should they be interpreted?

A student receives NPR (National Percentile Rank) and LPR (Local Percentile Rank). NPR shows the percentage of eighth-grade students nationally scoring at or below the student’s raw score, while LPR compares the student to others within the diocese(s) who took TACHS on the same day(s).

Can students request retesting or rescoring, and are raw scores provided?

Scores are verified for accuracy and no retaking or rescoring is available. The report provides ranked scores (NPR and LPR) and does not provide percentage correct, raw scores, or SAT/ACT-style scores.

Sep 27, 2026

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