Junior High Talented Math Program

List of 6 items.

• Honors Algebra

  The LAPTMS qualifying exam for Honors Algebra will take place on February 22, 2025, from 8:00 to 10:15 a.m. No calculators are permitted.
  

  • In order to take the LAPTMS qualifying exam, students must have a score of 88th percentile or above in math on a nationally normed standardized test taken in the spring of 2024 or the current school year. A recommendation from a current math teacher is also required.
  • Students must earn a qualifying score on the LAPTMS exam in order to be invited to the program.

• Registration for the Honors Algebra Qualifying Exam

  In order to register a student for the Honors Algebra Qualifying Exam, we must receive the materials indicated below by February 13, 2025.
  

  • Honors Algebra Qualifying Exam registration form available here. Forms must be completed by February 13, 2025.
  • A copy of the student's recent standardized test results (88th percentile or above in math on a nationally normed standardized test taken in the spring of 2024 or the current school year) sent to LAPTMSadmissions@loy.org. You must include the student's first name, last name, and current school in the email.
  • A recommendation from a current math teacher. Recommendations should be made using the recommendation form available here. Please give the form to the student's teacher. 

• Honors Geometry

  The LAPTMS qualifying exam for Honors Geometry will take place on May 3, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. The test will include a full year Algebra exam. Scientific calculators, TI-83 and TI-84 calculators are permitted for the Algebra skills portion of the exam. TI-89, TI-92 or calculators with a QWERTY keyboard are not allowed.
  

  • In order to take the LAPTMS qualifying exam, students must have a score of 88th percentile or above in math on a nationally normed standardized test taken in the spring of 2024 or the current school year. A recommendation from a current math teacher is also required.
  • Students must earn a qualifying score on the LAPTMS exam in order to be invited to the program.
  • Prerequisite: Algebra 1

  Note: A student who maintains a B or higher in LAPTMS Honors Algebra 1 is automatically eligible for Geometry.

• Registration for the Honors Geometry Qualifying Exam

  In order to register a student for the Honors Geometry Qualifying Exam, we must receive the materials indicated below by April 25, 2025.
  

  • Honors Geometry Qualifying Exam registration form available here. Form must be completed by April 25, 2025.
  • A copy of the student's recent standardized test results (88th percentile or above in math on a nationally normed standardized test taken in the spring of 2024 or the current school year sent to LAPTMSadmissions@loy.org. You must include the student's first name, last name, and current school in the email.
  • A recommendation from a current math teacher. Recommendations should be made using the recommendation form available here. Please give the form to the student's teacher.

• LAPTMS Math Curriculum

  Following is the projected course sequence taken by a Loyola student who enrolls in LAPTMS. Students may begin the program with Honors Algebra in 7th or 8th grade or begin with Honors Geometry in 8th grade.
  
  Honors Algebra 1
  Honors Geometry
  Honors Algebra 2
  Honors Pre-Calculus
  AP Calculus BC
  Multivariable Calculus/Linear Algebra or Honors Discrete Math (if completed Algebra in 7th grade and Geometry in 8th grade)

• Class Schedule

  LAPTMS classes follow the Loyola school calendar and takes place daily (7:45 a.m. to 8:25 a.m.).