You know, I was just thinking back to our local school. I forgot that they didn't normally test using NWEA MAPs until 2nd grade, but they did test DS while he was in kindy and the window for testing was open. If your school uses a test like MAP, which allows you to go above grade level, then perhaps you can request this for your kiddo, even though they are not in the usual grade for it? When the school saw our DS's scores compared with kids above grade level, they were much more willing to believe that our DS did indeed need more challenge.
As others have said, there is probably minimal testing in kindy in general, but I've always been a squeaky wheel and asked for more.
