Scoring Terminology

1. Grade – the level to which your student’s scores were compared/ranked.
    
2. Raw Score (RS)
   1. Number of items
   2. Number attempted
   3. Number correct
       
3. Standard or Scaled Score – continuum score that shows academic growth from year to year.
    
4. Grade Equivalent (GE)
   1. Used to measure growth from year to year
   2. 1^st digit represents year of grade level
   3. 2^nd digit represents month of that grade level.
   4. Score means an average student at that level taking the same test – does NOT mean the student has academic skills for work at that level.
       
5. National Percentile Rank (NPR)
   1. On a scale from 1 to 99
   2. Represents the percentage of students at or below your student’s score.
   3. Comparison group comes from a variety of schools nationwide.
   4. Percentile is NOT percentage.
   5. Graphed as percentile bands to compensate for statistical error (5-8 points).
   6. Gives student’s relationship to the average.
       
6. National Stanine (NS)
   1. On a scale from 1 to 9
   2. Divides the normal curve into 9 units.
   3. Gives student’s relationship to the average.