K12 PLACEMENT TEST SCORING INFORMATION

A. Student Did NOT Master the First Placement Assessment Administered

If your student did not master the first placement assessment you administered, give the next lower numbered assessment. Move backward one assessment at a time until your child achieves a mastery score, or until your child has taken the lowest available assessment.

B. Student Did Master the First Reading Placement Test Administered

If your student mastered the first placement test you administered, give the next higher numbered test. Move forward one test at a time until your child does not achieve a mastery score, or until your child has taken the highest available test.

PHONICS

Basic Phonics Placement

Test Administered	Mastery Score	Recommendation
Part 1	22 or more	Take Basic Phonics Part 2 Assessment
Part 2	18 or more	Take Basic Phonics Part 3 Assessment
Part 3	9 or more	Take Basic Phonics Part 4 Assessment
Part 4	37 or more	Take Advanced Phonics Assessment
Total	86 or more	Take Advanced Phonics Assessment

** If you scored 36 or fewer on the Basic Phonics Part 4 Assessment, you will want to place at the beginning of the Basic Phonics course. We recommend assessing through the units and marking lessons as complete until you reach a concept that is new and difficult for your student.

Advanced Phonics Placement

Test Administered	Mastery Score	Recommendation
Part 1	21 or more	Take Advanced Phonics Part 2 assessment
Part 2	39 or more	Start with the second semester (unit 19) of Advanced Phonics

**If you score 38 or fewer on the Advanced Phonics Part 2 assessment, you will want to place at the beginning of the Advanced Phonics course.

Reading Placement

* = required to master BOTH tests

Subject Tested	Test Administered	Mastery Score	Recommended Placement
Reading	Reading Placement Assessment #1 (Grade 1)	20 or more	2nd grade
Reading	* Assessment #2 Part A (Grade 2)	20 or more	*3rd grade
Reading	Assessment #2 Part B (Grade 2)	13 or more	*3rd grade
Reading	* Assessment #3 Part A (Grade 3)	20 or more	*4th grade
Reading	* Assessment #3 Part B (Grade 3)	14 or more	*4th grade
Reading	* Assessment #4 Part A (Grade 4)	20 or more	*5th grade
Reading	* Assessment #4 Part B (Grade 4)	14 or more	*5th grade
Reading	*Assessment #5 Part A (Grade 5)	20 or more	*English A
Reading	* Assessment #5 Part B (Grade 5)	18 or more	*English A
Reading	Assessment #6 (English A)	22 or more	English B
Reading	Assessment #7 (English B)	22 or more	Literary Analysis and Composition Course

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Subject Tested	Test Administered	Mastery Score	Recommended Placement
Language Skills	Language Skills Placement Assessment #1 (Grade 3)	20 or more	Fourth grade
Language Skills	Language Skills Placement Assessment #2 (Grade 4)	26 or more	Fifth grade
Language Skills	Language Skills Placement Assessment #3 (Grade 5)	29 or more	English A
Language Skills	Language Skills Placement Assessment #4 (English A)	37 or more	English B
Language Skills	Language Skills Placement Assessment #5 (English B)	36 or more	Literary Analysis and Composition Course

WRITING

Subject Tested	Test Administered	Mastery Score	Recommended Placement
Composition	Writing Assessment #1 (Grade 3)	16 or more	Fourth grade
Composition	Writing Assessment #2 (Grade 4)	18 or more	Fifth grade
Composition	Writing Assessment #3 (Grade 5)	17 or more	English A
Composition	Writing Assessment #4 (English A)	24 or more	English B
Composition	Writing Assessment #5 (English B)	25 or more	Literary Analysis and Composition Course

Using the Results of the Placement Test(s)

3 out of 3 tests recommend the same grade, that is the placement.

• Example: Reading 4, Language Skills 4, Writing 4: 4th Grade Placement

If reading is lower than both language skills AND writing, place in the grade recommended by the reading test.

• Example: Reading 5, Language Skills 7, Writing 8: 5th Grade Placement
• Example: Reading 3, Language Skills 6, Writing 6: 3rd Grade Placement

If reading is NOT lower than both tests, average the lowest two tests to determine placement. (Round down.)

• Example: Language Skills 3, Reading 4, Writing 5: 3rd Grade Placement (3+4=7, divided by 2 = 3.5, round down to 3)
• Example: Writing 5, Language Skills 5, Reading 7: 5th Grade Placement (5+5=10, divided by 2 = 5)

Using the Results of the Placement Test(s)

Please keep in mind that these assessments provide just one source of evidence about a student's abilities. To decide on the best grade level, you should also consider information such as:

• K12 course objectives and course outlines
• English A Reading Passage
• English B Reading Passage
• Literary Analysis and Composition Reading Passage
• English A and B Literary Analysis Checklist
• Grade 3 Writing Checklist
• Grade 4 Writing Checklist
• Grade 5 Writing Checklist
• English A Writing Checklist
• English B Writing Checklist
• Literary Analysis and Composition Writing Checklist
• Scores from other tests your child has taken
• Reports from teachers
• Previous school's reading group placement
• Lists of books your child has read successfully

K12 PLACEMENT TEST SCORING INFORMATION

MATH

Subject Tested	Test Administered	Mastery Score	Recommended Placement
Math	Placement Assessment # 1	13 or more	Kindergarten, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment # 2	13 or more	First grade, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment # 3	13 or more	First grade, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment # 4	13 or more	Second grade, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment # 5	13 or more	Second grade, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment # 6	13 or more	Third grade, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment # 7	28 or more	Third grade, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment # 8	28 or more	Fourth grade, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment # 9	32 or more	Fourth grade, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment # 10	32 or more	Fifth grade, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment #11	32 or more	Fifth grade, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment #12	32 or more	Pre Algebra A, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment #13	32 or more	Pre Algebra A, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment #14	31 or more	Pre Algebra B, semester 1
Math	Placement Assessment #15	31 or more	Pre Algebra B, semester 2
Math	Placement Assessment #16	32 or more	Algebra