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BCD TEST SCORES

Boulder Country Day School Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Report Test Years
2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2010-2011

Grade Equivalent (GE)
A grade equivalent score represents the typical performance of students tested in a given month of the school year at a particular grade. For example, a grade equivalent of 5.3 represents the score achieved by the median student in fifth grade after three months of instruction.

Test Year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
2010-2011
Reading Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.9
2.2
Grade 1
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.8
3.2
Grade 2
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.5
4.3
Grade 3
5.8
5.9
6.4
5.9
5.9
Grade 4
7.0
7.0
7.2
8.1
7.5
Grade 5
8.2
8.5
8.3
9.1
10.0
Grade 6
10.0
9.3
9.3
9.6
9.9
Grade 7
13+
12.2
11.9
10.4
10.8
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
12.4
Test Year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
2010-2011
Language Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grad Equiv.
Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
3.0
Grade 1
2.7
2.9
2.9
2.9
3.0
Grade 2
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.2
4.0
Grade 3
5.7
5.5
6.2
5.9
6.0
Grade 4
7.6
6.9
7.6
8.7
8.5
Grade 5
8.9
10.4
9.3
9.7
11.5
Grade 6
10.3
9.4
10.4
10.8
10.0
Grade 7
13+
12.6
12.2
11.4
11.4
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
2010-2011
Math Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.2
2.7
Grade 1
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
3.0
Grade 2
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.3
4.1
Grade 3
5.7
5.3
5.9
6.1
5.9
Grade 4
6.5
6.2
6.5
8.0
7.8
Grade 5
7.9
8.3
7.8
8.7
10.2
Grade 6
9.1
9.1
10.0
9.8
10.0
Grade 7
12.3
11.6
11.8
12.2
11.1
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
2010-2011
Science Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Grade 1
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.6
Grade 2
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.2
4.4
Grade 3
6.0
5.8
6.7
6.0
6.3
Grade 4
7.8
7.5
7.5
9.2
8.2
Grade 5
10.3
10.2
9.5
9.7
11.7
Grade 6
11.8
11.6
11.3
11.5
11.7
Grade 7
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
2010-2011
Social Studies Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Grade 1
3.1
2.7
3.1
2.9
2.9
Grade 2
4.4
5.0
4.3
4.1
3.8
Grade 3
5.7
5.4
6.1
5.6
5.7
Grade 4
7.4
7.1
6.5
7.7
7.5
Grade 5
9.2
9.2
8.1
8.8
9.6
Grade 6
10.6
9.9
9.6
9.2
10.0
Grade 7
13+
12.9
12.7
10.6
12.0
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+