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BCD TEST SCORES

Boulder Country Day School Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Report Test Years
2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2009-2010

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 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Reading Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
1.5
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.9
Grade 1
2.8
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.8
Grade 2
4.2
4.8
4.9
4.7
4.5
Grade 3
5.6
5.8
5.9
6.4
5.9
Grade 4
6.8
7.0
7.0
7.2
8.1
Grade 5
9.1
8.2
8.5
8.3
9.1
Grade 6
10.2
10.0
9.3
9.3
9.6
Grade 7
13+
13+
12.2
11.9
10.4
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Language Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grad Equiv.
Kindergarten
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.4
Grade 1
2.6
2.7
2.9
2.9
2.9
Grade 2
4.2
4.2
4.1
4.4
4.2
Grade 3
5.8
5.7
5.5
6.2
5.9
Grade 4
7.1
7.6
6.9
7.6
8.7
Grade 5
9.6
8.9
10.4
9.3
9.7
Grade 6
11.8
10.3
9.4
10.4
10.8
Grade 7
13+
13+
12.6
12.2
11.4
Grade 8
12.6
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Math Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.2
2.2
Grade 1
2.9
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.8
Grade 2
4.2
4.3
4.3
4.5
4.3
Grade 3
5.7
5.7
5.3
5.9
6.1
Grade 4
6.2
6.5
6.2
6.5
8.0
Grade 5
8.4
7.9
8.3
7.8
8.7
Grade 6
10.1
9.1
9.1
10.0
9.8
Grade 7
11.4
12.3
11.6
11.8
12.2
Grade 8
11.0
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
Science Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv. Grade Equiv.
Kindergarten
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Grade 1
2.8
2.6
2.6
2.8
2.6
Grade 2
4.1
4.0
4.5
4.6
4.2
Grade 3
5.9
6.0
5.8
6.7
6.0
Grade 4
7.4
7.8
7.5
7.5
9.2
Grade 5
10.1
10.3
10.2
9.5
9.7
Grade 6
12.2
11.8
11.6
11.3
11.5
Grade 7
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+
Test Year 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010
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
2.9
3.1
2.7
3.1
2.9
Grade 2
4.2
4.4
5.0
4.3
4.1
Grade 3
5.6
5.7
5.4
6.1
5.6
Grade 4
7.6
7.4
7.1
6.5
7.7
Grade 5
10.0
9.2
9.2
8.1
8.8
Grade 6
11.4
10.6
9.9
9.6
9.2
Grade 7
13+
13+
12.9
12.7
10.6
Grade 8
13+
13+
13+
13+
13+