The boys took the CAT a few weeks ago. ‘A’ took the one for first grade, and ‘R’ took the one for Kindergarten. We just received the results. I am happy with the results overall. It’s important to note that this test measures against all the students who took the test nationally, so the result is not percentage of how many they got right, but what their standing is among their peers…
‘A’/First Grade
Vocabulary 20 out of 20 correct Percentile: 91 Stanine: 8
Comprehension 20 out of 20 correct Percentile 96 Stanine: 9
Language Expression 20 out of 20 correct Percentile: 90 Stanine: 8
Math computation 17 out of 20 correct Percentile: 57 Stanine: 5
Concepts & Application 18 out of 20 correct Percentile: 82 Stanine: 7
Reading Total: 40 out of 40 correct Percentile: 95 Stanine: 8
Mathematice total: 35 our of 40 correct Percentile: 69 Stanine: 6
The percentile figure means that the student scored as well as or better than that percentage of students who took the test nationally. Stanine indicates a relative standing also: 1, 2, and 3 reflect below average performance; 4, 5, and 6 are considered average; 7, 8, and 9 are above average.
‘R’/Kindergarten
Visual Recognition 24 out of 24 correct Percentile: 86 Stanine: 7
Sound Recognition 19 out of 20 correct Percentile: 91 Stanine: 8
Vocabulary 20 out of 20 correct Percentile: 83 Stanine: 7
Comprehension 20 out of 22 correct Percentile: 72 Stanine: 6
Language Expression: 20 out of 20 correct Percentile: 80 Stanine: 7
Concept and Application: 19 out of 20 correct Percentile: 94 Stanine: 8
Reading Total 40 out of 42 correct Percentile: 81 Stanine: 7
No math for K