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S t u d e n t P l a c e m e n t G u i d e :D e t e r m i n i n g P l a c e m e n t w i t h
g r a D e l e v e l P r o f i c i e n c i e s
BackGround and reSearchfor Proficiency levelS
Working With MetaMetrics, inc., scholastic has devised Proficiency level standards for each grade level 1–12. the folloWing criteria Were used to devise these standards:
• Nationallynorm-referencedscoresfromstandardizedtestslinkedtotheLexile Framework®forReading.
• Nationalpercentilescoresfromamedium-sizedU.S.State’sEndofGradeTest totheLexileFramework.
• CutscoresdefininggradelevelsfromtwolargeU.S.urbanschooldistricts.
• Foundationtitlesacrossgradelevelsascriteriaforwhatstudentsshouldknow andbeabletodo.
• Grademid-pointrangesestablishedbyMetaMetricsforeachgradelevelbased uponScholastic Reading Inventory™scores.
• Textdemandsplaceduponreadersforvariousstandardizedtests.
aPPlication of Proficiency level guidelinesThesetablescanbeusedtoplacestudentsonaLexilelevelinScholastic Reading Counts!intheabsenceofareportedLexilescore. Bydeterminingastudent’sproficiencylevelthroughanon-Lexilebasedstandardizedtestornon-Lexilereportingstateexam,educatorscanplaceastudentmorepreciselyinScholastic Reading Counts!,wherethedefaultplacementsuggestionisatthestudent’scurrentgradelevel.
Educators can use these charts in two ways: • Obtainthestudent’spercentilerankforanyvalidatedstandardizedtest. • SelectthecorrespondingLexilerangefromthecentercolumn.
Or, based on professional judgment, educators may: • Selectaproficiencylevelascomparedtopeers(leftcolumn). • SelectthecorrespondingLexilerangefromthecentercolumn. ThesechartsareforguidanceinplacementintheabsenceofaLexilescore.InScholastic Reading Counts!,placementslightlyabovethereadinglevelispreferred.Ifastudentconsistentlyreceivesabelow60percentscore,especiallyonsubsequentquiz-zes,hisorherLexilerangeshouldbeadjusteddownward.Ifastudenthandlesquizzeswithease,heorsheshouldbeexpectedtoreadmoredifficulttextsastheschoolyearcontinues.
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
0–39% BR–100L BaSIC
on Grade level
40–55% 100L–200L LOwPROFICIENT
56–69% 200L–300L PROFICIENT
70–80% 300L–400L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT80%&aBOvE aBOvE400L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
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grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–10% BR–100L aTRISk
11–17% 100L–200L BaSIC1
18–26% 200L–300L BaSIC2
on Grade level
27–34% 300L–400L LOwPROFICIENT
35–55% 400L–500L PROFICIENT
56–70% 500L–600L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT70%&aBOvE aBOvE600L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
2
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–13% <250L aTRISk
14–26% 250L–400L BaSIC1
27–38% 400L–500L BaSIC2
on Grade level
39–52% 500L–600L LOwPROFICIENT
53–67% 600L–700L PROFICIENT
68–81% 700L–800L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT82%&aBOvE aBOvE800L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
3
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–11% BELOw350L aTRISk
12–25% 350L–500L BaSIC1
26–36% 500L–600L BaSIC2
on Grade level
37–50% 600L–700L LOwPROFICIENT
51–64% 700–800L PROFICIENT
65–79% 800–900L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT80%&aBOvE aBOvE900L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
4
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–13% BELOw450L aTRISk
14–22% 450L–600L BaSIC1
23–33% 600L–700L BaSIC2
on Grade level
34–48% 700–800L LOwPROFICIENT
49–64% 800–900L PROFICIENT
65–80% 900–1000L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT81%&aBOvE aBOvE1000L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
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grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–8% BELOw500L aTRISk
9–21% 500L–650L BaSIC1
22–38% 650L–800L BaSIC2
on Grade level
39–49% 800L–875L LOwPROFICIENT
50–61% 875L–950L PROFICIENT
62–77% 950L–1050L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT78%&aBOvE aBOvE1050L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
6
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–6% BELOw550L aTRISk
7–21% 550L–750L BaSIC1
22–34% 750L–850L BaSIC2
on Grade level
35–49% 850L–950L LOwPROFICIENT
50–62% 950L–1025L PROFICIENT
63–76% 1025L–1100L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT77%&aBOvE aBOvE1100L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
7
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–7% BELOw600L aTRISk
8–17% 600L–750L BaSIC1
18–34% 750L–900L BaSIC2
on Grade level
35–47% 900L–975L LOwPROFICIENT
48–63% 975L–1075L PROFICIENT
64–76% 1075L–1150L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT77%&aBOvE aBOvE1150L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
8
grade
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
9Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–5% BELOw650L aTRISk
5–21% 650L–850L BaSIC1
22–40% 850L–1000L BaSIC2
on Grade level
40–52% 1000L–1055L LOwPROFICIENT
53–65% 1055L–1125L PROFICIENT
66–79% 1125L–1200L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT80%&aBOvE aBOvE1200L advaNCEd
grade
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
10Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–5% BELOw700L aTRISk
5–21% 700L–900L BaSIC1
22–40% 900L–1025L BaSIC2
on Grade level
41–49% 1025L–1075L LOwPROFICIENT
50–64% 1075L–1150L PROFICIENT
65-81% 1150L-1250L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT82%&aBOvE aBOvE1250L advaNCEd
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–9% BELOw800L aTRISk
10–19% 800L–900L BaSIC1
20–42% 900L–1050L BaSIC2
on Grade level
43–52% 1050L–1100L LOwPROFICIENT
53–72% 1100L–1200L PROFICIENT
73–86% 1200L–1300L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT87%&aBOvE aBOvE1300L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
11
grade
Percentile rank lexile ranGe Proficiency level
BeloW Grade level
1–9% BELOw809L aTRISk
10–19% 810L–1059L BaSIC1
20–42% 900L–1050L BaSIC2
on Grade level
43–52% 1050L–1100L LOwPROFICIENT
53–72% 1060L–1320L PROFICIENT
73–86% 1200L–1300L HIGHPROFICIENT
aBove Grade level
aT87%&aBOvE aBOvE1321L advaNCEd
determiningPlacementwithGradeLevelProficiencies
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