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CDS Code: 00-00000-0000000

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PLEASE NOTE: Caution should be used in interpreting overall achievement level percentages for a school or district. The proportion of students in each grade can cause variation in the meaning of the achievement level percentages. The achievement level percentages in one grade from one school or district may be compared with the achievement level percentages in that same grade from another school or district.

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2022–23 Detailed Test Results Results for All Students

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Achievement Level Distribution

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Science Achievement Level Descriptors

Science Scale Score Ranges

Overall Achievement

Overall Achievement
Reporting Categories	Grade 5	Grade 8	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	All High School	All Grades
Number of Students Enrolled	430,897	433,294	27,163	345,276	161,335	533,774	1,397,965
Number of Students Tested	424,608	420,886	25,155	321,537	134,323	481,015	1,326,509
Number of Students with Scores	424,304	420,307	25,106	320,854	134,061	480,021	1,324,632
Mean Scale Score	201.5	400.5	598.8	602.5	599.5	601.5	N/A
Standard Exceeded (Level 4)	11.55 %	9.55 %	3.76 %	7.25 %	6.58 %	6.88 %	9.22 %
Standard Met (Level 3)	20.31 %	19.21 %	20.34 %	24.42 %	20.33 %	23.07 %	20.96 %
Standard Nearly Met (Level 2)	50.30 %	52.62 %	63.98 %	57.46 %	59.32 %	58.32 %	53.94 %
Standard Not Met (Level 1)	17.84 %	18.62 %	11.92 %	10.87 %	13.77 %	11.74 %	15.88 %

Domains

Domain Achievement Level Descriptors provide a more detailed look at students' performance on the overall assessment. The results in these key areas for each subject are reported using the following three indicators: below standard, near standard, and above standard. The sum of the domain level percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

Science Domain Achievement Level Descriptors

LIFE SCIENCES: Focusing on structures and processes in living things, ecosystems, heredity and biological evolution

LIFE SCIENCES: Focusing on structures and processes in living things, ecosystems, heredity and biological evolution
Domain Achievement Level	Grade 5	Grade 8	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	All High School	All Grades
Above Standard	11.63 %	12.81 %	8.25 %	12.63 %	11.24 %	12.01 %	12.14 %
Near Standard	39.55 %	36.58 %	38.25 %	40.59 %	35.92 %	39.17 %	38.47 %
Below Standard	48.83 %	50.61 %	53.50 %	46.78 %	52.84 %	48.82 %	49.39 %

PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Focusing on matter and its interactions, motion and stability, energy, and waves and their applications

PHYSICAL SCIENCES: Focusing on matter and its interactions, motion and stability, energy, and waves and their applications
Domain Achievement Level	Grade 5	Grade 8	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	All High School	All Grades
Above Standard	8.33 %	12.58 %	9.68 %	15.48 %	12.95 %	14.47 %	11.90 %
Near Standard	45.84 %	36.13 %	39.39 %	40.06 %	36.28 %	38.97 %	40.27 %
Below Standard	45.83 %	51.29 %	50.93 %	44.46 %	50.77 %	46.56 %	47.83 %

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES: Focusing on Earth’s place in the universe, Earth’s systems, and Earth and human activity

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES: Focusing on Earth’s place in the universe, Earth’s systems, and Earth and human activity
Domain Achievement Level	Grade 5	Grade 8	Grade 10	Grade 11	Grade 12	All High School	All Grades
Above Standard	10.24 %	11.61 %	8.56 %	13.08 %	11.64 %	12.44 %	11.47 %
Near Standard	45.71 %	46.14 %	38.83 %	40.79 %	36.51 %	39.49 %	43.60 %
Below Standard	44.05 %	42.25 %	52.61 %	46.13 %	51.84 %	48.06 %	44.93 %