My son's school uses STAR math for math level test and Accelerated Math along with AR. His STAR math level turned out 12.9 in the beginning of 3rd grade. He was accelerated in math and knew long divisions by then. But he didn't know much about fractions, decimals and percents. So he wasn't even ready for pre-algebra.
According to someone in a different forum, 12.9 level means that he solves 3rd grade level math problems as if someone who's in 12.9 grade level. Hmm whatever that means... Did we give much credit to his STAR math 12.9 level? No. Were we happy about the number? Absolutely!
I know STAR math is different from STAR reading but thought it might provide a different insight.
