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For the math, on table 58, a 4th grader scoring "99 percentile" has a SS of 838-859. Reading up on Table 57 (pg 128), this puts him at a grade equivalent of 11.7-12.9+. He reports that the test was "just fractions and some decimals." He's not a reliable reporter. There easily could have been algebraic expressions involving fractions and he didn't notice, or know what to call it, or realize that this is supposed to be more advanced.
What does this mean? So is he actually capped in testing +3 grade levels (so 7th grade) or is it telling us something more?
The only reason I care: I suspect these tests will be used to help determine whether or not he can take math 7/8 compacted next year.
The kid is about to undergo a boatload of stressful testing for other things. I can ask for a retest on this if I have to, but I won't if it's not going to have any impact.