MidwestDad, thanks for the info about NUMATS qualifying scores - very helpful to have a frame-of-reference since our DS tested thru Duke TIP.
I posted this info on another thread, but I'll post it here by the NUMATS scores, as well. This is what Duke TIP told me over the phone re: this year's EXPLORE test: Approx 6,500 EXPLORE test-takers thru TIP in the 2011-12 year. Of those test-takers, 288 achieved a composite score of 23 or above and this qualifies those students for a state-level award. These students are not invited to the national ceremony (bummer, IMO).
This info was not included in the letter we received, so others here may find it useful. Our letter pertained to 7th grade search, which had nothing to do w/our DS.
A breakdown of last year's EXPLORE stats via TIP can be found on their web site - or so I was told but I haven't had a chance to look yet. Stats for this year will be up by early June.
