If using the 2015 norms, these line up roughly with the median end-of-year performance of fourth-graders in the standardization sample.
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2015/05/2015-NWEA-Normative-Data-APR15.pdfThis does not mean you should immediately skip him to fifth grade for math
, especially as there may be skills or concepts that not assessed on the test that he needs to learn, but he probably will need some kind of advancement or challenge.
This may chart may be useful in advocacy:
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2015/05/2015-NWEA-Comparative-Data-One-Sheet-APR15.pdfThis shows the kind of skills expected at each RIT level:
https://www.nwea.org/content/uploads/2014/07/NWEA-RIT-Reference-Brochure-Digital.pdfKeep in mind this does not include kindergarten to first grade, so it may be possible for a child to score fairly high on the primary version without knowing all of these skills.
