My oldest took the ITBS in 3rd grade with 99th percentile scores on the reading, language, core, science, sources of info, & social studies totals as well as the composite. The math total was at the 92nd and I don't recall all of the subtest scores w/in those sections, but I do remember that her listening was one of her lower skills as well -- somewhere around the 70th-75th percentile.
I do believe, like the pp said, that it has something to do with attention to minutiae. It could indicate a child who isn't that detail oriented or has some degree of attention difficulties. However, I can say with certainty that my dd is very detail oriented and the furthest thing from ADD that you can imagine. I wouldn't worry that much about it. It is one data point and it may not have been his best showing. He might get a totally different score if tested again.
