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They are careful estimates, not official figures. Official reports give parents only a performance level and a broad quartile. We estimate a specific percentile by placing a score within its performance-level band using the published counts of how many students landed in each level. See the methodology page (linked from each state's page) for the full method and its limitations.
Each state reports achievement levels, usually four or five, from below standard up to advanced. Meeting the state's proficiency level (often Level 3 of 4) is considered on track. The exact names and number of levels vary by state; each state's page uses that state's official labels.
A few reasons a school may not appear:
Charter schools are included. If you think a school is missing in error, let us know.
It varies by state, since each state runs its own testing program. Most states cover ELA and Math for grades 3-8, with Science added in some states (commonly grades 5 and 8), and Social Studies in a few. The year range depends on each state's earliest available official data through its most recent release. Nearly every state's test was skipped entirely in 2020 (COVID), and some skipped or made 2021 optional (and flagged) too, so those years are excluded from that state's trend comparisons. Each state's own page and methodology page (linked from the state list) show its exact coverage.
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Scale scores are not directly comparable across years, whether because a test is periodically rescaled or a state switches to a new assessment, but percentiles are, because each year ranks your child against that same year's cohort. That's what makes the multi-year progress report meaningful.
The single-score lookup is free. The multi-year progress report is a one-time unlock. It shows a percentile trajectory across every year and grade, performance-level progression, a clear summary at each level, an optional demographic profile, and a downloadable PDF you can save or email.
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