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Indiana Grade 5 ELA: what your child's ILEARN score means

On Indiana's ILEARN, Grade 5 English Language Arts (ELA) is reported on a scale from 5110 to 5850, and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching At Proficiency (at 5524 or above) is the state's grade-level, on-track benchmark.

Score ranges by performance level

LevelScore rangeWhat it means
Below Proficiency5110–5471The lowest level, well below grade-level expectations
Approaching Proficiency5472–5523Approaching grade-level expectations
At Proficiency5524–5594Meeting grade-level expectations (the state proficiency line)
Above Proficiency5595–5850The highest level, above grade-level expectations

How Indiana students scored (2025)

39%20%26%15%

Statewide in 2025, about 41% of Grade 5 students reached At Proficiency or Above Proficiency in ELA. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).

Is a particular score good?

A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students. Our free tool turns a score into an estimated percentile versus the child's school, district and the whole state, so you can see exactly where a score stands, not just its level.

Look up your child's exact percentile →

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State Test Scores is an independent tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by any state education department or agency. Percentiles are statistical estimates from public performance-level data (Indiana Department of Education (ILEARN)), not official rankings.
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