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Kansas Grade 5 Math: what your child's KAP score means

On Kansas's KAP, Grade 5 Mathematics is reported on a scale from 220 to 380, and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching Proficient (at 300 or above) is the state's grade-level, on-track benchmark.

Score ranges by performance level

LevelScore rangeWhat it means
Limited220–272The lowest level, well below grade-level expectations
Basic273–299Approaching grade-level expectations
Proficient300–325Meeting grade-level expectations (the state proficiency line)
Advanced326–380The highest level, above grade-level expectations

How Kansas students scored (2025)

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Statewide in 2025, about 42% of Grade 5 students reached Proficient or Advanced in Math. 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 (Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE)), not official rankings.
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