On the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA), Grade 11 Science is reported on a scale from 700 to 900 (2025 and 2026), and each score falls into one of 4 performance levels. Reaching Proficient, at 805 or above, is the state's proficiency line.
The score ranges changed during these years, so each period has its own table below, newest first.
From 2025, Grade 11 Science has a new score scale (700 to 900), so a score from before 2025 is not directly comparable to one from 2025 on. Percentiles are, because each year is compared with its own students.
| Level | Score range | What it means | Statewide 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novice | 700–790 | The lowest level, well below the state standard | 49% |
| Apprentice | 791–804 | Approaching the state standard | 28% |
| Proficient | 805–822 | Meeting the state standard (the proficiency line) | 19% |
| Distinguished | 823–900 | The highest level, above the state standard | 4% |
| Level | Score range | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Novice | 400–492 | The lowest level, well below the state standard |
| Apprentice | 493–512 | Approaching the state standard |
| Proficient | 513–532 | Meeting the state standard (the proficiency line) |
| Distinguished | 533–600 | The highest level, above the state standard |
Statewide in 2026, about 23% of the students counted for Grade 11 Science reached Proficient or Distinguished. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).
These numbers are the students in the grade shown (grade 10 for Reading and Mathematics, grade 11 for Science, Social Studies, On-Demand Writing and Editing and Mechanics) who have results on the Kentucky Summative Assessment at their school. Kentucky publishes each group's results as whole percentages, not counts, and leaves out any group too small to report.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.
A score's meaning depends on where it lands in the ranges above, and on how it compares to other students who took the same test. Our free tool turns a Grade 11 Science score into an estimated percentile versus the school, district and the whole state, so you can see where a score stands, not just its level.
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