Each North Dakota high-school test (Grade 10 ELA, Grade 10 Math and Grade 10 Science) is scored on its own scale and sorted into performance levels. Pick a test to see the score range for every level, year by year, plus how students scored statewide.
Look up a high-school percentile →Each test's newest score scale and proficiency line, and every year we have.
| Test | Score scale | The proficiency line | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 ELA | 850–1150 | Proficient from 1010 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2025 (ranges changed in 2025) |
| Grade 10 Math | 850–1150 | Proficient from 1032 | 2018, 2019 and 2021 to 2025 (ranges changed in 2025) |
| Grade 10 Science | 850–1150 | Proficient from 1021 | 2021 to 2025 (ranges changed in 2025) |
These numbers are the North Dakota public school students in grade 10 tested on the state test, by the school where they tested. Through 2024 a district could give the ACT in grade 11 instead of the grade 10 ELA and math test, so those years count only the districts that gave the grade 10 test (about a third of the class); from 2025 every grade 10 student takes ND A+. Science counts nearly every grade 10 student. North Dakota prints each level as a percentage band for small groups, and the number tested is estimated from enrollment.
More on who is counted, and how: see how we count.