On New York's Regents exams, Earth and Space Sciences is reported on a scale from 0 to 100 (2025), and each score falls into one of 5 performance levels. Reaching Level 3, at 65 or above, is the state's passing score.
| Level | Score range | What it means | Statewide 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | 0–54 | The lowest level, well below the state standard | 20% |
| Level 2 | 55–64 | Approaching the state standard | 24% |
| Level 3 | 65–76 | Meeting the state standard (the passing score) | 35% |
| Level 4 | 77–84 | Above the state standard | 14% |
| Level 5 | 85–100 | The highest level, above the state standard | 7% |
Statewide in 2025, about 56% of the students counted for Earth and Space Sciences reached Level 3 or higher. The bar above shows the share at each level (left = lowest).
Each student counts once per exam per school year, at their highest score from that year's August, January and June exams, in the public school (including charter schools) where they took it. Students in grades 7 and 8 who take a Regents exam early, most often Algebra I, Living Environment or Earth Science, are counted at their middle school.
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 an Earth and Space Sciences score into an estimated percentile versus the school, district, county and the whole state, so you can see where a score stands, not just its level.
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