Elk Grove Unified lists Stanford 9 scores on student report cards. As part of the individual test scores being sent home, notification to parents will include the number of CST questions and number of responses answered correctly. CST language arts results for 2001 may also include a verbal description of the student's performance. The Internet reports scores for all content areas tested by grade level for the state, county, school district, and school. Individual student results are confidential and are not reported on the Internet.
Results compare scores against a national sample.
For example, a student with a reading comprehension score at the 60th percentile scored equal to or better than 60 percent of the students in the norm group. The Stanford 9 is a nationally normed test. This means that the norm group is representative of students across the entire nation , not just students in California. Students in the national sample were 1.8 percent Limited English Proficient, compared to approximately 19 percent LEP in the Elk Grove Unified School District. Test results will be analyzed with other achievement information to develop a clear picture of each student's progress.