Define Levels of Proficiency (Test Levels) in SchoolFront
In addition to tracking test scores, SchoolFront allows you to define test levels of proficiency. Each level of proficiency represents a range of test scores.
The most commonly used levels of proficiency in high school in the United States are A, B, C, D, F. Where an A-score may include test scores from 100 to 90 and mean "extremely proficient," a B-score may include test scores from 89 to 80 and might mean "proficient,/average," a C-score may include test scores from 79 to 70 and might mean "moderately proficient," a D-score may include test scores from 69 to 60 and might mean "under proficient," and an F-score may include scores from 50 to 0 and might mean "not proficient at all."
Levels of proficiency can be as complex or as simple as a school requires. For example you could break an English Language exam into the following score parts:
| Score Title |
Score Description |
| English Language Composite Score |
Average of Sub-scores |
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A score from 1 to 4: Each question is worth between 1 and 4 points. This sub-score is the average score of the question scores in this category. |
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A score from 1 to 4: Each question is worth between 1 and 4 points. This sub-score is the average score of the question scores in this category. |
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A score from 1 to 4: Each question is worth between 1 and 4 points. This sub-score is the average score of the question scores in this category. |
You could then define proficiency levels for the the test as follows:
| Level Name |
Level Description |
| 1 |
Student meets New York State standards with distinction. |
| 2 |
Student meets New York State standards. |
| 3 |
Student does not fully meet New York State standards. |
| 4 |
Student does not meet New York State standards. |
You would then have an overall composite test score for the student in English Language and associated overall-proficiency level, as well as the sub-scores used to calculate the composite score and their associated levels of proficiency.
Test levels do not have to be alpha-numerical characters. They can be words like "Pass" and "Fail." For example:
| Level Name |
Level Description |
| Pass |
The student has demonstrated the level of proficiency required to pass the overall test or a portion of the overall test. |
| Fail |
The student has demonstrated the level of proficiency required to pass the overall test or a portion of the overall test. |
Or here's another example:
| Level Name |
Level Description |
| Bench |
Benchmark Achieved: Student has a 50% chance of obtaining a B or higher or about a 75% chance of obtaining a C or higher in the corresponding first-year college course. |
| Not Bench |
Benchmark Not Achieved: Student success in the corresponding first-year college course is not predictable. Research shows that of students who took the ACT more than once 57% increased their Composite score, 21% had no change in their Composite score, and 22% decreased their Composite score. |
Test scoring can be configured as granularly as necessary to determine where students are excelling and where they are struggling across subject areas and within subject areas.