TerraNova
Norm Referenced Results - Spring 2009

A Quick Explanation of a “Norm-Referenced” Test

 

A “Norm-Referenced” test, such as the new “TerraNova” provides a comparison to every other student and school in the country.  A “norm referenced” test means that a score of 50 is the average for all students taking the test.  A score of 66 would mean it is 16% higher than the average and in the top one-third of all students in the country.  A score of 25 would mean it is 25% below the average and in the bottom one-fourth of all students that took the test.

2009 TerraNova Results

Grade	Reading	Math	Language
Second	72	72	85
Third	71	75	75
Fourth	81	85	85
Fifth	76	72	85
Sixth	84	81	79
Average	77	77	82
Increase from 1997 to 2009	83%	196%	122%