iReady

Student 2 is scoring better than 79% of the nationally representative group of first graders who took the Diagnostic during the fall window.  In i-Ready we use the norms along side the criterion-referenced scores to give a more complete picture of student performance.  Placement levels in i-Ready are criterion referenced, reflecting what students are expected to know at each grade level and in each content area.  So, for that first grader, a score of 428 is saying that they’re on the very high end of Kindergarten expectations, and they haven’t yet met the expectations for First Grade standards (see screenshot of the placement tables below).  This is common because it’s the beginning of the school year and they haven’t yet been taught first grade content.  When thinking about it in relation to the percentile, it’s showing that most 1st graders at the beginning of the school year haven’t mastered the 1st grade standards.  We expect that many students who are in the yellow, one grade level below, at the beginning of the school year will grow into early, mid, or late on grade level placements by the end of the year.   If we look at Student 1, their score is already in the Mid On-Grade range for first grade which is saying they’ve already met or surpassed expectations for 1st grade content.