Achievement Level - Based on the number of questions answered correctly, the student will be classified as: Does not meet the standards, Partially meets the standards, Meets the standards, or Exceeds the standards. Following is a description of each Achievement Level.
Exceeds the standards:
Students at this level exceed the skills of the Minnesota Academic Standards.
Meets the standards:
Students at this level meet the skills of the Minnesota Academic Standards.
Partially meets the standards:
Students at this level partially meet the skills of the Minnesota Academic Standards.
Does not meet the standards:
Students at this level succeed at few of the most fundamental skills of the Minnesota Academic Standards.
Students are assigned an achievement level based on their scale score. The commissioner approves cut scores used to assign achievement levels. The cut score for levels P (Partially) and M (Meets) are 640 and 650 respectively. The cut score for level E (Exceeds) will vary slightly by grade, subject and year. However, the difficulty required to meet that score remains the same.
