Stanford 10 data is used to identify students for special programs throughout the district and to help teachers know more about student skills in specific areas like fractions, decimals, vocabulary, and comprehension.
As an alternative to the Stanford 10, students who take the WAAS Portfolio will have a Checklist Alternative Assessment based on their Individual Education Plan (IEP) in Reading and Mathematics.
How Stanford tests are scored
The Stanford 10 is a nationally normed test which gives us information on how Issaquah students compare to other students across the country. The average score on the Stanford 10, regardless of grade level or content area, is the 50th percentile. This score means that in a random sample of 100 students in the norming group, we would expect approximately 49 to score lower than 50 and 50 to score higher. Stanford results are reported in percentile rankings, not in percentage of answers correct.
Total Reading and Total Math scores are shown, as well as subtests like reading vocabulary or reading comprehension. Not all grade levels have subtests for each content area. A Partial Battery score is based on the combined scores for Total Reading and Total Math. We do not give the entire Stanford 10 which includes social studies and science tests; therefore, we get a Partial Battery score.
2009 KINDERGARTEN-9TH GRADE DISTRICT SCORES
Test descriptions by grade level