Performance Levels for Final Score Grade 4 Elementary-Level Science Test
Level	Final Test Score Range	Description of Student Performance
4	85–100	Meeting the Standards with Distinction • A student demonstrates superior understanding of elementary-level science content and concepts for the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student demonstrates superior elementary-level science skills related to the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student demonstrates superior understanding of the science content, concepts, and skills required for an elementary-level academic environment.
3	65–84	Meeting the Standards • The student demonstrates understanding of elementary-level science content and concepts for the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student demonstrates elementary-level science skills related to the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student demonstrates understanding of the science content, concepts, and skills required for an elementary-level academic environment.
2	45–64	Not Fully Meeting the Standards • The student demonstrates only minimal understanding of elementary-level science content and concepts for each of the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student demonstrates minimal elementary-level science skills related to the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student demonstrates minimal understanding of the science content, concepts, and skills required for an elementary-level academic environment.
1	0–44	Not Meeting the Standards • The student is unable to demonstrate understanding of elementary-level science content and concepts for the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student is unable to demonstrate elementary-level science skills related to the learning standards and key ideas being assessed. • The student is unable to demonstrate understanding of the science content, concepts, and skills required for an elementary-level academic environment.