Middle Level Extension: Simplified Example

• Level 3 Math Regents Exam is equated to scale score of 663*.

• Billy scores a 623 in Grade 5 Math.

• Billy enrolls in a new middle school in Grade 6.

• Billy is 40 points below proficiency (663-623).

• Billy has four years to become proficient.

• Billy must close the gap by 1/4 (10 points) in Grade 6.

• Billy’s proficiency target in Grade 6 is 633 (623 + 10).

• If Billy remained in his original school in Grade 6, then his proficiency target would have been 637.

(650**-623= 27/2 years = 13.5 + 623 = 637.)

*Actual equated score not yet determined

**Represents Grade 7 Level 3 Scale Score