State Assessment and
Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for Adult Education

TABLE III– TABE 9 and 10
NRS Functioning Levels, Grade Equivalents,
and  Scale Score Ranges

NRS Functioning Level

Grade Level
Equivalent Range

Reading  Scale Score Ranges

Total Math Scale Score Ranges

Language Scale Score Ranges

Beginning Adult Basic Education (ABE) Literacy

0-1.9

0-367

0-313

0-389

Beginning Basic Education

2-3.9

368-460

314-441

390-490

Low Intermediate Basic Education

4-5.9

461-517

442-505

491-523

High Intermediate Basic Education

6-8.9

518-566

506-565

524-559

Low Adult Secondary Education (ASE)

9-10.9

567-595

566-594

560-585

High Adult Secondary Education (ASE)

11-12.9

596-812

595-775

586-826