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State Assessment and
Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for Adult Education

Effective Date – July 1, 2009
Revised June 25, 2009

Appendix E

TABLE II – 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