State Assessment and
Goal Setting/Attainment Policy for Adult Education

Effective Date – July 1, 2011
Revised April 1, 2011

Appendix F

TABLE IV – BEST LITERACY NRS Functioning Levels, Scale Score Ranges, and Student Performance Levels
National Reporting System Educational Functioning Levels	Scale Score Ranges	Student Performance Levels (SPL)
Beginning ESL Literacy	0-20	0-1
Low Beginning ESL	21-52	2
High Beginning ESL	53-63	3
Low Intermediate ESL	64-67	4
High Intermediate ESL	68-75	5
Advanced ESL	76-78*	6

* If an examinee pretests into the NRS Advanced ESL level with a scale score of 76-78, use a different ESL assessment that measures higher reading and writing skills to more accurately measure and examinee’s language ability. Any student that falls into this category should be re-tested with another assessment at the time of pre-testing

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State Assessment and
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