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Also how bad is this score? This is 3rd grade with no prep, just a kid who likes to enter for the tchotckies and math fun.[/quote]

Without prep, it's an okay score. A lot of Kangaroo questions do not align much with school math and 5-point problems will make many adults think long and hard, too. My kid prepped for a couple of months (1 full test a week), and got 17th rank, 91% percentile or so. He's a 99% MAP student, but without prep, I doubt he'd break into top-20.[/quote]

Mine is a consistent MAP 99% tester, in the highest math class at school, and in the highest RSM 3rd grade group (not competition class) and scored very low on Kangaroo, like 25th percentile. I do think the 3rd and 4th graders take the same Kangaroo test, so that might be part of it. It's Grade 1 and 2 together and Grade 3 and 4 together. I don't know if the student's grade level is factored into the score, though. [/quote]

Competition math is very different than school math. Your kid would likely pick up the competition math easily but it is a different skill set and approach to math. It is fun and challenging for kids who are good at math and enjoy the subject.[/quote]

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