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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are two comparators- the NN (national norm) and the Independent norm

Many private school kids will score on the high 90’s (96-99) on the national norm and have a stanine of 8-9. Anything lower would be a fine score but not great. As a proxy- to get into CTY you need a NN % of 98-99 no exceptions.

On the independent norm- a really good score would have you at a stanine of 8-9 (typically scores of 90%+)6-7 stanine a are very solid scores- but not super high

A 94 on NN isn’t necessarily great for a kid in an independent school- it’s fine- but not stellar. [/quote]

+1.  You want to compare your child’s scores against the Independent School norm.  Also I looked at my child’s scores from ERB and they most definitely include the standings for both National and Independent norms.[/quote]

OP here. Thanks. My child is in 2nd grade… maybe that’s why we don’t have stanines?

All it says is what my child scored and what suburban and independent school children score (on average). For example: my child score 99% in reading comprehension while Suburban Norm average is 71% and independent norm is 78%.
My child scored 84% in Math while Suburban Average was 73% and independent average is 75%.

I was hoping for a school or at least DMV area comparison and that is why I asked here.[/quote]

Different schools choose what to report to parents. Are you referencing the percentage of correct answers on each section, or percentiles? Typically, and this is why you are seeing lots of comments about stanines, the full report shows a breakdown of actual performance on the test by percentage correct AND National, Suburban, and Independent school percentiles and stanines. It appears your school might have chosen to exclude the percentiles and stanines from the report. They do have that information and you could try asking them directly for it.

Either way, the ERB tests content along with aptitude, so the scores are affected by the curriculum (especially in the younger grades). Over several years, they might show a pattern (ie, great reading comprehension or difficulty completing the entire math section). Otherwise I don't think they're especially useful. I recall a parent in early elementary school panicking because her child had 40th-60th percentile ERB scores. Years later, he was a National Merit Finalist and is at a top 10 college. It doesn't matter. [/quote]

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