2009 - 2010 ITBS Results for Immanuel Lutheran School

Immanuel students in 2nd through 8th grade take the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS), a standardized, nationwide, academic assessment program. This allows us to compare our students' academic progress to other students, not just in Colorado, but across the nation.

We were very pleased by Immanuel's ITBS results again this year. Overall, our results placed our students' academic achievement in the top 3% of schools nationwide.

Students at Immanuel take the tests three-fifths of the way through the year (February). Thus, the second-graders were at 2.6 in the school year when taking the test, third-graders at 3.6, etc. The results are shown in relation to the students grade level. Scoring 1.0 above grade level implies that your test results are equivalent to the average student in the next higher grade level. As you can see from the table below, Immanuel students' academic advantage over students nationwide grows wider as they progress from second grade through eighth grade.

The Average Grade Equivalent is a score that describes the results of an average student in a particular grade (i.e., a student at the 50th percentile).  The assessment results show that our sixth graders this year had cumulative test results equivalent to the average student entering high school.    

The School to School Percentile compares our ITBS results to the results from other schools.   Average results would place a school at the 50% percentile. The best possible score is the 99th percentile, indicating results that are better than 99% of all others being tested. Our fifth grade results earned the best possible result, the 99th percentile (top 1% nationwide). All of our classes placed in the top 5% nationwide.

The School to School Average of all grades for the subject area is as follows.  All scores are shown as percentiles.

Complete ITBS results are available for the 2008-09 school year and the 2007-08 school year.