Bechtel Elementary School : 2002 TerraNova

Year Grade Number of Students Reading Language Arts Math Science Social Studies
2002 3 132 47 %ile 55 %ile 55 %ile 48 %ile 41 %ile
2002 4 131 55 %ile 56 %ile 49 %ile 45 %ile 56 %ile
2002 5 110 55 %ile 53 %ile 61 %ile 41 %ile 54 %ile
2002 6 98 65 %ile 66 %ile 74 %ile 56 %ile 66 %ile

The TerraNova 2nd Edition is the latest version of the standardized test which is published by CTB/McGraw-Hill. The 2002 test year was the first administration of the test's new items which had been normed to a very inclusive national sample of students. Therefore results cannot be validly compared to the standardized test results prior to 2002, which serves as the baseline for comparison with results from future test administrations.

All TerraNova scores are reported in percentiles - not percentages. A percentile is a measure of comparison that ranks one score against the scores of all other test takers. For example, a 75 percentile score means that 75 percent of all other test takers nationally scored below and 25 percent scored above that score. The national average is always the 50%ile.

Note: Comparison of district data from year to year may not be valid due to redistricting of schools.