Academic Standards

Stanford Achievement Testing

 2004 – 9^th Edition Stanford Tests, Measured in Grade Equivalents

            Grade Level              Reading          Math               Basic           Complete

              First                               2.9              2.4                    2.8                    2.7

              Second                           3.9              3.2                    3.8                    3.8

              Third                               5.0              4.7                    4.6                    5.0

              Fourth                             7.0              6.6                    6.8                    6.3

              Fifth                                7.3              6.9                    7.3                    7.2

              Sixth                               9.1               8.9                    9.6                    9.6

              Seventh                         10.2             11.6                  10.0                  10.5

              Tenth                             12.7             10.5                  12.8                  11.9

Grace Academy is frequently asked how our students compare with our local public schools when given standardized tests. There are several tests for schools to choose from, but they all seek to measure the same information. Washington state public schools use the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Grace uses the Stanford Achievement Tests. Outside of actually using the same test, this is the best comparison possible. For even more accuracy, the following table shows scores by national percentile. This compares each particular group of students against the other students across the nation taking that same test.