The following table should be useful for principals, teachers and parents in preparing for the Spring 2018 LEAP tests. Scale scores and conversion factors change very little from year to year, so we can expect similar results for this Spring. (Take particular note of the average scores for all tested students)
In addition, a public records request I made to the Louisiana Department of Education produced records confirming that approximately 25% of all test takers in 2016 failed both their ELA and math tests. The all test taker average produced slightly lower scale scores in 2017 compared to 2016 for 3 out of 4 ELA and math tests. This report also includes cut score conversions for Social Studies and Science.
Michael Deshotels
2017 Cut Score Conversions for LEAP
English scale scores
range from 650 to 850, with zero correct answers producing 650 points and 100 %
correct answers producing 850 points. The min. passing score is known as the cut score.
ELA Grade 3: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 31% correct
answers
The av. Gr. 3 ELA score for all tested students in 2017 was
743 = 41% correct ans.
ELA Grade 4: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 25% correct
answers
The av. Gr. 4 ELA score for all tested students in 2017 was
744 = 35% correct ans.
ELA Grade 5: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 25.5% correct
answers
The av. Gr. 5 ELA score for tested students in 2017 was 742
= 35% correct ans.
ELA Grade 6: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 29%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 6 ELA score for all tested students in 2017 was
738 = 37.5% cor. ans.
ELA Grade 7: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 32% correct
answers
The av. Gr. 7 ELA score for all tested students in 2017 was
741 = 42% cor. ans.
ELA Grade 8: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 34%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 8 ELA score for all tested students in 2017 was
744 = 45% cor. ans.
The average minimum passing
score (cut score) for all 2017 ELA tests = 29%
Math scale scores
range from 650 to 850, with zero correct answers producing 650 points and 100%
correct answers producing 850 points. The min. passing score is known as the cut score.
Math Grade 3: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 39%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 3 Math score for all tested students in 2017 was
743 = 50% cor. ans.
Math Grade 4: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 39%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 4 Math score for all tested students in 2017 was
740 = 50% cor. ans.
Math Grade 5: min
passing score = 725 scale score = 33%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 5 Math score for all tested students in 2017 was
736 = 41% cor. ans.
Math Grade 6:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 33%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 6 Math score for all tested students in 2017 was
732 = 36% cor. ans.
Math Grade 7:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 26%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 7 Math score for all tested students in 2017 was
732 = 32% cor. ans.
Math Grade 8:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 26%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 8 Math score for all tested students in 2017 was
728 = 28% cor. ans.
The average minimum
passing score (cut score) for 2017 Math tests = 33%
Soc. Studies Gr 3: min.
passing score = 725 scale score = 46%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 3 Soc. Studies score for all tested students in
2017 was 721 = 44%
Soc. Studies Gr. 4:
min passing score = 725 scale score = 44% correct answers
The av. Gr. 4 Soc. Studies score for all tested students in
2017 was 721 = 42%
Soc. Studies Gr. 5:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 35%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 5 Soc. Studies score for all tested students in
2017 was 716 = 31%
Soc. Studies Gr. 6:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 41%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 6 Soc. Studies score for all tested students in
2017 was 720 = 39%
Soc. Studies Gr. 7:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 32%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 7 Soc. Studies score for all tested students in
2017 was 726 = 33%
Soc. Studies Gr. 8:
min. passing score = 725 scale score = 44%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 8 Soc. Studies score for all tested students in
2017 was 732 = 48.5%
The average min.
passing score (cut score) for 2017 Soc. Studies tests = 40%
Science scale scores
range from 100 to 500, with zero correct answers producing 100 points and 100%
correct answers producing 500 points. The min. passing score is known as the cut score.
Science Gr. 3: min.
passing score = 293 scale score = 57%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 3 Science score for all tested students in 2017
was 308 = 64%
Science Gr. 4:
min. passing score = 308 scale score = 59%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 4 Science score for all tested students in 2017
was 322 = 65%
Science Gr. 5:
min. passing score =292 scale score = 52%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 5 Science score for all tested students in 2017
was 302 = 56%
Science Gr. 6:
min. passing score = 295 scale score = 48%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 6 Science score for all tested students in 2017
was 308 = 54%
Science Gr. 7:
min. passing score = 304 scale score = 50%
correct answers
The av. Gr. 7 Science score for all tested students in 2017
was 318 = 57%
Science Gr. 8:
min. passing score = 305 scale score = 59% correct answers
The av. Gr. 8 Science score for all tested students in 2017
was 313 = 63%
The average minimum
passing score (cut score) for 2017science tests = 54%
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