Kansas Student Assessment Scoring Range Expands - The Iola Register

Kansas student assessment scoring range expands - The Iola Register

The state education board voted 7-3 on Tuesday to change assessment cut scores in the 2025-2026 school year, broadening the scoring range and shrinking the tests. TOPEKA — Judith Deedy said there’s been a disconnect for a decade in Kansas’ student assessment scores. Her oldest child once earned fives — the highest level at the time — until 2015, when she began scoring at level three after the assessment scores changed. “The Kansas assessment has…

Kansas state education board expands scoring range for student assessments

State assessments have shown increasing numbers of Kansas students scoring lower on math, science and English language arts tests since 2016, while achieving marks of post-secondary success, such as higher education degrees and military careers. Continue reading ...