Understanding i-Ready Scores

During the 2022-23 school year, ISD took part in a large-scale calibration study of i-Ready Scores with the state test, the Smarter Balanced Assessment or SBA.

As a result, i-Ready created Scale Score Charts called Projected Proficiency.  This chart shows, for each i-Ready test, how a student who is learning at a typical rate is likely to score on the state assessment. 

Starting with the fall of 2023, the Detail Level reported by ISD for students in 3rd-8th grades reflects the student's Projected Proficiency - their likely score on the state assessment if they continue to learn at a typical rate.

What if there is no score for one of the topics assessed?

For Phonological Awareness, Phonics and High Frequency words, a missing score indicates that i-Ready determined your student no longer needs to be assessed in that area or topic.  

Using the Detail Level

Using the Detail Level, you can quickly understand where your student scored in comparison to expectation on this test for the overall areas of Reading and Math, and for the topics assessed.  For example:

• If a student scores a 3.12 on a test or topic, that means the student scored just above expectation and is on track to meet standard.
• If a student scores 2.75 on a test or topic, that means the student scored 75% of the way between a 2.00 and a 3.00. 

Seeing the detail level for each topic tested allows you, like the teacher, to see areas of relative strength and areas for improvement for your student. 

Communicate with your student's teacher

Your student's teacher uses i-Ready AND classroom tests, assignments, and observations to get a clear understanding of your student's skills.  Your teacher will have insights and ideas for how you can help your student at home, if it is needed.

Use i-Ready at home

i-Ready creates a custom learning experience for your student called MyPath.  The i-Ready system uses your student's answers to the test questions to identify next steps for learning and automatically assign lessons.  When your student logs into i-Ready through Clever, at school or at home, there is a next-step lesson for Reading and Math ready to go. 

Click here to learn more about using i-Ready at home.

i-Ready is available for students to use at home as a form of personalized tutoring and practice in Math or Reading!

If your student isn't already completing 30-49 minutes per week of i-Ready MyPath lessons at school, you may want to have your student complete i-Ready lessons at home.

Your student should know how to access i-Ready, but if not, here are some simple directions, and family resources below.

1. access i-Ready through Clever.  

IMPORTANT for iPad users: if using an iPad at home, download both the Clever app and the i-Ready app THEN access i-Ready through the Clever app.

2. Review your student's i-Ready Dashboard with your students to see their progress and what they are working on.  

Directions:  

CLICK HERE to view a video for directions for accessing the dashboard.  Or visit the i-Ready Family Center for more information. 

This video for directions is available in the following languages: Click on the language to access the video. Arabic,  Bengali, Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese (Mandarin), Haitian Creole, Hmong, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Yupik

3. i-Ready has already assigned your student the lessons he or she needs next. 

i-Ready has created a personalized learning plan for your student called MyPath.  MyPath provides lessons that are assigned to students based on how they answered questions on the i-Ready assessments.  Then i-Ready assigned lessons it determined to be most important in developing their skills in reading and math.  Your student's next lesson is always ready.  

Students should complete i-Ready lessons independently.  If a student doesn't pass the lesson the first time, that is when they should ask for help from an adult on the learning portion of the lesson, then complete the practice independently.

Please note: Our focus is for students to complete MyPath lessons IF we identify a skill gap (scored below 3.00).  We don't expect all students to complete MyPath lessons, though some may find it beneficial or even a fun way to extend learning even in areas of strength.  Keep in mind, your student may already be doing the suggested amount of i-Ready lessons at school (30-49 minutes per week in each subject where there is need.)  We want to be careful not to exhaust our students on i-Ready by spending too much time in it.

i-Ready tests 3-6 domains, or topics, in reading and 4 topics in math.  Teachers can use scores by topic to further understand your student's learning needs.  The tables below are designed to help you understand each topic and suggest ways in which you could support your student at home.

Math Topics

Please see our Elementary Learning page to see what specific content is taught at each grade.

Reading Topics

Please see our Elementary Learning page to see what specific content is taught at each grade.

Directions for Accessing i-Ready Scores

Note: If using a smart phone, please use a web browser on your phone and follow the instructions, as test scores are not available through the app.

1. Log into Family Access. Click here to learn how to use Family Access.

2. Scores are found under Test Scores.

3. Look for the test date for the most recent score, and under test name, look for i-Ready Reading or i-Ready Math

We recommend talking to your student about a few subjects connected to scores:

1. Celebrate achievement and growth!  Looking at scale scores; some will have jumps from Fall to Winter, others from Fall to Spring.  Focus on the increases.  Remember that students who started at a level and ended at the same level had to grow in order to stay at that level over the course of the year!

2. Ask about their experience.  How students are engaging with i-Ready can impact scores and how well it supports learning.  Some students have shared that they like the lessons and learning games, while others report getting tired of doing i-Ready over time.  You can ask your student whether they felt they were able to show their best effort  on the last i-Ready assessment. 

In the How do I support my student's learning? panel, you will find there are options for using i-Ready at home, even into the summer.  It is important, though, to hear from our students as to whether they need an i-Ready break or whether doing a little more here and there would help them achieve their learning goals.

i-Ready does not test all aspects of reading and math, so please remember that the report cards from your classroom teacher are more comprehensive.  They will use observations, tests, and daily work to determine how students are growing and achieving in reading and math.  It is possible for a student to meet expectation on i-Ready, and have growth needs.  It is also possible for a student to be at score below a 3.00 in i-Ready while showing stronger reading and math skills in class.  That is why your teacher provides a report on overall achievement with teacher-parent conferences and the report card.

Below are the i-Ready Scale Score charts that show the scale score of a student who is on track to meet standard, based on when the test is given.  i-Ready tests are given as follows:

• Fall: September (1st-8th Reading & Math)
• Winter: January-February (K-8th Reading & Math)
• Spring: April (K-5th Reading & Math)

Overall Reading Expected Scale Scores (Called Projected Proficiency in i-Ready)

Overall Math Expected Scale Scores (Called Projected Proficiency in i-Ready)