Test Scores
COGATS (Cognitive Abilities Tests) is administered annually to students in third, fifth, and seventh grade.
ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) is administered annually to students in first through eighth grade. The table below shows grade level performance through grade equivalent; Example 2.6 represents Second Grade/Sixth Month. The Composite score represents the total average of all subject areas tested. The results below are scores from the test administered in 2021.
ITBS (Iowa Tests of Basic Skills) is administered annually to students in first through eighth grade. The table below shows grade level performance through grade equivalent; Example 2.6 represents Second Grade/Sixth Month. The Composite score represents the total average of all subject areas tested. The results below are scores from the test administered in 2021.
Grade |
ELA |
Math |
Core Composite |
Social Studies |
Science |
Complete Composite |
1 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
2 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
3 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
4 |
6.4 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
6.2 |
7.2 |
6.1 |
5 |
7.9 |
7.5 |
6.8 |
7.2 |
7.3 |
7.3 |
6 |
8.3 |
7.6 |
7.9 |
7.7 |
7.9 |
7.9 |
7 |
10.4 |
8.8 |
9.0 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
8 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
11.8 |
12.6 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
The results demonstrate that Ave Maria Catholic School students, at a minimum, perform at the grade equivalent of one grade level higher than other students nationally and at the grade equivalent of up to four grade levels higher than other students nationally.