A third-grade student who earned a grade-equivalent score of 5.0 a standardized test of mathematics
A) has the same mathematics ability as the average fifth-grade student in that same school.
B) should not be enrolled in a fifth-grade math class.
C) performed similarly to a hypothetical fifth-grade student.
D) will most probably earn a grade of A in the course.

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A grade-equivalent score means that the student performed similarly to an average student in that grade level on the test. So a third-grade student with a grade-equivalent score of 5.0 performed similarly to an average fifth-grade student on the test. It does not necessarily mean that the student has the same mathematics ability as a fifth-grade student in their school or that they should be enrolled in a fifth-grade math class. It also does not predict future grades.

A Third-Grade Student Who Earned a Grade-Equivalent Score of 5