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Updated 6th Grade Reading Placement Rubric Criteria – January 14, 2021

Please see the updated data criteria for 6th grade reading placement.  If there are any concerns or if teachers would like to review the 6th grade data prior to placement please contact

Mandy Thurman by January 27th. mandy.thurman@jordandistrict.org, 801-567-8119

Reading Placement Rubric - Revised 1/14/21
Current (20-21 Students) 

6th Grade Students going into 7th Grade

CATEGORY Highly Proficient Proficient Approaching Proficient Below Proficient
District Benchmark (Most Recent) 16-30 12-15 8-11 0-7
HMH RI

Lexile Score

1010+ 910-1009 690-909 100-689
CogAt Verbal Stanine 7+

PR: 77+

Stanine 5-6

PR: 43-76

Stanine 4

PR: 25-42

Stanine 1-3

PR: 1-24

Students with scores ‘Proficient or higher in at least two categories may take an elective rather than a Reading Course for the upcoming school year.

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