WA-AIM Scoring and Reporting

During the administration of the Washington-Access to Instruction & Measurement (WA-AIM) educators determine the most appropriate Access Point and administer the associated Performance Task. Five items are required for each Performance Task. Educators will enter a score for each item based on a student’s response. An entry of 1=student got the item correct; an entry of 0=student got the item incorrect. Final scores for each standard are based on the number of items correct for the Performance Task and the weighted value of the Access Point complexity level at which the Performance Task was administered.

For a more comprehensive look at scoring see: Generating the Score.

The cut (or threshold) scores for Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4, within the scale score range, were developed during WA-AIM Standard Setting summer 2015. The associated cut scores were then recommended to the State Board of Education (SBE) and were approved on August 5, 2015.

Achievement Level Descriptors for ELA, Mathematics, and Science are provided in each content area, for each grade level.

Scale Score Ranges for All Achievement Levels on the WA-AIM

WA-AIM English Language Arts

Scale Score Range for WA-AIM English Language Arts

Grade	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
3	100-108	109-123	124-149	150-200
4	100-106	107-124	125-157	158-200
5	100-107	108-128	129-161	162-200
6	100-109	110-124	125-158	159-200
7	100-107	108-122	123-153	154-200
8	100-109	110-122	123-149	150-200
High school	100-109	110-125	126-161	162-200

WA-AIM Mathematics

Scale Score Range for WA-AIM Mathematics

Grade	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
3	100-107	108-128	129-160	161-200
4	100-105	106-125	126-160	161-200
5	100-105	106-119	120-152	153-200
6	100-108	109-130	131-159	160-200
7	100-108	109-123	124-162	163-200
8	100-111	112-132	133-161	162-200
High school	100-107	108-119	120-145	146-200

WA-AIM Science

Scale Score Range for WA-AIM Science

Grade	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
Grade 5	100-110	111-128	129-168	169-200
8	100-109	110-126	127-162	163-200
High school	100-110	111-127	128-163	164-200

WA-AIM Graduation Cut Scores

WA-AIM Graduation Cut Scores

English Language Arts 104
Mathematics  103

Reporting

Districts and schools receive score reports detailing student achievement on the WA-AIM. Copies of Individual Student Reports (ISRs) are provided to schools along with Parent Letter Templates and a Parent Guide to send home to families that explain student scores on the assessment.

WA-AIM Score Interpretation Guide