Shallowford Falls – AC Placement Requirements (4th and 5th grades)
- All students are screened for AC placement by the AC team and administration. Parents of qualifying students will be notified if their child qualifies for placement.
- ELA placement is based on the following scores:
Achievement: Iowa Total Reading Score
Achievement: Milestones ELA
Mental Ability: Cogat Verbal Age Percentile Score
- Math Placement is based on the following scores:
Achievement: Iowa Total Math Score
Achievement: Milestones Math
Mental Ability: Cogat Quantitative Age Percentile Score
Descriptor | Criteria for 4th grade placement |
Class Performance | 3 or 3+ yearly average in 3rd grade reading/math |
Achievement | 90-99%ile Total Reading/Total Math on 3rd grade Iowa OR Distinguished learner designation on Milestones in English Language Arts/Math |
Ability | 85-99% Verbal /Quantitative age percentile on 3rd grade Cogat |
Descriptor | Criteria for 5th grade placement |
Class Performance | 90-100% yearly average in 4th grade reading/math |
Achievement | 90-99%ile Total Reading/Total Math on most recent Iowa OR Distinguished learner designation on Milestones in English Language Arts/Math |
Ability | 85-99% Verbal /Quantitative age percentile on most recent Cogat |
