A parent has brought you the Stanford Achievement Test results for her child. The scores are listed in the below.

The parent doesn't understand the types of scores and the results and wants you to help her interpret them.

• What would you tell her?

Subtests	Scaled Score	Percentile	NCE	Stanine	Grade Equivalent
Reading	639	59	54.8	5	5.4
Mathematics	633	57	57.5	5	5.5
Language	610	39	44.1	4	3.5
Spelling	647	73	62.9	6	6.4
Science	643	69	60.4	6	6.3
Social Science	607	40	44.7	4	3.5
Listening	608	35	41.9	4	3.4
Thinking Skills	623	56	53.2	5	5.1