2005 Grade Distributions

Total Group
Examination Grade Spanish Language
  N % At
5 20,002 20.4
4 22,688 23.1
3 28,712 29.2
2 16,725 17.0
1 10,118 10.3
Number of Students 98,245  
3 or Higher / % 71,402 72.7
Mean Grade 3.26  
Standard Deviation 1.25  
Standard Group *
Examination Grade Spanish Language
  N % At
5 3,367 8.3
4 6,268 15.4
3 12,220 30.0
2 10,703 26.3
1 8,135 20.0
Number of Students 40,693  
3 or Higher / % 21,855 53.7
Mean Grade 2.66  
Standard Deviation 1.20  
* Standard students generally receive most of their foreign language training in U.S. schools. They did not indicate on their answer sheet that they regularly speak or hear the foreign language of the examination, or that they have lived for one month or more in a country where the language is spoken.