GACE Special Education Reading, English Language Arts, and Social Studies (087) Practice Test

Stanine scores are divided into nine equal bands from 1 to 9. The middle bands around 5 represent average performance, while higher bands (7–9) indicate above-average performance. So the 7–9 range is the one that shows above-average performance. The 4–6 range is considered average, and the lower bands (1–3) are below average; the 2–4 range includes some below-average and some average scores, so it doesn’t indicate above-average as clearly as 7–9.