2006 Grade Distributions

Total Group
Examination Grade Spanish Language
  N % At
5 23,718 23.4
4 24,812 24.5
3 28,291 27.9
2 15,573 15.3
1 9,079 8.9
Number of Students 101,473  
3 or Higher / % 76,821 75.7
Mean Grade 3.38  
Standard Deviation 1.24  
Standard Group *
Examination Grade Spanish Language
  N % At
5 3,822 8.6
4 7,128 16.1
3 13,743 31.1
2 11,590 26.2
1 7,943 18.0
Number of Students 44,226  
3 or Higher / % 24,693 55.8
Mean Grade 2.71  
Standard Deviation 1.19  
* 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.