Section 25.760  Passing Score

a)         The passing raw score will be established for each test by the State Board, in consultation with SEPLB, based upon the professional judgments and recommendations of committees of Illinois educators about the acceptable, minimal level of performance for entry-level educators in Illinois classrooms.

b)         The raw score for each test that forms part of the Illinois Licensure Testing System shall be transferred to a scaled score ranging from 100 to 300, with 240 established as the passing score.  The passing raw score shall always be equal to a scaled score of 240.  The following formula shall be used to transform raw scores to scaled scores, where MAX means the maximum raw score, CUT means the passing raw score, and X means the number of multiple choice items correctly answered or the number of holistic score points assigned to a constructed-response item or section, as applicable:

1)         If X is greater than or equal to CUT, then the scaled score is 240 + 60 [(X - CUT)/(MAX - CUT)].

2)         If X is less than CUT, then the scaled score is 100 + 140X/CUT.

c)         Scaled scores are rounded to the nearest integer except between 69 and 70 and between 239 and 240.  To ensure that a score just below passing is not equated with a scaled score of 70 or 240, scaled scores between 69 and 70 will be considered 69, and scaled scores between 239 and 240 will be considered 239.

d)         The requirements of this Section do not apply to scores used for determining passage of the TPA.

(Source:  Amended at 45 Ill. Reg. 7269, effective June 3, 2021)