NYRS Intermittent Measurable Skill Gain

One of the differences between the National Reporting System (NRS) and the New York Reporting System (NYRS) is that NYRS allows for intermittent gain.  Below is a break out of the new intermittent scores applied under NYRS.
TABE Scoring
New York Reporting System
TABE Score
NYRS 1: Beginning ABE Literacy
0 to .9
NYRS 1.5: Post Beginning ABE Literacy
1.0 to 1.9
NYRS 2: Beginning ABE
2.0 to 2.9
​NYRS 2.5: Post Beginning ABE
3.0 to 3.9
NYRS 3: Low Intermediate ABE
4.0 to 4.9
NYRS 3.5: Post Low Intermediate ABE
5.0 to 5.9
NYRS 4: High Intermediate ABE
6.0 to 7.0
NYRS 4.5: Post High Intermediate ABE
7.1 to 8.9
NYRS 5: ASE Low
​9.0 to 10.9
NYRS 6: ASE High
11.0 to 12.9
National Reporting System
TABE Score
NRS 1: Beginning ABE Literacy
0 to 1.9
NRS 2: Beginning ABE
2.0 to 3.9
NRS 3: Low Intermediate ABE
4.0 to 5.9
NRS 4: High Intermediate ABE
6.0 to 8.9
NRS 5: ASE Low
9.0 to 10.9
NRS 6: ASE High
11.0 to 12.9
BEST Plus Scoring
New York Reporting System
BEST Plus Score
NYRS 1: Beginning ESL Literacy
88 to 249
NYRS 1.5: Post Beginning ESL Literacy
250 to 361
NYRS 2: Low Beginning ESL
362 to 394
NYRS 2.5: Post Low Beginning ESL
395 to 427
NYRS 3: High Beginning ESL
428 to 439
NYRS 3.5: Post High Beginning ESL
440 to 452
NYRS 4: Low Intermediate ESL
453 to 484
NYRS 5: High Intermediate ESL
485 to 524
NYRS 6: Advanced ESL
525 to 564
National Reporting System
BEST Plus Score
NRS 1: Beginning ESL Literacy
88 to 361
NRS 2: Low Beginning ESL
362 to 427
NRS 3: High Beginning ESL
428 to 452
NRS 4: Low Intermediate ESL
453 to 484
NRS 5: High Intermediate ESL
485 to 524
NRS 6: Advanced ESL
525 to 564
BEST Literacy Scoring
New York Reporting System
BEST Literacy Score
NYRS 1: Beginning ESL Literacy
0 to 10
NYRS 1.5: Post Beginning ESL Literacy
11 to 20
NRS 2: Low Beginning ESL
21 to 37
NYRS 2.5: Post Low Beginning ESL
38 to 52
NYRS 3: High Beginning ESL
53 to 58
NYRS 3.5: Post High Beginning ESL
59 to 63
NYRS 4: Low Intermediate ESL
64 to 67
NYRS 5: High Intermediate ESL ​
68 to 75
NYRS 6: Advanced
76 and above
National Reporting System
BEST Literacy Score
NRS 1: Beginning ESL Literacy
0 to 20
NRS 2: Low Beginning ESL
21 to 52
NRS 3: High Beginning ESL
53 to 63
NRS 4: Low Intermediate ESL
64 to 67
NRS 5: High Intermediate ESL
68 to 75
NRS 6: Advanced ​
76 and above
NYRS Intermittent Measurable Skill Gain PDF
NYRS Cusp Score Ranges PDF