Performance Level Descriptors

Want to know what your student’s scores mean? Find out with these Performance Level Descriptors. Each explains the skills a student demonstrates in order to score into each performance level on the GED^® test and the GED Ready^® practice test.

GED Test Performance Level Descriptors

The four performance levels are Below Passing, Passing for High School Equivalency, GED^® College Ready, and GED^® College Ready + Credit.

• Performance Level Descriptors Chart – View in Spanish
  Breaks down the descriptors for all four subjects by performance level in an easy-to-read chart.
• Assessment Target Comparison Chart – View in Spanish
  Compares the official indicator code language with the language test-takers see in their score report.
• Performance Level Descriptors – View in Spanish
  A full listing of all Performance Level Descriptors for all four subjects.

GED Ready^®: The Official Practice Test

The three performance levels for GED Ready^® practice test include Red Zone – Not Likely to Pass, Yellow Zone – Too Close to Call, and Green Zone – Likely to Pass.

• Performance Level Descriptors – View in Spanish
  A full listing of all Performance Level Descriptors for all four subjects.