Assessment Information - STAR Unified Scale Score Update 2021-22

Renaissance has updated the overall STAR assessment scores for the 2021-22 school year. In place of the current scales, which are distinct for STAR Early Literacy, STAR Reading, and STAR Math (English and Spanish versions), there will now be a single Unified Scale. In addition, Renaissance changed to “provide you with increased measurement precision and one consistent scale across all computer-adaptive Star assessments,” such as the transition from Early Literacy to Reading. 

The links below contain more information from Renaissance about the Unified Scale.

• Renaissance Help Content - Star Unified Scale
• AssessMinutes (video) - Star Unified Scale

While the Unified Scale score has been available for some time, it will become the default scale score for Renaissance Learning starting in the 2021-22 school year. The old scale score (Star Enterprise Scale score) will still be available for the 2021-22 school year but will be discontinued for the 2022-23 school year.

In August of this year, Renaissance Learning published cut scores for the new Unified Scale Scores, but they have only published them for the Spring Benchmark period. It is uncertain whether they will also publish them for Fall and Winter. Therefore, for 2021-22, SchoolData.net uses the same cut scores for all three Benchmark windows, as we currently do for all i-Ready assessments.

During the transitional 2021-22 school year, the Unified Scale Scores will be displayed as an additional strand, nested under the existing Enterprise Scale score.

Beginning with the 2022-23 school year, we will reconfigure the STAR data displays. The Unified Scale Score will become the parent assessment since the Enterprise Scale Score will no longer be available. If Renaissance Learning has published Fall and Winter benchmarks before the 2022-23 school year start, we will make the appropriate updates; if not, we will continue using the same benchmarks for all three windows.