{"id":142,"date":"2017-02-16T13:49:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T13:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ed.aislinthemes.com\/?page_id=951"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:57:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:57:20","slug":"math-kangaroo-scoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathkangaroo.org\/mks\/resources\/math-kangaroo-scoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Kangaroo Scoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1487254495680{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1490084817981{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Math Kangaroo Scoring” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23000080″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1629168895404{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1707094500764{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”7\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1707183579626{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”Math Kangaroo uses DataMate, a web-based assessment management tool to process and score paper answer sheets and the Oasis LMS to process and score electronic tests.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707183950108{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”Each question has a point value. 1\/3 of questions are 3 points each, 1\/3 – 4 points each, 1\/3 – 5 points each. The sum of earned points is the student’s score or result.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707183957697{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”There are no points taken away for giving an incorrect answer.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707183967292{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”The students who earn the twenty highest scores are placed on the National Winner List ranked 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, or 20 – at each grade nationwide.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707183979325{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”The students who earn the three highest scores in their state are placed on the State Winners List ranked 1, 2, and 3 – at each grade statewide.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707183989009{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”The maximum possible score is 96 at grades: 1, 2, 3, and 4; and 120 points at grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707183998090{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”If several students’ score is 100% or other highest score at a given grade level they all rank 1 and all receive gold medals. The second highest score puts a student in second place, and so on.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707184008382{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 17px !important;}”]\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”Percentile is the percentage of students whose scores are lower than your student’s score at that grade. There are two percentile rankings: state and nationwide.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707094142960{padding-left: 17px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/12″ css=”.vc_custom_1707094541363{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”4\/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”24 Math Kangaroo Questions
\nGrades 1, 2, 3 and 4″ font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”The maximum possible score is 96″ font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:center|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707094353661{margin-bottom: -15px !important;}”][vc_round_chart type=”doughnut” stroke_width=”2″ values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%223%20Point%20Questions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2224%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22orange%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%224%20Point%20Questions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2232%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22violet%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%225%20Point%20Questions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2240%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22peacoc%22%7D%5D” css=”.vc_custom_1707098236391{margin-top: -65px !important;margin-bottom: -35px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”30 Math Kangaroo Questions
\nGrades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12″ font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_custom_heading text=”The maximum possible score is 120″ font_container=”tag:h6|text_align:center|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707093612928{margin-bottom: -15px !important;}”][vc_round_chart type=”doughnut” stroke_width=”2″ values=”%5B%7B%22title%22%3A%223%20Point%20Questions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2230%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22vista-blue%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%224%20Point%20Questions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2240%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22sandy-brown%22%7D%2C%7B%22title%22%3A%225%20Point%20Questions%22%2C%22value%22%3A%2250%22%2C%22color%22%3A%22turquoise%22%7D%5D” css=”.vc_custom_1707098259123{margin-top: -65px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1747060642869{margin-top: -1px !important;margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1707094431297{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Interpreting Math Kangaroo Results:
\nA Guide for Parents and Students” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:justify|color:%23000080″ use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1747060435622{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n
Each year, thousands of students across the United States participate in the Math Kangaroo competition. As scores are released, families often have questions about how rankings and percentiles are calculated. This guide aims to clarify what national and state rankings mean, how percentiles are determined, and how to interpret your child\u2019s performance.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t<\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t[vc_custom_heading text=”Here is a short explanation of the result.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:justify” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1707094420900{padding-left: 17px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”60162″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1747060478175{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=””]
Understanding Math Kangaroo Rankings and Percentiles<\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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