Can someone help me interpret my TEAS exam scores??

langharsiteppa · Sep 27, 2008

If you go to the atitesting website and login, you shall find the the second page after the scores which explains and interpret the meaning of those numbers. I think you did good. :yeah: .I took mine 2 months ago.Adjusted individual score 89.4%, Mean-national 74.4% and program 75.4%, Percentile Rank-national 95 and program 96.:cheers:

Harparia · Sep 27, 2008

okay. so i took my teas exam a few days ago and just found out my scores and percentile rank. can someone tell me if they are good or bad? be honest-i'd rather know the truth! (if you've taken the test what were your scores?)
percentile rank - national: 44
percentile rank - program: 40
mean - program 75.4%
adjusted individual total score: 73.5%
mean - national 74.4%

sorry, these are not great scores, but don't panic. you are not too far off the mark. it appears that your composite score is 73.5%. the national average for everyone that took this test is 74.4%, so you are only 0.9% away from the national average. now, the program average (ie everyone enrolled in a bsn program) is slightly higher. you are 1.9% lower than the program average.

the ranking means that for the national average, you scored better than 44% of the people who to the teas, and scored better than 40% better than people enrolled in your same program. with the ranking, higher is better. (ie if you had a raking of 80, that would mean that you scored better than 80% of people who took the teas)

you want to aim for a score that is at least better than the program mean. so you really need to improve your score by 2% to exceed the program average. i would ask what the minimum score your school requires and do some more studying.

does this make sense?

i did not have to take the teas, but i have done other testing through ati.

interleukin · Sep 27, 2008

You passed...that's what's important.

Don't compare yourselves to their results...it's a losing game of anxiety and stress.

My sister was told she's never be a nurse....average grades. She's now a powerhouse in nursing.

My cousin did just ok on tests, at or below average. She now teaches the medical residents in a big city ER.

No test result ever made anyone a better nurse.

GOMER42 · Sep 27, 2008

Interpretation: You need to study some more and retake it.

With as competitive as it is to get into nursing school, this score is not going to cut it. Look at the results that show your score for each individual area and study most in the areas that you did poorest in. Good luck next time!

HeartsOpenWide, RN · Sep 27, 2008

Interpretation: You need to study some more and retake it.
With as competitive as it is to get into nursing school, this score is not going to cut it. Look at the results that show your score for each individual area and study most in the areas that you did poorest in. Good luck next time!

This is not necessarily true. How does you school accept your TEAS score? do they just look at the percent? My school goes my merit and uses a point system . This is how my school scores it:

TEAS scores- "Percentile Rank - Program" (20 points possible)
75 or greater
20 points
55-74
15 points
40-54
10 points
16-39
5 points
15 or less 0 points

BabyNurse_PJN · Sep 27, 2008

My school apparently looks at the overall average score-not individual scores of each area. Does this better my chances??

GOMER42 · Sep 28, 2008

This is not necessarily true. How does you school accept your TEAS score? do they just look at the percent?

My school used the adjusted individual score. The individual score was added to the running score of other acceptance requirements. There weren't ranges that equalled designated points. The individual score decided how many points you were given. If you had less than a 90, you wouldn't get into the RN program. If you had less than an 80 you wouldn't get into the LPN.

I'd recommend asking a nursing advisor about your scores. The advisor would know better than anyone as to what scores are good enough to get you in.

dark_light · Sep 28, 2008

My school apparently looks at the overall average score-not individual scores of each area. Does this better my chances??

You should contact your school and check on two things:

1- Minimum score required to apply

2- The average score of those accepted into the program

This information should give you a realistic idea of how well/poorly you performed, and if the test should be taken again.

Good luck!