please explain scoring for teas?

Cyndi13 · Apr 30, 2011

The TEAS test is divided into four parts: Reading, Mathematics, Science, and English and Language Usage. When you take your test, each part will be scored separately. When you are done, they will average the score for you and tell you your percentile ranking.

If you need a 40% overall, that means you need to score at least a 40% total average for the four sections. That could mean you get a 37, 43, 25, and 55 for an average of 40%.

If you need to be in the 40th percentile, that's means your score needs to be higher than 40% of the people who take the test. For example, I got an 86.7% overall average from the four sections, and that put me in the 98th national percentile, meaning I did better than 98% of the people who take the test nationwide.

That being said, I'm not tooting my own horn. I was VERY LUCKY to get a test (there are different versions with different questions) that I was able to score well on. I could just have easily been given a test where I was NOT as familiar with the science section (which is my weak point!) and scored MUCH LOWER.

I would be concerned about taking a course from an institution that has such low standards for the TEAS scores. No matter how low they are, try your very best to score high in case you don't get in and need to submit your scores elsewhere that may have higher standards.

The study guide is priceless. If you know that material - and I mean REALLY know it - you should do just fine. Good luck!