Review your Accuplacer score sheet to ensure that all of your personal information is correct (such as your name and date of birth).
Familiarize yourself with the way the results are displayed; some include grids or bars, where as others just display numbers. That being said, results typically are broken into the following headings: Subject (Reading Comprehension, Sentence Skills, Arithmetic, Elementary Algebra, College-Level Mathematics and Written Essay), Score and Percentile.
Look under each subject for the test results that display your personal score (this may appear as listed as a number or in the form of a percentage), to see the number of questions you answered correctly on the test.
Examine the percentile or range of numbers on the school's Accuplacer Results page. The percentile measures your score alongside the scores of other students that completed a test with a similar level and content of questions. For example, if you have a Percentile of 70, you scored identical to or above 70 percent of students who took the test.
Evaluate your personal score or percent to the ones your school uses for class placement. Your school may have up to four different ranks or tiers when it comes to Accuplacer score placements. The numbers or percentiles within each level are used to establish the course a student will be placed in. Access the Resource links below for illustration.