The TOEFL Junior®

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Scoring and Reporting

TOEFL Junior® score reports are valuable tools that can help you guide your students’ English-language learning. They include:
  • scores
  • Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) levels
  • descriptors of student’s ability that you can use to help students, parents and teachers understand students’ proficiency levels and progress

TOEFL Junior® Standard Test Scores

The TOEFL Junior® Standard test is scored locally by Goal Testing B.V. ETS Preferred Network offices. Scores are determined by the number of questions a student has answered correctly — there is no penalty for wrong answers. The number of correct responses on each section is converted to a scale score of 200–300 points. The total score is a sum of the three section scores and therefore ranges from 600–900 points.
Sections Scale Scores
Listening Comprehension 200-300
Language Form and Meaning 200-300
Reading Comprehension 200-300
Total Score 600-900
Score reports provide:
  • information about the student’s current level of English proficiency
  • recommendations for improving English-language abilities
  • details on the student’s CEFR level
  • Lexile reading measures to help select level-appropriate reading materials
For more information about TOEFL Junior® Standard test scoring and reporting, download:

TOEFL Junior® Speaking Test Scores

The TOEFL Junior® Speaking test is scored by ETS-trained human raters. Please refer to the TOEFL Junior® Speaking Scoring Guide (PDF) for a better understanding of the scoring methodology. Score reports provide a score range from 0–16, as well as:
  • information about the student’s current level of English proficiency
  • recommendations for improving English-language abilities
  • details on the student’s CEFR level
Proficiency descriptors for the TOEFL Junior® Speaking Test (PDF)are available, as are recommended next steps for learning.

TOEFL Junior® Writing Test Scores

The TOEFL Junior® Writing test is scored by ETS using an automated scoring engine with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Please refer to the TOEFL Junior® Writing Scoring Guide (PDF) for a better understanding of the scoring methodology. Score reports provide:
  • information about the student’s current level of English proficiency
  • recommendations for improving English-language abilities
  • details on the student’s CEFR level
For more information about scoring and reporting for the TOEFL Junior® Writing Test, download TOEFL Junior® Writing Score Descriptors (PDF)

Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)

TOEFL Junior® scores are mapped to the CEFR so you can use them for international benchmarking of your students’ English-proficiency levels. Widely used for understanding different stages of language learning, the CEFR covers six proficiency levels: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2, with C2 being the highest level. The tables below show TOEFL Junior® scores mapped to their respective CEFR levels.
TOEFL Junior® Standard CEFR Level Below A2 CEFR Level A2 CEFR Level B1 CEFR Level B2
Listening Comprehension Under 210 210-240 245-285 290-300
Language Form and Meaning Under 210 210-245 250-275 280-300
Reading Comprehension Under 210 210-245 245-285 290-300
TOEFL Junior® Speaking CEFR Level Below A2 CEFR Level A2 CEFR Level B1 CEFR Level B2
Speaking 0-7 8-10 11-13 14-16
TOEFL Junior® Writing CEFR Level Below A2 CEFR Level A2 CEFR Level B1 CEFR Level B2
Writing 0-5 6-9 10-12 13-16

The TOEFL® Steps Learning Path

With TOEFL® Steps, you can see the relationship between CEFR levels and the reading and listening scores from all tests in the TOEFL Family of Assessments, including TOEFL Junior®. It provides a guiding tool for showing student progression and readiness for the next test.

Learn more about TOEFL Steps<sup>®</sup>.

Recommended Score Validity

Because English-language proficiency can change rapidly depending on additional learning, TOEFL Junior® test scores are available for reporting for 2 years after the test date. Institutions can choose to use scores that are more than 2 years old as a record of an individual’s English-language proficiency at the time the test was taken.

Test and Score Data Summaries

TOEFL Primary® and TOEFL Junior® Test and Score Data Summaries contain data on the performance of examinees who took the test during a given period.

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