Amira Statewide Screening Assessment

John K. Hubbard Elementary · Strong Readers Act

Reading Screening Results and What They Mean

Every Oklahoma student in kindergarten through fifth grade is screened for reading three times a year using the Amira Statewide Screening Assessment. State law requires districts to publish those results. Below are Hubbard’s numbers for grades 1–3 — and a plain-language guide to what they actually mean.

About the Amira Screener

Amira is a short, computer-based reading assessment. Students read passages aloud while the program listens and scores their reading in real time. It is one of eight screeners approved by the Oklahoma State Board of Education, and the state provides it to districts at no cost.

• Three windows a year. Students are screened at the beginning of the year (BOY), the middle of the year (MOY), and the end of the year (EOY).
• Reading aloud, not clicking. Amira listens to a student read and measures skills such as phonological awareness, decoding, and fluency.
• Two purposes at once. Amira is approved by the state “for use for both Universal screening and screening for characteristics of dyslexia.”
• No cost to the district. The Oklahoma State Department of Education funds Amira for every district in the state.

2025-26 Screening Data

These are the counts required by the state, reported in the format provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Education. The columns are not meant to add up to a grade’s total enrollment — a student can appear in more than one column, and the “Not Grade Level” count includes any student who fell below the target at any of the three screening windows.

What the Numbers Mean

Percentile rank compares a student to other students at the same grade level in the same testing window. Oklahoma sets two lines on that scale.

How Each Column Is Counted

• Newly Enrolled — students enrolled in the district for less than two years. A student must be enrolled by October 1 for the year to count as a full year, and only continuous enrollment counts.
• Not Grade Level — per OSDE, “this number should reflect how many students you had below the grade-level target (40th PR) at any point.” A student who started below the target and finished above it is still counted here.
• Proficient — students who scored at or above the 60th percentile on the screener.
• IEP Proficient — students on an Individualized Education Program who reached the 60th percentile. Per OSDE, IEPs must have reading goals to be counted in this section.

If a Student Is Below the Target

Scoring below the 40th percentile is not a failing grade. It is how the screener does its job — identifying readers who need more practice while there is still plenty of time to help.

For Families

The best predictor of a strong reader is time spent reading. These are the state’s family resources — short, practical, and free.

• Strong Readers Family Guide (PDF) — what screening is, what happens next, and the questions worth asking your child’s teacher.
• Strategies & Activities for Reading at Home (PDF) — grade-by-grade activities you can do in a few minutes a day.
• OSDE Strong Readers Act — the state’s hub for screening, intervention, and reporting.
• Approved Screening Assessments — the eight screeners approved by the State Board, including Amira.
• Amira Learning — Oklahoma — the vendor’s overview of how the assessment works.
• Noble Testing & Assessment — state testing for grades 3–11, including OSTP and the ACT.