Score reports, CEFR levels and your target

The envelope arrives

• Lin opens her TOEFL Junior Standard score report and sees four numbers, a level and a strange word: Lexile. Which one matters?
• All of them, for different jobs. This lesson shows you how to read the report and turn it into a plan.

What is on a Standard score report

• Three section scores (200–300 each), a total (600–900), an overall score level with a short description, and a CEFR level for each section.
• A Lexile measure 蓝思值: a number that helps you choose English books at the right reading level.

Section scores tell you where to work

• The total hides the shape. Two students with 780 can be very different: one strong in reading, one strong in grammar.
• Compare each section with its CEFR band 等级区间. The weakest section is where an hour of practice changes most.

Speaking and Writing reports

• Speaking and Writing are scored 0–16. Each report gives a score level, a short description of what students at that level can usually do, and a CEFR level.
• Speaking: A2 from 8, B1 from 11, B2 from 14. Writing: A2 from 6, B1 from 10, B2 from 13.

No pass, no fail

• ETS sets no passing score 及格分 for TOEFL Junior. Each school decides which scores it accepts, so ask the school, not a friend.
• Scores are equated: ETS adjusts for the difficulty of each test form. That is why a practice count like 30 out of 42 cannot be turned into 260.

The Lexile measure

• The Lexile number matches you with books you can read without getting lost. A higher number means harder texts.
• Use it to pick graded readers or library books. Reading for fun every week is one of the best ways to raise the Reading score.

Set a target you can reach

• Pick one section to raise first and a target band, for example Reading from 240 (A2) to 245+ (B1).
• Write the target as an action: "Two reading passages a week, check every wrong answer, read 20 minutes a day." A number alone does nothing.

Certificates

• In some places a school can ask the local ETS office for a Certificate of Achievement. It shows your name, scores, test date and place.
• The score report is the main document; the certificate is a nicer copy to keep.

Recap

Official sources

• Score report contents, CEFR bands, Lexile measure and certificates checked on 15 November 2026 in the TOEFL Junior Test Taker Handbook (ETS, PDF).
• TOEFL Junior scores (ETS).