ILLINOIS REGISTER 9781
09
ILLINOIS STUDENT ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS
c) High school class ranks submitted in accordance with this Part shall be converted
to an Illinois Standard Rank Score as follows:
1) First, determine the percentile of the class rank for each student in
accordance with the following formula:
Percentile = [Size of Class MINUS (Rank in Class minus .5)] divided by
Size of Class
2) Then, use the table below to convert a percentile class rank to the Illinois
Standard Rank Score.
Percentile Illinois Standard Rank Score
99.75 - 99.99 30
99.54 - 99.74 29
99.19 - 99.53 28
98.62 - 99.18 27
97.73 - 98.61 26
96.42 - 97.72 25
94.53 - 96.41 24
91.93 - 94.52 23
88.50 - 91.92 22
84.14 - 88.49 21
78.82 - 84.13 20
72.58 - 78.81 19
65.55 - 72.57 18
57.94 - 65.54 17
50.00 - 57.93 16
d) An Illinois Weighted Selection Score for each student shall be computed by
adding the Illinois Standard Test Score to the Illinois Standard Rank Score.
e) In any academic year, the number of State Scholars is approximately equal to ten
percent of the estimated total number of Illinois high school graduates. ISAC
annually establishes a minimum Weighted Selection Score to yield this result.
f) Notwithstanding the previous provisions in this Section, any student nominated
by his or her school shall be designated a State Scholar if that student achieves a
