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(His 7th & 8th grade national standardized test scores)

[Row 1] M 86 (Possibly "Male 1986." National average test scores since this row is in white, not colored like the next 2. And gender demographics used to be a thing.) [Row 2] 07 1 (Maybe "Grade 7" with a test code.) [Row 3] 4701 (No clue for "4701." Might be a generic test form number or admin code.)

(I think these are his Grade 7 & 8 test scores since both Rows 2 & 3 are shaded and Row 1 is not as they usually do with reference rows. His file indicates he started Nevermore in 1985, in the "7th" Grade. And usually, they make junior high and high school students take different standardized tests.

These are 'Achievement Scores' as in a test of what content he's learned; things tied to the curriculum for his age; facts and skills he developed in school.

We know he's exceptional, and in the next section, you'll see his aptitude scores are near PERFECT. So I headcanon that little Isaac was innately brilliant, but he was being tested on general education for 12-year-olds ---grammar, vocab, punctuation, spelling, social studies, reading comp, math comp, science, problem solving---and still had more to acquire for his knowledge bank. Buuuuut, his Aptitude Scores say he's phenomenal.)

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Differential Aptitude Tests

(DAT. This would be the 4th edition if we're going on the same-Earth/Universe continuity because the DAT was updated to the most recent 5th edition version in 1990/published officially in 1992. But at the top, it seems to be marking the year again "86S" (1986 Spring). The critereon hasn't really changed, and it typically exists in this specific order below for student tests. Just maybe some words have evolved since the 50s, but I think they sort of match up to the blurry af word shape/lengths in the pic. It is missing the last category though: "Language Usage," and instead looks like it has one word "Spelling." So this last one I can't parse out.)

BUT ANYWAY, the fun part: Isaac's DAT scores are different from the last 'Achievement Scores.'

DAT measures HOW you think, your reasoning, and skills. And Isaac's brilliant, especially for only being about a 13-year-old.)

[Header] [No label] 0 (Random admin/form code again maybe) Year: 86S (Possibly, "1986 Spring" but not as you'd first think. 'Spring of 1986' doesn't make sense with his school timeline---which is at the bottom of this post---because Spring of 1986 would be the end of his 7th grade. But sometimes schools would put "[Starting school year] [F for Fall semester/ S for Spring semester)." So 86S could translate to: "1986-87 school year, second semester (Spring)") Grade: 08 ("Grade" is too blurry for me to read, so I'm guessing there. But if we're still in 1986, then we're still in little Isaac's 8th Grade progress. So it tracks.) Sex: M Categories (in order): Isaac's score / Average 1. Verbal Reasoning — 97 / 85 2. Numerical Ability — 99 / 85 3. Abstract Reasoning — 99 / 85 4. Clerical Spd / & Accuracy — 100 / 85 ("Spd" is short for 'Speed') 5. Mechanical Reasoning — 100 / 85 6. Space Relations — 100 / 85 7. Spelling — 100 / 85 (Not sure about this one, again. I wish I knew if this was based on a real category, or it was a special Outcast aptitude one!)

Coursework Report Card

9th Grade Subjects: Scholarship 1 / 2 / Av | 1 / 2 / Av("Marking period 1/2" and "Semester Average" which means Nevermore is on a semester system and not quarter.) Experimental Chemistry: A/A/A | A/A/A Mathematics: A/A/A | A/A/A Electromagnet and Energy Studies: A/A/A | A/A/A Botanical Sciences: A/A/A | A/A/A Physics: A/A/A | A/A/A Bioengineering and Genetics: A/A/A | A/A/A Advanced Physics: A/A/A | A/A/A Total Credits Year: 1987-88 (Isaac's ~13/14-year-old Freshman by 1988)

12th Grade Subjects: Scholarship 1 / 2 / Av | 1 / 2 / Av (I wish we could've seen some other subjects... Like maybe, Ethics in Scientific Research. Or Bioethics. Or maybe Moral Philosophy. Might be the first class he struggles with<3) Experimental Chemistry: A/A/A | A/A/A Mathematics: A/A/A | A/A/A Electromagnet and Energy Studies: A/A/A | A/A/A Botanical Sciences: A/A/A | A/A/A Physics: A/A/A | A/A/A Bioengineering and Genetics: A/A/A | A/A/A Advanced Physics: A/A/A | A/A/A Total Credits Year: 1990-91 (Isaac's ~17/18-year-old Senior by 1991)

Nevermore Years

(Age: ~11/12) 7th Grade: 1985-86

(Age: ~12/13) 8th Grade: 1986-87

(Age: ~13/14) 9th Grade (Freshman): 1987-88

(Age: ~14/15) 10th Grade (Sophomore): 1988-89

(Age: ~15/16) 11th Grade (Junior): 1989-1990

(Age: ~17/18) 12th Grade (Senior): 1990-91

Isaac's est. birth year: 1973/1974.

..... :) (*cries in the key of lost hyperfixation)