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Our district stopped using DIBELS several years but I can try my best

I have only passing knowledge of DIBELS but I do think I remember that they do different tests BOY, MOY and EOY and for different grades, and the composite scores are just sums of those tests. So you could use it to compare against other kids, but not necessarily for your own MOY to EOY. It might be different now though...

@MamaG: I have never used dibles, but if it measures reading fluency, phonetic awareness that is something that we see in first grade go down some times EOY
Reasons: Student isn't using letter sounds fluently anymore to decode words since they are becoming fluent so her fluency in that might drop which is kind of a good thing

Also as readers begin to read for comprehension there Word per minute might drop because they are now reading for meaning, reading slower and self correcting
All great things, I wouldn't worry at all!

I am a certified reading specialist and a kindergarten teacher. My district uses DIBELS. If she's performing well on her curriculum based tests and you are happy with her progress I wouldn't worry. The tests are timed and could vary depending on the administrator of the test. For example, there are 2 reading specialists in my building and the one who does my class must time in the same way as the other because my class always has lower scores. It is in one minute increments so seconds make a big difference. Ours are also done in the hallway so if a kid walks down the hall and then the student looks up smiles and waves, you just lost some time. Was it the same person who gave the test to her? She might not have been as comfortable with the new person. If her teacher isn't concerned, I wouldn't be!