diff --git a/app/services/admin_data_loader.rb b/app/services/admin_data_loader.rb
index 947fd3a2..296703bf 100644
--- a/app/services/admin_data_loader.rb
+++ b/app/services/admin_data_loader.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class AdminDataLoader
       likert_score = row['LikertScore'] || row['Likert Score'] || row['Likert_Score']
       likert_score = likert_score.to_f
       likert_score = 1 if likert_score > 0 && likert_score < 1
-      next if likert_score == 0
+      next unless valid_likert_score(likert_score:)
 
       ay = row['Academic Year'] || row['AcademicYear']
       dese_id = row['DESE ID'] || row['Dese ID'] || row['Dese Id']
@@ -19,4 +19,10 @@ class AdminDataLoader
       admin_data_value.save!
     end
   end
+
+  def self.valid_likert_score(likert_score:)
+    likert_score >= 1 && likert_score <= 5
+  end
+
+  private_class_method :valid_likert_score
 end
diff --git a/spec/services/admin_data_loader_spec.rb b/spec/services/admin_data_loader_spec.rb
index cd9febe7..49bae3d6 100644
--- a/spec/services/admin_data_loader_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/admin_data_loader_spec.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ describe AdminDataLoader do
 
   before :each do
     Rails.application.load_seed
+
+    AdminDataLoader.load_data filepath: path_to_admin_data
   end
 
   after :each do
@@ -17,40 +19,39 @@ describe AdminDataLoader do
   end
 
   describe 'self.load_data' do
-    before :each do
-      AdminDataLoader.load_data filepath: path_to_admin_data
-    end
-    it 'assigns the academic year to admin data value' do
+    it 'loads the correct admin data values' do
+      # it 'assigns the academic year to admin data value' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.where(school: attleboro,
                                   admin_data_item: chronic_absense_rate).first.academic_year).to eq ay_2018_19
-    end
+      # end
 
-    it 'assigns the school to the admin data value' do
+      # it 'assigns the school to the admin data value' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.first.school).to eq attleboro
       expect(AdminDataValue.last.school).to eq winchester
-    end
+      # end
 
-    it 'links the admin data value to the correct admin data item' do
+      # it 'links the admin data value to the correct admin data item' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.first.admin_data_item).to eq chronic_absense_rate
       expect(AdminDataValue.last.admin_data_item).to eq student_to_instructor_ratio
-    end
+      # end
 
-    it 'loads all the admin data values in the target csv file' do
+      # it 'loads all the admin data values in the target csv file' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.count).to eq 11
-    end
+      # end
 
-    it 'captures the likert score ' do
+      # it 'captures the likert score ' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.first.likert_score).to eq 3.03
       expect(AdminDataValue.last.likert_score).to eq 5
-    end
+      # end
 
-    it 'rounds up any likert_scores between 0 and 1 (non-inclusive) to 1' do
+      # it 'rounds up any likert_scores between 0 and 1 (non-inclusive) to 1' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.where(school: attleboro, academic_year: ay_2018_19,
                                   admin_data_item: AdminDataItem.find_by_admin_data_item_id('a-sust-i3')).first.likert_score).to eq 1
-    end
-    it 'rejects importing rows with a value of 0' do
+      # end
+      # it 'rejects importing rows with a value of 0' do
       expect(AdminDataValue.where(school: attleboro, academic_year: ay_2018_19,
                                   admin_data_item: AdminDataItem.find_by_admin_data_item_id('a-reso-i1'))).not_to exist
+      # end
     end
   end
 end