What is standard for a 5th year flautist? I'm not sure if I'm up to speed.

Rythme?
Sight Reading?
key signature and mechanism?
Tempo and speed?
Special Effects?

I've already looked through rescent forums but none of them really explain it.

I know the personal standards are different after the 3rd year but what is the average?

I'm sure you're probably tired of reading these kind of forums

Penny

At this level, unless the student has a learning disability, he/she should be able to figure out basic rhythms, breathing and phrasing, articulation, be able to play reasonably in tune, understand tempo markings, be able to subdivide rhythms

I don't think it's possible to give an average. Depending on your natural inclination to the flute (some people are physiologically better designed for the flute, or the trumpet, or the saxophone, etc.), and the amount of time you put into it, the standard of your practice time (are you just playing through the music, or actually wokring out any rough spots?), what you've been asked to do (being asked to do something completely new often forces you to develop a new level of sophistication) you may be at different levels. I know adult amateurs who love the flute, but just can't play it worth beans, even after 20+ years, but younger people who play magnificently after 5 or 10. There are no definitive requirements you should meet by the time you hit your fifth year, though all the things Patrick mentioned hopefully will have been touched upon at some point, and possibly others.

This doesn't directly answer your question, but it's a nice little chart that might help you put a name to what level you're playing at. It might help to see what level of music you're playing right now, and then make sure you're able to do and understand the scales, theory, etc, associated with that "level."

http://www.jennifercluff.com/chart.htm