ColegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks. AboutThisReport. AbouttheColegeBoard

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2 AboutThisReport Thisreportpresentsdataonstudentsintheclassof9 whotookthecurentsat duringhighschool,aswelas takersofpsat-relatedassessments thepsat/nmsqt, PSAT,andPSAT 8/9 duringthe8-9school year. Withineachassessment,testtakersarecountedonlyonce andonlytheirlatestscoresandmostrecentdemographic responsesaresummarized.moststudentssupplyoptional demographicinformationwhentheyregisterforortaketests inthesatsuiteofassessments,whichprovidesvaluable contextualinformationtoaidininterpretingand understandingindividualandgroupscores. ScoreRanges Herearetherangesforreportedscoresforthe Evidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)and sectionsofeachassessmentinthesatsuite: SATsections: 8 PSAT/NMSQTandPSATsections: PSAT8/9sections: ColegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks EachassessmentintheSATSuitehasanassociatedsetof metricscaledthecolegeandcareerreadiness Benchmarks. TheSATbenchmarkisthesectionscoreassociated witha chanceofearningatleastacinfirst-semester, credit-bearing,colege-levelcoursesinalgebra,statistics, precalculus,orcalculus. TheSATEvidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW) benchmarkisassociatedwitha chanceofearningat leastacinfirst-semester,credit-bearing,colege-level coursesinhistory,literature,socialscience,orwriting. Thegrade-levelbenchmarkscoresforPSAT-related assessmentsarebasedonexpectedstudentgrowthtoward thesatbenchmarksateachgrade.whilesatbenchmarks indicatelikelihoodofsuccessincolege,grade-level benchmarksindicatewhetherastudentisontrackforcolege andcareerreadinessfortheirgrade.thebenchmarksareset toreflecttypicalannualgrowthfrom yeartoyearfrom 8th throughthgrades. Race/EthnicityDataColectionandReporting InJune,theColegeBoardaligneditscolectionand reportingofrace/ethnicitycategorieswithu.s.departmentof Educationguidelines.Inaddition,whilepreviousSATcohort assignmentreflectedself-reportedinformationcolectedduring SATorSATSubjectTestregistrationonly,itnowleverages themostrecentinformationfrom thesat,psat-related assessment,orapprogramsinaneforttomorecloselyalign withschool,district,andstatedatasystems.forthese reasons,weadvisecautionwhencomparingdatapointsinthis reporttothoseinpreviousreports. CaveatonUsingtheData Relationshipsbetweentestscoresandotherbackgroundor contextualfactorsarecomplexandinterdependent.cautionis warantedwhenusingscorestocompareorevaluate teachers,schools,districts,orstates,becauseofdiferences inparticipationandtesttakerpopulations. StatisticalDefinitions Meanscore:Themeanscoreisthearithmeticaverageofa definedsetoftestscores.meanscorestatisticsarereported hereiftherearetenormorestudentsinagrouporsubgroup. Duetorounding,themeansectionscores(ERW and) maynotadduptothescore. Scaledscore:Ascaledscoreistheresultofadjustingaraw score(thenumberofquestionsansweredcorectly)inways thatensurethatresultsacrossdiferenttestformsare comparable.thescoresshownhereandreportedto educators,students,andinstitutionsarescaledscores. Standarddeviation(SD):Thestandarddeviationisa measureofthevariabilityofasetofscores.iftestscores clustertightlyaroundthemeanscore,astheydowhenthe grouptestedisrelativelyhomogeneous,thestandard deviationissmalerthanitwouldbewithamorediversegroup andamorewidelydisperseddistributionofscores. Assessment/ Gradelevel SAT Grade Grade Grade9 Grade8 ThecurentSATSuitebenchmarkoutcomesshouldnotbe comparedagainstresultsfrom theoldsatorpsat/nmsqt, asthescorescaleandbenchmarkdefinitionshavechanged. Benchmarkstatisticsarereportediftherearetenormore studentsinagrouporsubgroup. AbouttheColegeBoard ERW SectionScore 8 9 SectionScore 8 TheColegeBoardisamission-drivennot-for-profit organizationthatconnectsstudentstocolegesuccessand opportunity.foundedin9,thecolegeboardwascreated toexpandaccesstohighereducation.today,themembership associationismadeupofover,oftheworld sleading educationalinstitutionsandisdedicatedtopromoting excelenceandequityineducation.eachyear,thecolege Boardhelpsmorethansevenmilionstudentspreparefora successfultransitiontocolegethroughprogramsandservices incolegereadinessandcolegesuccess includingthesat andtheadvancedplacementprogram (AP ).The organizationalsoservestheeducationcommunitythrough researchandadvocacyonbehalfofstudents,educatorsand schools.forfurtherinformation,visitwww.colegeboard.org. 9TheColegeBoard.ColegeBoard,AP,SAT,andthe acornlogoareregisteredtrademarksofthecolegeboard. PSAT/NMSQTisaregisteredtrademarkoftheColegeBoard andnationalmeritscholarshipcorporation.psatandsat SubjectTestsaretrademarksownedbytheColegeBoard.Al othermarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.visit thecolegeboardontheweb:colegeboard.org.

3 SATSuiteParticipationSummary TheSATSuiteofAssessments thesat(gradesand),psat/nmsqtandpsat(gradesand),andpsat 8/9(grades9and8) measuresastudent scolegeandcareerreadiness.together,theseassessmentsprovidea comprehensivesolutionthatsystematicalyandprogressivelymeasurestheknowledge,skils,andunderstandingsessential forsuccessincolegeandcareer.,testtakerscompletedthesatorapsat relatedassessment (PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT,orPSAT8/9)inthe8-9schoolyear. Classof9 SATTakers¹ HighSchoolGraduates² SATParticipationRate,8 ofgraduates intheclassof9 tookthesatduring highschool Classof PSAT/NMSQTTakers³ th-gradeenrolment² ParticipationRate 9,9 ofthgraders tookthe PSAT/NMSQTlast fal Classof PSAT/NMSQTorPSATTakers³ th-gradeenrolment² ParticipationRate 8,8 ofthgraders tookthe PSAT/NMSQTor PSAT in8-9 Classof PSAT8/9Takers³ 9th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate,9 of9thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in8-9 Classof PSAT8/9Takers³ 8th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate, of8thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in8-9 ¹Reflects9highschoolgraduateswhotookthecurentSATduringhighschool. ²KnockingattheColegeDoor,WICHE,December. ³PSAT relatedassessmentdatareflectstudentswhotestedduringthe8-9schoolyear.

4 SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect9highschoolgraduateswhotookthecurentSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreissummarized. Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 8 MeanScore TookEssay¹ 9 % % MetBenchmarks 9% Race/Ethnicity AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 9 % % Sex MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None Female 9 8 % 9% Male 9 FirstLanguageLearned EnglishOnly EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 8 9% 9 % % HighestLevelofParentalEducation NoHighSchoolDiploma HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None % 8 8 % 9% % % 8 9% 8 % SATFeeWaiver² MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None Usedatanypoint 8 Didnotuse % 9% ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate. ²ReflectsstudentswhousedafeewaiverforanSATorSubjectTestregistrationatanypoint.Cautioniswarantedifusingfeewaiverusagetoestimateparticipationandperformance forlow-incomestudents.forexample,fee-waiverusagewillikelyunderstatelow-incomeparticipationinlocationsinwhichstudentsparticipateinsatschooldayunderadistrictor statecontract.

5 SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect9highschoolgraduateswhotookthecurentSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreissummarized. andsectionscores Mean 8 SD 8 Score ERW Mean SD 9 8 % % % Cross-TestScores History/Social Studies Science TestScores Reading Writingand Language Mean SD. Mean SD Subscores Wordsin Context Command ofevidence Expression ofideas Standard English Conventions Heartof Algebra Problem Solving anddata Analysis Passportto Advanced ematics Mean SD Essay¹ 8 Mean SD Reading 9 Analysis Writing 9 ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

6 9 9 SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup ¹Thetestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby. Datareflect9highschoolgraduateswhotookthecurentSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreissummarized. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian Twoor More Races % % % % % % % % % SectionScores-ERW 8( ) 9(.) 9(.) 9(.) 9( 9.) 9(.) % % % % % % % % % % % Section(Test)Scores-¹ 9 % % % % % % % TestScores-Reading 9 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % TestScores-WritingandLanguage % % %

7 Datareflect9highschoolgraduateswhotookthecurentSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,the mostrecentscoreissummarized. Agriculture,AgricultureOperations,andRelatedSciences ArchitectureandRelatedServices Area,Ethnic,Cultural,andGenderStudies BiologicalandBiomedicalSciences Business,Management,Marketing,andRelatedSupportServices Communication,Journalism,andRelatedPrograms ComputerandInformationSciencesandSupportServices ConstructionTrades,General Education Engineering EngineeringTechnologies/Technicians EnglishLanguageandLiterature/Leters FamilyandConsumerSciences/HumanSciences ForeignLanguagesandLiteratures,General HealthProfessionsandRelatedClinicalSciences History,General LegalStudies,General LiberalArtsandSciences,GeneralStudiesandHumanities LibraryScience/Librarianship ematicsandstatistics MechanicandRepairTechnologies/Technicians MilitaryTechnologies Multi/InterdisciplinaryStudies NaturalResourcesandConservation Parks,RecreationandLeisureStudies PersonalAndCulinaryServices,General PhilosophyandReligiousStudies PhysicalSciences PrecisionProduction Psychology,General PublicAdministrationandSocialServiceProfessions SecurityandProtectiveServices SocialSciences TheologyandReligiousVocations TransportationandMaterialsMoving VisualandPerformingArts,General Other Undecided % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % 8 SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal IntendedColegeMajor Percent ERW MeanScore CertificateProgram AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided % Degree-LevelGoal

8 SATScoreSending:InstitutionsThatReceivedtheMostSATScoreReportsfrom Ofthestudentsfrom whotookthesat,designatedthattheirscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions.studentsmay designatemorethanoneinstitutiontoreceivescores.thislistincludesonlytheinstitutionsthatreceivedthemostscorereports.a totalofinstitutionsreceivedscorereportsfrom students. Institution State Type NumberofStudents % ofscoresenders¹ Universityof WY PublicColege.% NMSCScholarshipAdmin IL NO ANSWER 9. MontanaStateUniversity MT PublicColege 9. MichiganStateUniversity MI PublicColege.% UniversityofColoradoBoulder CO PublicColege 9.% UniversityofCalifornia:LosAngeles CA PublicColege 8. UniversityofUtah UT PublicColege 8. CaliforniaPolytechnicStateUnivSanLuisObispo CA PublicColege. UniversityofMichigan MI PublicColege. UniversityofWashington WA PublicColege. HarvardColege MA PrivateColege. UniversityofVermont VT PublicColege.% UniversityofCalifornia:Berkeley CA PublicColege.% UniversityofSouthernCalifornia CA PrivateColege.% YaleUniversity CT PrivateColege.% StanfordUniversity CA PrivateColege.% JohnsHopkinsUniversity MD PrivateColege.% NewYorkUniversity NY PrivateColege.% NortheasternUniversity MA PrivateColege.% CornelUniversity NY PrivateColege.% VanderbiltUniversity TN PrivateColege.% UniversityofPennsylvania PA PrivateColege.% UniversityofDenver CO PrivateColege. UniversityofCalifornia:SantaCruz CA PublicColege. ColoradoStateUniversity CO PublicColege. UniversityofCalifornia:Irvine CA PublicColege. CenterforTalentedYouth,JohnsHopkinsUniv MD Program. UniversityofChicago IL PrivateColege. UniversityofCalifornia:SantaBarbara CA PublicColege. DartmouthColege NH PrivateColege. MiddleburyColege VT PrivateColege. BrownUniversity RI PrivateColege. BostonUniversity MA PrivateColege. UniversityofMaryland:ColegePark MD PublicColege. GeorgetownUniversity DC PrivateColege. UniversityofNotreDame IN PrivateColege. MassachusetsInstituteofTechnology MA PrivateColege. PrincetonUniversity NJ PrivateColege. ColoradoSchoolofMines CO PublicColege. EmoryUniversity GA PrivateColege. UniversityofCalifornia:SanDiego CA PublicColege. TuftsUniversity MA PrivateColege. Lewis&ClarkColege OR PrivateColege. PitzerColege CA PrivateColege. DukeUniversity NC PrivateColege. ¹OfstudentswhodesignatedthattheirSATscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions,the'PercentofScoreSenders'indicatesthepercentofthosestudentswhohadtheirscoressentto eachinstitutionlisted.

9 PSAT/NMSQTandPSATParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSATduringthe8-9schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethan once,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. MeanScore Number ERW, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 9 Male % 88 GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None thgrade thgrade Other/ 8 9 % % 8 Race/Ethnicity AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces Number Percent ERW 9,8 9 % % % % 9 MeanScore 9 9 thgrade AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 9 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 9 8 % % % 9 % % % 9 % % 9 % 8 % thgrade AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 9 9 % % % % % % ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

10 PSAT/NMSQTandPSATParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSATduringthe8-9schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thgrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 8 % 9% EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage % % % % 9% 9% % % % MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thgrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly % 8 % EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 8 9 % % % % % HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thgrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree % 9 9 % % 9% % 8 % % MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thgrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 98 8 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 8 % % 8 9% 9 % % % % 8 % % HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thgrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(9 ) % A(9 9) A-(9 9) B(8 89) C( 9) D,E,orF(below) % % % % % % % MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thgrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(9 ) 99 % % A(9 9) A-(9 9) B(8 89) C( 9) D,E,orF(below) 9 9 % % % % 9% 9 % % % % ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

11 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % ( 8) 9(.) 9(.) 9(.) 9( 9.) 9(8.) % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % PSAT/NMSQTandPSATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-thGrade ¹Thetestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage Twoor More Races DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSATduringthe8-9schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

12 % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % ( 8) 9(.) 9(.) 9(.) 9( 9.) 9(8.) % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % PSAT/NMSQTandPSATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-thGrade ¹Thetestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage Twoor More Races DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSATduringthe8-9schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

13 PSAT/NMSQTandPSATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajor-thandthGrades Agriculture,AgricultureOperations,andRelatedSciences ArchitectureandRelatedServices Area,Ethnic,Cultural,andGenderStudies BiologicalandBiomedicalSciences Business,Management,Marketing,andRelatedSupportServices Communication,Journalism,andRelatedPrograms ComputerandInformationSciencesandSupportServices ConstructionTrades,General Education Engineering EngineeringTechnologies/Technicians EnglishLanguageandLiterature/Leters FamilyandConsumerSciences/HumanSciences ForeignLanguagesandLiteratures,General HealthProfessionsandRelatedClinicalSciences History,General LegalStudies,General LiberalArtsandSciences,GeneralStudiesandHumanities LibraryScience/Librarianship ematicsandstatistics MechanicandRepairTechnologies/Technicians MilitaryTechnologies Multi/InterdisciplinaryStudies NaturalResourcesandConservation Parks,RecreationandLeisureStudies PersonalAndCulinaryServices,General PhilosophyandReligiousStudies PhysicalSciences PrecisionProduction Psychology,General PublicAdministrationandSocialServiceProfessions SecurityandProtectiveServices SocialSciences TheologyandReligiousVocations TransportationandMaterialsMoving VisualandPerformingArts,General Other Undecided % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % Percent Percent IntendedColegeMajor thgrade thgrade DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSATduringthe8-9schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized.

14 PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe8-9schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduring theschoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Fal Spring Number ERW MeanScore Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female Male % GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 8thGrade % 9 8 % 8 9thGrade Other/ % 99 9% Race/Ethnicity AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces Number Percent ERW % 9 % 98 8 % % % MeanScore MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 9 8 % 8 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 9thGrade AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces Number Percent ERW Both ERW None % % % 9 9 % ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

15 PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe8-9schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduring theschoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 9 8 % 8 9thGrade EnglishOnly EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None % % % % HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(9 ) A(9 9) A-(9 9) B(8 89) C( 9) D,E,orF(below) 9 8 % 8 9thGrade A+(9 ) A(9 9) A-(9 9) B(8 89) C( 9) D,E,orF(below) % % MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

16 9 % % % % % % % 9 % % % ( ) 9(.) 9(.) 9(.) 9( 9.) 9(.) % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-9thGrade ¹Thetestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe8-9schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Twoor More Races

17 9 9 % % % % 9 % % % % % ( ) 9(.) 9(.) 9(.) 9( 9.) 9(.) % % % % % % % PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-8thGrade ¹Thetestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe8-9schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Twoor More Races

18 th th th SATSuitePerformance:InterquartileRanges ERW Reading Science th th th th th th th th th th th th SAT PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT-Grade PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT-Grade PSAT8/9-Grade9 PSAT8/9-Grade8 Writingand Language History/ Social Studies Section Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile Percentile ERW ERW ERW ERW Reading Reading Reading Reading Writingand Language Writingand Language Writingand Language Writingand Language History/ Social Studies History/ Social Studies History/ Social Studies History/ Social Studies Science Science Science Science Section Section Section Section Comparingthethpercentilepointtothethpercentilepointgivesanideaoftherangeofperformanceinagroup.SATdatareflect 9highschoolgraduateswhotookthecurentSATduringhighschool.PSAT/NMSQTandPSATdatareflectthorthgrade studentswhotookthepsat/nmsqtand/orpsatduringthe8-9schoolyear.psat8/9datareflect8thor9thgradestudents whotookthepsat8/9duringthe8-9schoolyear.ifastudenttooktherespectiveassessmentmorethanonce,themostrecent scoreissummarized.