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2 StatisticalDefinitions Meanscore:Themeanscoreisthearithmeticaverageofa definedsetoftestscores.meanscorestatisticsarereported hereiftherearetenormorestudentsinagrouporsubgroup. Scaledscore:Ascaledscoreistheresultofadjustingaraw score(thenumberofquestionsansweredcorectly)inways thatensurethatresultsacrossdiferenttestformsare comparable.thescoresshownhereandreportedto educators,students,andinstitutionsarescaledscores. Standarddeviation(SD):Thestandarddeviationisa measureofthevariabilityofasetofscores.iftestscores clustertightlyaroundthemeanscore,astheydowhenthe grouptestedisrelativelyhomogeneous,thestandard deviationissmalerthanitwouldbewithamorediversegroup andamorewidelydisperseddistributionofscores. ColegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks EachassessmentintheSATSuitehasanassociatedsetof metricscaledthecolegeandcareerreadiness Benchmarks. TheSATbenchmarkisthesectionscoreassociated witha7 chanceofearningatleastacinfirst-semester, credit-bearing,colege-levelcoursesinalgebra,statistics, precalculus,orcalculus. TheSATEvidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW) benchmarkisassociatedwitha7 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 through12thgrades. ThenewSATSuitebenchmarkoutcomesshouldnotbe comparedagainstresultsfrom theoldsatorpsat/nmsqt, asthescorescaleandbenchmarkdefinitionshavechanged. Benchmarkstatisticsarereportediftherearetenormore studentsinagrouporsubgroup. AbouttheColegeBoard TheColegeBoardisamission-drivennot-for-profit organizationthatconnectsstudentstocolegesuccessand opportunity.foundedin1900,thecolegeboardwascreated toexpandaccesstohighereducation.today,themembership associationismadeupofover6,000oftheworld sleading educationalinstitutionsandisdedicatedtopromoting excelenceandequityineducation.eachyear,thecolege Boardhelpsmorethansevenmilionstudentspreparefora successfultransitiontocolegethroughprogramsandservices incolegereadinessandcolegesuccess includingthesat andtheadvancedplacementprogram (AP ).The organizationalsoservestheeducationcommunitythrough researchandadvocacyonbehalfofstudents,educatorsand schools.forfurtherinformation,visitwww.colegeboard.org. 2018TheColegeBoard.ColegeBoard,AP,SAT,andthe acornlogoareregisteredtrademarksofthecolegeboard. PSAT/NMSQTisaregisteredtrademarkoftheColegeBoard andnationalmeritscholarshipcorporation.psatandsat SubjectTestsaretrademarksownedbytheColegeBoard.Al othermarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.visit thecolegeboardontheweb:colegeboard.org. SAT Grade11 Grade10 Grade9 Grade AboutThisReport Thisreportpresentsdataonstudentsintheclassof2018who tookthenewsat duringhighschool,aswelastakersof PSAT-relatedassessments thepsat/nmsqt,psat 10,andPSAT 8/9 duringthe schoolyear. Withineachassessment,testtakersarecountedonlyonce andonlytheirlatestscoresandmostrecentdemographic responsesaresummarized.(moststudentssupplyoptional demographicinformationwhentheyregisterforortaketestsin thesatsuiteofassessments,whichprovidesvaluable contextualinformationtoaidininterpretingandunderstanding individualandgroupscores.) ScoreRanges Herearetherangesforreportedscoresforthe Evidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)and sectionsofeachassessmentinthesatsuite: SATsections: PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10sections: PSAT8/9sections: RecentChangestoDataColectionandReporting InJune2015,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. ColegeandCareerReadinessBenchmarks Assessment/ Gradelevel ERW SectionScore SectionScore

3 SATSuiteParticipationSummary TheSATSuiteofAssessments thesat(grades12and11),psat/nmsqtandpsat10(grades11and10),andpsat 8/9(grades9and8) measuresastudent scolegeandcareerreadiness.together,theseassessmentsprovidea comprehensivesolutionthatsystematicalyandprogressivelymeasurestheknowledge,skils,andunderstandingsessential forsuccessincolegeandcareer. 157,938testtakerscompletedtheSAToraPSAT relatedassessment (PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT10,orPSAT8/9)inthe schoolyear. Classof2018 SATTakers¹ HighSchoolGraduates² SATParticipationRate 54, , ofgraduates intheclassof2018 tookthesatduring highschool Classof2019 PSAT/NMSQTTakers³ 11th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 45, ,954 of11thgraders tookthepsat/nmsqt lastfal Classof2020 PSAT/NMSQTorPSAT10Takers³ 10th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 40, ,020 of10thgraders tookthepsat/nmsqt orpsat10 in Classof2021 PSAT8/9Takers³ 9th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 3, ,713 of9thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in Classof2022 PSAT8/9Takers³ 8th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 5, ,559 of8thgraderstook thepsat8/9 in ¹Reflects2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool. ²KnockingattheColegeDoor,WICHE,December2016. ³PSAT relatedassessmentdatareflectstudentswhotestedduringthe schoolyear.

4 SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 54, MeanScore TookEssay¹ 31, MetBenchmarks 7 5 Race/Ethnicity MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,694 12,273 5, ,810 2, Sex Female Male MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 30, , FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 47, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 5,268 2, HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 2, HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 12,598 6,0 19,713 13,038 1, SATFeeWaiver MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None Usedatanypoint 14, Didnotuse 40, ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

5 SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. andsectionscores , , , , , Mean 1098 SD 183 Score ERW , , , , ,184 4,386 11,022 22,319 13,644 3, Mean SD Cross-TestScores History/Social Studies Science TestScores Reading Writingand Language ,896 5, ,853 4,786 4,386 14,748 16, ,162 14,497 11,022 21,778 19, ,731 19,193 22,319 11,171 11, ,134 13,453 13,644 2,273 2, ,059 2,945 3, Mean SD Mean SD Subscores Wordsin Context Command ofevidence Expression ofideas Standard English Conventions Heartof Algebra Problem Solving anddata Analysis Passportto Advanced ematics ,276 21,858 18,370 5,515 7,603 17,862 22,375 7,030 8,153 20,422 19,376 6,693 6,143 15,492 19,642 12,322 5,466 17,004 24,026 7,721 7,267 18,634 18,536 8,062 6,648 16,547 21,675 9, , , Mean SD Essay¹ Mean SD Reading 244 1,278 9,752 8,041 8,950 2,475 1, Analysis ,730 5,067 8,275 6,310 8, Writing 275 1,331 10,861 7,703 8,579 2, ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

6 2,369 30, ,376 12,273 2, ,047 30,939 54,987 SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup ¹TheTestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby20. Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian Twoor More Races SectionScores-ERW (35 40) (.5) (.5) (.5) (.5) ( ) Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage

7 Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. 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 , , , , , , ,744 1, ,710 1,079 5,543 4, SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal IntendedColegeMajor Percent ERW MeanScore CertificateProgram AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided , ,178 16,058 15, Degree-LevelGoal

8 SATScoreSending:InstitutionsThatReceivedtheMostSATScoreReportsfrom Ofthe54,987studentsfrom whotookthesat,43,853designatedthattheirscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions. Studentsmaydesignatemorethanoneinstitutiontoreceivescores.Thislistincludesonlytheinstitutionsthatreceivedthemostscore reports.atotalof1,901institutionsreceivedscorereportsfrom students. Institution State Type NumberofStudents % ofscoresenders¹ StateUniversity NC PublicColege 15, UniversityofatCharlote NC PublicColege 13, UniversityofatChapelHil NC PublicColege 13, EastCarolinaUniversity NC PublicColege 12, AppalachianStateUniversity NC PublicColege 11, UniversityofatWilmington NC PublicColege 9, UniversityofatGreensboro NC PublicColege 7, WesternCarolinaUniversity NC PublicColege 6, A&TStateUniversity NC PublicColege 5, CentralUniversity NC PublicColege 4, DukeUniversityTalentIdentificationProgram NC Program 3, Winston-Salem StateUniversity NC PublicColege 3, DukeUniversity NC PrivateColege 3, UniversityofSouthCarolina:Columbia SC PublicColege 3, UniversityofatPembroke NC PublicColege 2, ClemsonUniversity SC PublicColege 2, CampbelUniversity NC PrivateColege 2, WingateUniversity NC PrivateColege 2, NCAAEligibilityCenter IN PublicColege 2, UniversityofatAshevile NC PublicColege 2, FayetevileStateUniversity NC PublicColege 2, WakeForestUniversity NC PrivateColege 2, ElonUniversity NC PrivateColege 1,8 4. HighPointUniversity NC PrivateColege 1, VirginiaTech VA PublicColege 1, Lenoir-RhyneUniversity NC PrivateColege 1,3 2. SchoolofScienceandematics NC StateOperate. 1, GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology GA PublicColege 1, ElizabethCityStateUniversity NC PublicColege 1, Gardner-WebbUniversity NC PrivateColege 1, DavidsonColege NC PrivateColege 1, QueensUniversityofCharlote NC PrivateColege 1, UniversityofVirginia VA PublicColege MeredithColege NC PrivateColege LibertyUniversity VA PrivateColege UniversityofTennessee:Knoxvile TN PublicColege UniversityofGeorgia GA PublicColege ShawUniversity NC PrivateColege UniversityofAlabama AL PublicColege VanderbiltUniversity TN PrivateColege HarvardColege MA PrivateColege CoastalCarolinaUniversity SC PublicColege NewYorkUniversity NY PrivateColege CatawbaColege NC PrivateColege WakeTechnicalCommunityColege NC PublicColege ¹OfstudentswhodesignatedthattheirSATscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions,the'PercentofScoreSenders'indicatesthepercentofthosestudentswhohadtheirscoressentto eachinstitutionlisted.

9 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. MeanScore Number ERW 92, PSAT/NMSQT 92, PSAT Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 48, Male 43, GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 10thGrade 11thGrade Other/ 40,342 45,955 6, Race/Ethnicity MeanScore Number Percent ERW AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 5,681 15,952 12, ,753 4,489 5, thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,359 6,627 5, ,342 1,843 2, thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,688 8,666 6, ,923 2,358 1, ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

10 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 30, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 4,844 2,578 2, MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 36, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 5,457 3, HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 2, HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 9,006 2,929 13,417 8,738 3, MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 3, HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 10,727 4,070 15,794 10,696 1, HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 3, A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 10,838 7,475 11,917 3, , MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 3, A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 11,676 9,204 15,826 4, , ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

11 2,358 23, ,531 8,666 2, ,299 24,622 45, (35 38) (.5) (.5) (.5) (.5) (8 14.5) PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-11thGrade ¹TheTestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby20. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreissummarized. Twoor More Races

12 1,843 20, ,764 6,627 2, ,152 21,156 40, (35 38) (.5) (.5) (.5) (.5) (8 14.5) PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-10thGrade ¹TheTestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby20. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreissummarized. Twoor More Races

13 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajor-10thand11thGrades 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 2, , , , , ,780 1, , ,886 4, , , , , , , ,605 4, Percent Percent IntendedColegeMajor DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentself-reportedquestionnaireresponseissummarized. 11thGrade 10thGrade

14 PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. MeanScore Number ERW 9, Fal 7, Spring 1, Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 4, Male 4, GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 8thGrade 5, thGrade Other/ 3, Race/Ethnicity MeanScore Number Percent ERW AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 443 1,055 1, , thGrade AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces Number Percent ERW Both ERW None , MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces , MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 4 3 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

15 PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 3, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 9thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 3, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 1, , thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 1, , ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

16 194 2, ,984 1,9 3, (35 36) (.5) (.5) (.5) (.5) (6 14.5) PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-9thGrade ¹TheTestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby20. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonce,themost recentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Twoor More Races

17 275 2, ,572 2,732 5, (35 36) (.5) (.5) (.5) (.5) (6 14.5) PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup-8thGrade ¹TheTestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby20. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian SectionScores-ERW Section(Test)Scores-¹ TestScores-Reading TestScores-WritingandLanguage DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonce,themost recentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Twoor More Races

18 75th 50th 25th SATSuitePerformance:InterquartileRanges ERW Reading Science 75th 50th 25th th 50th 25th th 50th 25th th 50th 25th SAT PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10-Grade11 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10-Grade10 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 Comparingthe25thpercentilepointtothe75thpercentilepointgivesanideaoftherangeofperformanceinagroup.SATdatareflect 2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10datareflect10thor11thgrade studentswhotookthepsat/nmsqtand/orpsat10duringthe schoolyear.psat8/9datareflect8thor9thgradestudents whotookthepsat8/9duringthe schoolyear.ifastudenttooktherespectiveassessmentmorethanonce,themostrecent scoreissummarized.