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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. 141,837testtakerscompletedtheSAToraPSAT relatedassessment (PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT10,orPSAT8/9)inthe schoolyear. Classof2018 SATTakers¹ 44,700 HighSchoolGraduates² 40,782 SATParticipationRate ofgraduates intheclassof2018 tookthesatduring highschool Classof2019 PSAT/NMSQTTakers³ 39,620 11th-GradeEnrolment² 44,455 ParticipationRate 8 8 of11thgraders tookthepsat/nmsqt lastfal Classof2020 PSAT/NMSQTorPSAT10Takers³ 39,144 10th-GradeEnrolment² 44,551 ParticipationRate 8 8 of10thgraders tookthepsat/nmsqt orpsat10 in Classof2021 PSAT8/9Takers³ 25,503 9th-GradeEnrolment² 47,759 ParticipationRate 5 5 of9thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in Classof20 PSAT8/9Takers³ 8th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 8,056 42,899 of8thgraderstook thepsat8/9 in ¹Reflects2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool. ²KnockingattheColegeDoor,WICHE,December2016. ³PSAT relatedassessmentdatareflectstudentswhotestedduringthe schoolyear.

4 SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 44, MeanScore TookEssay¹ 15, MetBenchmarks 6 Race/Ethnicity MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,574 5,241 8, ,555 1, Sex MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None Female, Male, FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 31, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 6,415 3,431 3, HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 2, HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 12,118 2,875 12,127 10,038 5, SATFeeWaiver MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None Usedatanypoint 4, Didnotuse 40, ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

5 SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. andsectionscores , , , , , Mean 1053 SD 217 Score ERW , , , , ,814 3,874 7,272 14,041 12,088 6, Mean SD Cross-TestScores History/Social Studies Science TestScores Reading Writingand Language ,719 3, ,695 4,324 3,874 10,189 11, ,006 10,840 7,272 14,666 13, ,059 13,292 14,041 10,976 11, ,334 11,142 12,088 4,758 4, ,361 4,701 6, Mean SD Mean SD Subscores Wordsin Context Command ofevidence Expression ofideas Standard English Conventions Heartof Algebra Problem Solving anddata Analysis Passportto Advanced ematics ,088 15,789 13,865 6,421 5,783 12,543 17,694 8,285 6,963 14,031 14,694 7,679 5,353 10,880 14,516 11,911 4,515 11,337 16,787 10,483 5,595 12,393 14,145 8,133 5,399 9,950 14,973 12, , ,333 2,040 1,578 4,434 2,041 Mean SD Essay¹ Mean SD Reading 352 1,523 7,135 3,645 2, Analysis ,548 3,606 4,020 2,271 2, Writing 387 1,471 7,626 3,501 2, ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.

6 1,303 25, ,928 5,241 2, ,664,014 44,700 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 , , , , , ,485 1, , ,812 2, SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal IntendedColegeMajor Percent ERW MeanScore CertificateProgram AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided , ,793 8,919 5, Degree-LevelGoal

8 SATScoreSending:InstitutionsThatReceivedtheMostSATScoreReportsfrom Ofthe44,700studentsfrom whotookthesat,27,512designatedthattheirscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions.students maydesignatemorethanoneinstitutiontoreceivescores.thislistincludesonlytheinstitutionsthatreceivedthemostscorereports.a totalof1,951institutionsreceivedscorereportsfrom students. Institution State Type NumberofStudents % ofscoresenders¹ Universityof CT PublicColege 12, CentralStateUniversity CT PublicColege 6,280. SouthernStateUniversity CT PublicColege 6,241. EasternStateUniversity CT PublicColege 3, UniversityofRhodeIsland RI PublicColege 3, QuinnipiacUniversity CT PrivateColege 3, UniversityofNewHaven CT PrivateColege 2, WesternStateUniversity CT PublicColege 2, NortheasternUniversity MA PrivateColege 2, BostonUniversity MA PrivateColege 2, UniversityofMassachusetsAmherst MA PublicColege 2, UniversityofHartford CT PrivateColege 2, Fordham University NY PrivateColege 2, UniversityofNewHampshire NH PublicColege 1,8 6. SacredHeartUniversity CT PrivateColege 1, UniversityofVermont VT PublicColege 1, BostonColege MA PrivateColege 1, NewYorkUniversity NY PrivateColege 1, FairfieldUniversity CT PrivateColege 1, NCAAEligibilityCenter IN PublicColege 1,4 5. PennStateUniversityPark PA PublicColege 1, YaleUniversity CT PrivateColege 1, RogerWiliamsUniversity RI PrivateColege 1, CornelUniversity NY PrivateColege 1, SyracuseUniversity NY PrivateColege 1, VilanovaUniversity PA PrivateColege 1, BrownUniversity RI PrivateColege 1, ProvidenceColege RI PrivateColege 1, WesternNewEnglandUniversity MA PrivateColege 1, UniversityofBridgeport CT PrivateColege UniversityofDelaware DE PublicColege UniversityofMichigan MI PublicColege UniversityofMaine ME PublicColege BryantUniversity RI PrivateColege UniversityofPennsylvania PA PrivateColege MaristColege NY PrivateColege TuftsUniversity MA PrivateColege SpringfieldColege MA PrivateColege UniversityofVirginia VA PublicColege UniversityofTampa FL PrivateColege RensselaerPolytechnicInstitute NY PrivateColege HarvardColege MA PrivateColege UniversityofMiami FL PrivateColege BentleyUniversity MA PrivateColege UniversityofMaryland:ColegePark MD PublicColege ¹OfstudentswhodesignatedthattheirSATscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions,the'PercentofScoreSenders'indicatesthepercentofthosestudentswhohadtheirscoressentto eachinstitutionlisted.

9 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. MeanScore Number ERW 80, PSAT/NMSQT 77, PSAT10 5, Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 39, Male 40, GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 10thGrade 11thGrade Other/ 39,144 39,632 1, Race/Ethnicity MeanScore Number Percent ERW AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 4,668 7,749 16, ,932 2,857 4, thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,9 3,317 8, ,610 1,503 3, thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,378 4,309 8,075 39,770 1, ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

10 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 26, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 5,919 3,098 3, MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 29, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 6,018 3, HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 2, HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 9,997 2,021 10,454 7,780 6, MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 2, HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 11,257 2,410 11,498 9,446 2, HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 1, A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 6,419 7,609 15,064 4, , MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 1, A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 6,119 8,076 17,759 4, , ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

11 1,303, ,075 4,309 2, ,108 19,503 39, (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 1,503 19, ,3 3,317 2, ,809 19,255 39, (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 1 3, , , , , ,357 1, , ,939 2, , , , , ,120 1, , ,851 2, 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 34, Fal 30, Spring 6, Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 16, Male 17, GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 8thGrade 8, thGrade Other/ 25, Race/Ethnicity MeanScore Number Percent ERW AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 1,332 3,739 9, ,600 1,299 4, thGrade AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces Number Percent ERW Both ERW None ,6 3, , ,042 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 1,076 2,466 6, , , MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

15 PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 4, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 1, MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 9thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 16, EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 4,007 1,711 3, 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) 4,181 4,479 8,504 2, , ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.

16 994 11, ,038 2,466 1, ,797 12,672 25, (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

17 293 2, ,032 1, ,024 4,026 8, (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.