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 Grade8 530 480 510 460 480 430 450 410 430 390 AboutThisReport Thisreportpresentsdataonstudentsintheclassof2018who tookthenewsat duringhighschool,aswelastakersof PSAT-relatedassessments thepsat/nmsqt,psat 10,andPSAT 8/9 duringthe2017-18schoolyear. Withineachassessment,testtakersarecountedonlyonce andonlytheirlatestscoresandmostrecentdemographic responsesaresummarized.(moststudentssupplyoptional demographicinformationwhentheyregisterforortaketestsin thesatsuiteofassessments,whichprovidesvaluable contextualinformationtoaidininterpretingandunderstanding individualandgroupscores.) ScoreRanges Herearetherangesforreportedscoresforthe Evidence-BasedReadingandWriting(ERW)and sectionsofeachassessmentinthesatsuite: SATsections:200 800 PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10sections:160 760 PSAT8/9sections:120 720 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
SATSuiteParticipationSummary TheSATSuiteofAssessments thesat(grades12and11),psat/nmsqtandpsat10(grades11and10),andpsat 8/9(grades9and8) measuresastudent scolegeandcareerreadiness.together,theseassessmentsprovidea comprehensivesolutionthatsystematicalyandprogressivelymeasurestheknowledge,skils,andunderstandingsessential forsuccessincolegeandcareer. 120,136testtakerscompletedtheSAToraPSAT relatedassessment (PSAT/NMSQT,PSAT10,orPSAT8/9)inthe2017-18schoolyear. Classof2018 SATTakers¹ 25,390 HighSchoolGraduates² 46,536 SATParticipationRate 5 5 ofgraduates intheclassof2018 tookthesatduring highschool Classof2019 PSAT/NMSQTTakers³ 11th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 15,408 54,188 of11thgraders tookthepsat/nmsqt lastfal Classof2020 PSAT/NMSQTorPSAT10Takers³ 36,5 10th-GradeEnrolment² 59,3 ParticipationRate 6 6 of10thgraders tookthepsat/nmsqt orpsat10 in2017-18 Classof2021 PSAT8/9Takers³ 9th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 3,341 66,454 of9thgraders tookthepsat8/9 in2017-18 Classof2022 PSAT8/9Takers³ 8th-GradeEnrolment² ParticipationRate 2,721 59,0 of8thgraderstook thepsat8/9 in2017-18 ¹Reflects2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool. ²KnockingattheColegeDoor,WICHE,December2016. ³PSAT relatedassessmentdatareflectstudentswhotestedduringthe2017-18schoolyear.
SATParticipationandPerformance Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 25,390 1070 MeanScore TookEssay¹ 12,998 1107 565 541 5 8 5 1 547 523 4 MetBenchmarks 7 Race/Ethnicity MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative 85 1043 531 512 3 7 4 Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 768 6,090 1,647 25 15,307 1,064 404 6 1186 938 1055 1033 1119 1086 1007 578 482 540 519 572 557 519 608 456 515 514 547 529 489 7 4 4 5 3 8 5 7 7 8 8 6 7 4 4 5 3 1 2 1 3 Sex Female Male MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 14,338 5 1059 547 512 4 7 4 2 11,045 4 1085 547 538 7 5 7 FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 23,041 9 1070 547 522 4 7 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 1,554 669 1 1074 1094 968 544 537 493 530 556 475 3 7 7 5 3 2 HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 689 963 490 473 5 2 4 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 6,447 3,066 8,844 5,783 561 2 1 3 2 1001 1024 1098 1153 946 513 525 560 588 482 488 498 538 565 463 3 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 3 3 5 6 2 3 1 5 SATFeeWaiver MeanScore MetBenchmarks Number Percent ERW Both ERW None Usedatanypoint 6,0 967 496 471 5 4 Didnotuse 19,363 7 1102 562 540 5 8 5 1 ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.
SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributions Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. andsectionscores 1400 1600 1,081 1200 1390 5,183 1000 1190 10,146 800 990 7,588 600 790 1,384 400 590 8 Mean 1070 SD 178 Score ERW 2 3 4 700 800 1,465 600 690 6,432 500 590 9,649 400 490 6,749 300 390 1,070 1,289 4,166 10,088 7,488 2,321 200 290 25 38 Mean 547 523 SD 92 2 98 1 2 4 Cross-TestScores History/Social Studies Science TestScores Reading Writingand Language 35 40 1,681 1,832 35 40 1,839 1,863 1,289 6,024 6,846.5 6,805 6,471 4,166 10,339 9,417.5 9,744 9,076 10,088 6,051 6,022.5 5,893 6,544 7,488 1,230 1,230.5 1,074 1,381 2,321 10 14 65 43 Mean SD 5 5 10 14.5 35 55 38 Mean SD 5 5 5 Subscores Wordsin Context Command ofevidence Expression ofideas Standard English Conventions Heartof Algebra Problem Solving anddata Analysis Passportto Advanced ematics 13 15 10 12 7 9 4 6 3,416 10,035 8,598 2,832 2,982 7,985 10,691 3,653 3,3 9,434 9,222 3,7 2,562 7,2 8,928 5,971 1,842 7,106 11,364 4,593 2,171 7,612 9,456 4,591 2,151 6,722 10,618 5,315 1 3 509 79 204 657 485 1,560 584 Mean SD 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 9 3 Essay¹ 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Mean SD Reading 62 453 3,648 3,377 3,933 1,042 483 5 1 Analysis 12 154 880 1,923 3,517 2,745 3,767 4 1 Writing 77 473 4,294 3,374 3,698 789 293 5 1 ¹ReflectsthemostrecentessayoftesttakerswhocompletedtheSATEssayatanypoint,notnecessarilyonthemostrecenttestadministrationdate.
1,064 15,307 25 1,647 6,090 768 85 11,045 14,338 25,390 SATParticipationandPerformance:ScoreDistributionsbySubgroup ¹TheTestscoreisfoundbydividingthesectionscoreby20. Datareflect2018highschoolgraduateswhotookthenewSATduringhighschool.IfastudenttooktheSATmorethanonce,themost recentscoreissummarized. Score American Indian Students Female Male African American Hispanic Native Hawaian Twoor More Races 700 800 600 690 500 590 400 490 300 390 200 290 2 4 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 SectionScores-ERW 700 800(35 40) 600 690(.5) 500 590(.5) 400 490(.5) 300 390(.5) 200 290(10 14.5) 4 2 4 4 3 2 3 4 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 3 4 1 2 4 1 Section(Test)Scores-¹ 35 40 10 14 4 3 1 4 3 1 3 4 1 2 4 2 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 2 2 4 2 2 TestScores-Reading 35 40 10 14 2 3 1 3 4 1 2 1 4 3 1 3 3 1 3 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 3 2 TestScores-WritingandLanguage 1400 1600 1200 1390 1000 1190 800 990 600 790 400 590 2 4 4 3 1 3 4 1 5 1 3 3 3 4 1 3 3 4 3 4 2
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 548 494 510 536 553 483 490 503 591 533 469 477 518 547 504 485 630 517 520 518 509 550 499 536 518 582 503 489 560 506 523 547 516 554 498 574 517 553 545 602 512 519 550 601 572 494 486 545 580 523 502 606 571 561 578 535 598 514 616 517 571 533 510 573 556 539 574 590 557 523 1122 1011 1063 1081 1154 994 1008 1053 1191 1105 963 963 1063 11 10 987 1236 1088 1081 1096 1045 1148 1013 1152 1035 1153 1036 999 1133 1061 1062 1121 1106 1111 1021 2 888 7 1,545 7 42 334 596 87 848 2 310 63 68 286 209 41 118 37 147 4 81 512 170 5,897 132 63 202 293 2,534 1,385 19 766 573 2,6 1,920 16 308 384 SATParticipationandPerformance:IntendedColegeMajorandDegree-LevelGoal IntendedColegeMajor Percent ERW MeanScore CertificateProgram AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree Master'sDegree DoctoralorRelatedDegree Other Undecided 524 449 550 538 502 438 460 549 482 575 560 5 463 491 1073 931 1125 1097 1029 901 950 3 3 1,894 90 5,713 7,6 7,961 364 88 Degree-LevelGoal
SATScoreSending:InstitutionsThatReceivedtheMostSATScoreReportsfrom Ofthe25,390studentsfrom whotookthesat,20,541designatedthattheirscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions. Studentsmaydesignatemorethanoneinstitutiontoreceivescores.Thislistincludesonlytheinstitutionsthatreceivedthemostscore reports.atotalof1,531institutionsreceivedscorereportsfrom students. Institution State Type NumberofStudents % ofscoresenders¹ Universityof:Columbia SC PublicColege 9,648 47. ClemsonUniversity SC PublicColege 7,712 37. ColegeofCharleston SC PublicColege 5,281 25. CoastalCarolinaUniversity SC PublicColege 3,688 18. WinthropUniversity SC PublicColege 3,188 15. LanderUniversity SC PublicColege 2,366 11. DukeUniversityTalentIdentificationProgram NC Program 2,232 10. Universityof:Upstate SC PublicColege 2,148 10. CharlestonSouthernUniversity SC PrivateColege 1,893 9. AndersonUniversity SC PrivateColege 1,850 9. WofordColege SC PrivateColege 1,495 7. NCAAEligibilityCenter IN PublicColege 1,476 7. FrancisMarionUniversity SC PublicColege 1,467 7. Universityof:Aiken SC PublicColege 1,365 6. FurmanUniversity SC PrivateColege 1,309 6. ClaflinUniversity SC PrivateColege 1,233 6. Universityof:Beaufort SC PublicColege 907 4. NewberyColege SC PrivateColege 902 4. UniversityofGeorgia GA PublicColege 862 4. StateUniversity SC PublicColege 857 4. TheCitadel SC PublicColege 853 4. UniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHil NC PublicColege 841 4. NorthGreenvileUniversity SC PrivateColege 838 4. PresbyterianColege SC PrivateColege 819 4. GreenvileTechnicalColege SC PublicColege 780 3. DukeUniversity NC PrivateColege 722 3. NorthCarolinaStateUniversity NC PublicColege 697 3. UniversityofAlabama AL PublicColege 658 3. AuburnUniversity AL PublicColege 632 3. MidlandsTechnicalColege SC PublicColege 596 2. AppalachianStateUniversity NC PublicColege 576 2. WesternCarolinaUniversity NC PublicColege 574 2. LimestoneColege SC PrivateColege 572 2. GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology GA PublicColege 569 2. WingateUniversity NC PrivateColege 562 2. NorthCarolinaA&TStateUniversity NC PublicColege 509 2. VanderbiltUniversity TN PrivateColege 452 2. NorthCarolinaCentralUniversity NC PublicColege 438 2. TridentTechnicalColege SC PublicColege 396 1. ColumbiaColege SC PrivateColege 396 1. ConverseColege SC PrivateColege 374 1. SpartanburgMethodistColege SC PrivateColege 368 1. UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlote NC PublicColege 365 1. UniversityofTennessee:Knoxvile TN PublicColege 353 1. Universityof:Lancaster SC PublicColege 349 1. ¹OfstudentswhodesignatedthattheirSATscorereportsbesenttoinstitutions,the'PercentofScoreSenders'indicatesthepercentofthosestudentswhohadtheirscoressentto eachinstitutionlisted.
PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2017-18schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. MeanScore Number ERW 77,338 929 473 455 PSAT/NMSQT 77,073 929 473 455 PSAT10 324 961 497 464 Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 40,258 5 935 481 454 Male 36,321 759 923 824 465 416 458 408 GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 10thGrade 11thGrade Other/ 36,5 15,409 25,654 2 3 909 1037 891 463 532 452 446 506 439 3 6 7 3 Race/Ethnicity MeanScore Number Percent ERW AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative 1,069 812 407 405 Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 2,343 15,413 6,764 140 40,235 4,023 7,351 2 5 1 1012 834 889 861 983 939 852 503 421 450 438 504 481 431 509 413 439 423 479 458 421 10thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative 569 797 399 398 3 6 Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 1,030 8,772 3,421 75 18,223 1,845 2,340 5 985 820 872 855 969 930 811 491 413 441 435 498 478 408 495 407 430 420 472 452 403 5 1 2 4 3 6 7 6 3 5 1 2 2 4 3 1 2 6 2 3 6 11thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative 97 908 465 443 1 5 4 Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 633 3,049 1,203 9,351 778 2 2 6 1114 894 1004 905 1088 1053 901 547 456 515 455 560 541 459 566 437 489 451 528 511 442 6 1 4 5 7 7 4 8 8 4 7 4 5 2 1 2 5 1 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
PSAT/NMSQTandPSAT10ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2017-18schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 30,259 8 919 469 450 3 6 3 3 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 2,795 1,205 2,016 890 891 803 450 441 405 440 450 399 1 5 3 2 3 4 4 6 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 13,614 8 1040 534 506 7 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 1,137 578 80 1023 1031 835 520 507 424 503 524 411 4 1 7 6 3 4 5 1 6 HighestLevelofParentalEducation MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 2,293 806 404 402 1 3 1 6 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 11,449 3,116 10,379 5,684 3,354 3 2 1 860 898 967 1006 816 436 458 495 516 411 424 440 472 489 405 4 5 5 6 7 7 3 2 4 5 1 2 2 6 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None NoHighSchoolDiploma 586 907 459 449 2 5 HighSchoolDiploma AssociateDegree Bachelor'sDegree GraduateDegree 3,592 1,454 5,609 3,852 316 2 3 2 952 987 1066 1125 887 487 508 548 577 450 466 478 519 548 437 3 5 6 6 7 8 8 4 3 3 5 6 1 1 5 HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 10thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 2,108 1087 558 529 7 8 7 1 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 7,462 6,855 13,180 3,693 395 2,582 3 1 1017 948 862 778 743 808 521 486 438 390 370 407 496 462 424 388 373 401 5 3 1 8 7 5 1 3 5 4 1 1 2 4 7 8 6 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 11thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 1,509 1 1214 621 593 8 9 8 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 4,376 3,547 4,986 821 43 1 2 3 1120 1046 946 8 768 866 575 539 484 419 387 439 545 508 462 407 381 4 6 2 1 9 8 6 1 3 6 5 2 1 3 7 8 6 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
778 9,351 1,203 3,049 633 97 6,934 8,468 15,409 35 38 8 14 4 1 4 3 4 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 3 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 35 38 8 14 3 2 5 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 3 2 3 700 760(35 38) 600 690(.5) 500 590(.5) 400 490(.5) 300 390(.5) 160 290(8 14.5) 3 3 1 3 4 1 6 1 1 4 3 2 5 3 1 2 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 3 1 700 760 600 690 500 590 400 490 300 390 160 290 2 4 2 4 3 5 2 3 2 4 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 1400 1520 1200 1390 1000 1190 800 990 600 790 320 590 3 3 2 4 2 2 5 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 1 3 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/orPSAT10duringthe2017-18schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreissummarized. Twoor More Races
1,845 18,223 75 3,421 8,772 1,030 569 17,707 18,457 36,5 35 38 8 14 2 3 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 4 3 1 3 5 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 35 38 8 14 1 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 2 4 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 4 2 2 1 4 2 3 700 760(35 38) 600 690(.5) 500 590(.5) 400 490(.5) 300 390(.5) 160 290(8 14.5) 1 2 3 5 1 3 5 4 3 1 4 4 4 5 2 700 760 600 690 500 590 400 490 300 390 160 290 2 3 1 3 3 1 3 4 2 3 4 3 1 2 3 1 5 3 3 3 2 3 2 1 3 1400 1520 1200 1390 1000 1190 800 990 600 790 320 590 4 1 4 3 3 1 3 4 4 4 3 3 1 5 3 4 2 4 2 4 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/orPSAT10duringthe2017-18schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentscoreissummarized. Twoor More Races
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 1 685 160 1,187 1 22 4 413 52 525 0 183 39 45 128 94 67 22 89 3 37 1 90 3,294 90 59 123 1 1,763 678 10 519 343 1,621 1,442 21 237 244 1 2,323 759 2,802 0 29 337 1,219 134 742 0 4 77 45 406 165 40 3 4 135 0 30 560 144 6,136 179 7 218 791 4,062 1,222 0 996 637 3,084 2,721 61 705 1,008 Percent Percent IntendedColegeMajor DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT/NMSQTand/orPSAT10duringthe2017-18schoolyear.Ifastudenttestedmorethanonce, themostrecentself-reportedquestionnaireresponseissummarized. 11thGrade 10thGrade
PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe2017-18schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. MeanScore Number ERW 6,308 843 431 412 Fal 5,788 832 425 407 Spring 521 962 497 465 Sex MeanScore Number Percent ERW Female 3,1 5 853 441 412 Male 3,168 5 833 422 411 14 696 341 355 GradeLevel MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 8thGrade 2,721 4 809 414 395 2 5 3 4 9thGrade Other/ 3,341 246 5 876 772 448 400 428 372 6 4 3 Race/Ethnicity MeanScore Number Percent ERW AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative 71 738 372 366 Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 158 1,848 583 14 2,959 340 335 2 968 764 800 839 898 852 819 480 387 407 435 464 439 415 488 377 393 404 435 413 404 8thGrade AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces Number Percent ERW Both ERW None 38 40 747 0 7 1,419 113 97 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 1 5 717 894 731 776 850 437 412 7 4 832 431 401 3 6 4 3 888 463 425 5 7 5 9thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None AmericanIndian/AlaskaNative 32 762 380 382 1 3 1 6 Black/AfricanAmerican Hispanic/Latino NativeHawaian/OtherPacificIslander TwoorMoreRaces 116 1,014 307 7 1,441 203 221 3 4 994 788 824 954 874 798 488 399 419 494 448 400 506 389 405 460 4 398 6 5 3 8 4 8 6 4 7 2 5 3 2 5 1 3 5 365 458 368 394 352 436 362 382 5 1 2 7 3 4 6 1 2 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 6 2 6 5 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
PSAT8/9ParticipationandPerformance DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe2017-18schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonceduringthe schoolyear,themostrecentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. FirstLanguageLearned MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 1,913 7 832 4 405 3 6 3 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 160 62 586 808 807 736 412 397 373 396 411 362 3 5 4 3 2 5 1 4 4 6 MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 9thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None EnglishOnly 2,810 8 882 453 429 6 4 3 EnglishandAnotherLanguage AnotherLanguage 9 108 154 858 890 792 430 436 397 428 454 395 3 3 5 4 5 2 4 2 5 HighSchoolGradePointAverage MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ 8thGrade Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 128 985 511 474 7 9 7 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 502 353 661 210 29 838 1 3 925 861 785 710 692 738 479 447 400 356 345 374 446 414 386 354 347 364 6 4 2 1 8 7 5 1 3 6 2 1 1 1 4 7 8 6 9thGrade MeanScore MetBenchmarks¹ Number Percent ERW Both ERW None A+(97 100) 151 1056 546 510 7 8 7 A(93 96) A-(90 92) B(80 89) C(70 79) D,E,orF(below70) 714 587 1,186 333 63 307 3 1 984 922 828 757 700 794 507 472 423 384 356 401 477 450 406 373 344 394 6 5 8 7 5 3 6 5 1 2 3 6 7 5 ¹Basedongrade levelbenchmarks.
203 1,441 7 307 1,014 116 32 1,647 1,693 3,341 35 36 6 14 2 3 2 1 3 1 3 3 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 5 1 3 3 3 3 2 35 36 6 14 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 4 3 1 3 4 1 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 700 720(35 36) 600 690(.5) 500 590(.5) 400 490(.5) 300 390(.5) 120 290(6 14.5) 3 4 2 4 4 3 3 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1 700 720 600 690 500 590 400 490 300 390 120 290 4 2 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 1400 1440 1200 1390 1000 1190 800 990 600 790 240 590 3 4 2 1 4 3 3 1 5 3 1 4 1 5 3 4 2 4 2 3 4 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 DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe2017-18schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonce,themost recentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Twoor More Races
113 1,419 7 0 747 40 38 1,397 1,321 2,721 35 36 6 14 3 3 3 2 3 1 5 4 2 1 7 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 35 36 6 14 4 2 3 3 3 5 3 1 6 2 2 5 4 3 4 3 4 3 700 720(35 36) 600 690(.5) 500 590(.5) 400 490(.5) 300 390(.5) 120 290(6 14.5) 3 5 3 4 1 5 1 6 2 4 2 6 3 1 4 4 700 720 600 690 500 590 400 490 300 390 120 290 3 3 3 3 2 5 3 6 2 4 7 3 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 1400 1440 1200 1390 1000 1190 800 990 600 790 240 590 3 4 1 4 1 5 3 7 2 4 2 7 3 1 3 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 DatareflectstudentswhotookthePSAT8/9duringthe2017-18schoolyear.IfastudenttookthePSAT8/9morethanonce,themost recentscoreandself-reportedquestionnaireresponsesaresummarized. Twoor More Races
75th 50th 25th 24 31 24 31 22.5 29.5 24 31 24 31 450 520 590 480 550 610 940 1060 1190 SATSuitePerformance:InterquartileRanges ERW Reading Science 75th 50th 25th 23 30 23 30 22 25 28.5 23 30 23 30 440 500 570 460 540 600 900 1040 1170 75th 50th 25th 20 23 20 22 19.5 22 25 19 23 20 23 390 440 500 390 450 530 780 890 1020 75th 50th 25th 19 22 18 21 25 19 21.5 24 18 22 19 22 380 430 480 380 440 510 760 860 990 75th 50th 25th 18 20 24 18 20 23 17 19.5 22 17 20 23 18 20 24 340 390 440 350 400 470 700 790 900 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/orpsat10duringthe2017-18schoolyear.psat8/9datareflect8thor9thgradestudents whotookthepsat8/9duringthe2017-18schoolyear.ifastudenttooktherespectiveassessmentmorethanonce,themostrecent scoreissummarized.